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Big hitters seeing revenue dive weeks after launch

Commercial launch for virtual reality hardware set for April

Arma 3 trial run began back in February, with both tests set to end in early 2016

Update: The patch is out now for PS4, no word on an Xbox One release as of yet. Original story:Bethesda has updated Fallout 4 to version 1.2 on PC, with a console release planned for later this week. The official release is available now on Steam, adding a list of …

German studio Gameforge has appointed Tim Campbell to head up a new division meant to increase the company’s focus on the North American market. Games Industryreports Campbell will lead Gameforge’s Games Division to streamline internal and external development. The studio currently owns AION and HEX: Shards of Fate intellectual properties, …

Epic Games has offered up a free, remastered version of XBLA release Shadow Complex for Windows PC. The game can be downloaded now fromthe game’s websitefor no cost, though it does require Epic’s launcher to play. The studio adds Shadow Complex on PC will only remain free for a limited …

The prize pool for the upcoming Halo 5: Guardians World Championship has swelled to over $2m, 343 Industries has announced. "We’re excited to announce that the Halo World Championship prize pool is now $2,000,000, and continues to grow,” a poston the game’s Twitter accountrevealed. Microsoft previously promised a portion of …

Maria Sayans to serve in newly-created role of chief customer officer

Steam Early Access title Dirt Rally is set for release on PS4 and Xbox One next April. The game has exited Valve’s alpha stage and is coming to PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC on April 5th. The title debuted on Steam Early Access in April of this year. In …

5,000-square-foot stage and 50 Prime 41 cameras used to record human performances for Xbox One’s flagship shooter