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New contenders have arrived to challenge the likes of GTA and The Witcher franchises on Steam’s latest weekly top ten selling products list. Lego Worlds makes it debut in third, while Early Access newcomer Ark: Survival Evolved vaulted ahead of Grand Theft Auto V and into first for the week. …

The Order: 1886 developer opening new business development and publishing arm

Ready At Dawn has named Paul Sams as its new CEO as it seeks to publish its own games. The studio, best known this year for PS4 exclusive The Order: 1886, wants to create its own ‘transmedia IP’ and is on the hunt for investors. Sams – the longtime COO …

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Developers selected to receive a dev kit for the new Vive VR headset should be receiving them soon. Valve announced that it has started shipping the Vive Developer Editionsvia the Steam website, havingopened applications for the hardware back in April. Hinting at the variety of companies that will soon get …

It seems you can pick up a subscription box for just about anything these days. Are you after an assortment of healthy snacks? Graze has you covered. What about make-up? Then try Glossybox. So it’s no surprise then that a number of these subscription boxes have appeared within the game …

Last-gen console owners won’t be invited to the Fallout 4 party, Bethesda has said. The game was officially announced last week with PS4, Xbox One and PC as the named platforms. Rumours had pointed to a last-gen release, too, but it seems that this was wide of he mark. It …

Microsoft Spotlight: 3D expert David Rousset delivers a handy guide on how to build and understand physics

MCV takes a look at the best accessories heading to UK retail. This week, a slice of gaming history returns and Razer brings a splash of colour to its new mousepad Recreated Sinclair ZX Spectrum One of the UK’s best-selling games machines ever made has been resurrected for the modern …

An Angry Birds line of LEGO toys will be released next year, Rovio has announced. Their arrival will coincide with the release of The Angry Birds Movie in spring 2016. The LEGO brand has an unparalleled ability to connect with people through products that spark creativity and imagination,” Rovio CEO …