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Valve made more than $730m in revenue from Steam and its own games in 2014, according to a report. Market data firm SuperData providedThe Knowwith estimated revenues for both Valve’s digital marketplace and its top three games DOTA 2, Team Fortress 2 and Counter-Strike Global Offensive.Those titles were said to …

DOTA 2, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Team Fortress 2 accrued over $400m last year

PC graphics specialist Nvidia has confirmed that it is helping Rocksteady and Warner Bros in their efforts to fix Batman Arkham Knight. "We’re fixing a ton of things that are not necessarily related to us," Nvidia’s Tom Peterson told MMORPG.com, as reported by Polygon. "Some of it may be related …

Unity’s technical evangelist Josh Naylor explains how to integrate Microsoft’s IDE with the popular engine

Rory McIlroy has done the double, staying at the top of the charts for a second week – making it the very first golf game to do so in the UK. Rory McIlory PGA Tour – the first title in the franchise without the name of former box star Tiger …

Silent Hills may be no more, but there could yet be a joint venture between Metal Gear creator andfilm director Guillermo del Toro. The duo’s Silent Hills reboot was scrapped in May, but a new project outside of Konami now looks like a possibility. I love working with Kojima-san,” del …

But duo’s new project will not be Silent Hills

The temporary lifting of the ban on video games console sales in China is to be made permanent. The Wall Street Journal reports that the temporary easing of restrictions introduced last year is also to be eased, allowing foreign companies to manufacture and sell games and hardware anywhere in the …

Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo now able to manufacture and sell hardware anywhere in the country

SCEA director of music Chuck Doud will discuss Sony’s visions for the future of video game music