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Steam machines are finally upon us, but a new report paints a grim picture of their actual gaming performance. Ars Technica has found that 3D games are in terms of frames per second typically performing between 21 per cent and 58 per cent worse on Valve’s custom Linux-based SteamOS than …

Also adds support for Visual Studio 2015 and Android games controllers

Streaming giant Twitch has brought industry vet Kathy Astromoff on board as its vice president of game developer success. Astromoff will be responsible for helping developers make games and bring them to market, with a statement from the firm saying the role is ‘part business leader, part educator, part advocate’. …

Koch Media and Codemasters have inked a new distribution and co-publishing deal to cover the western games market. Beginning in 2016, the former firm will replace Bandai Namco as the sole distributor for Codemasters titles in EMEA. The collaboration also means that Koch Media will exclusively co-publish Codemasters games in …

The biggest free agent in fighting games is a free agent no longer. Team Razer has signed Seonwoo Infiltration” Lee of South Korea. The deal was made public during Capcom’sStreet Fighter Vpresentation at this weekend’s GameStart 2015 in Singapore. Terms of the deal were not immediately disclosed. Team Razertweeted out …

Fallout 4 has tripled the sales of its predecessor New Vegas, rocketing to number one in the UK retail rankings. The PS4, Xbox One and PC title outsold 2010’s Fallout: New Vegas by 213 per cent during its first week on sale, according to Chart-Track. It also became the third-largest …

Nintendo will again travel to over a dozen malls scattered throughout the US to showcase its latest wares available for the holiday season. Running from November 23rd through December 20th, the company will have demo kiosks set up in 16 locations. Games that will be on display include Super Mario …

The sequel to last year’s hit tactical RPG The Banner Saga won’t make its 2015 release window, Versus Evil has announced. The publisher confirmed the delay toEurogamer, though it didn’t give a reason and wouldn’t state if the game would get a simultaneous release across PC, PS4 and Xbox One …

Fallout 4 continues to top Steam’s weekly best sellers chart, taking the number one spot again during its launch week. Fallout 4’s Season Pass also found a place in the top five, finishing in fourth ahead of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. Football Manager 2016 has stormed up the chart into second, …

Homefront is dead; long live Homefront. The 2011 shooter came to market with lofty aspirations, positioned from the off as THQ’s attempt to steal a slice of the market dominated by Battlefield and Call of Duty. It tried to present a more grounded narrative, centred on resistance fighters in a …