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Pro-G Media – the publisher and owner of VideoGamer.com – has been acquired by Swedish company IBIBI HB. As part of the deal, the firm has formed a new technology-focused games network called Candy Banana. The network of websites will include VideoGamer.com, Planet Destiny, The Sims Resource, Game Debate, VideoGamer …

In spite of a few big releases this February, the games market is tracking behind last year. 1.4m games were sold last month, representing a seven per cent decline year-on-year. Meanwhile software revenue slipped 1.8 per cent to 39.1m. Game sales have generally been slow this year, with Evolve and …

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Valve’s efforts to take PC gaming into the living room will cost as little as $460 (302). The Steam Machines have been detailed on the Steam website, and shows 15 different manufactuers, some of which are developing multiple products. The PC/console hybrids start from as low as $460, but for …

1080, 60 – two simple numbers that some believe can spell success or doom for video games. The technological leap in hardware power between the PS2 generation and the Xbox 360 and PS3 didn’t just bring high definition visuals to console– it also set a new benchmark against which titles …

Xbox has softened its indie parity clause, stressing that it understands if devs need to release their games on other platforms first. The original clause stated that indie games released for multiple consoles must ship on Xbox One at the same time as PlayStation 4 and Wii U – but …

Thomas Was Alone dev says polish is also "crucial to game development"

Half-Life 3 could come to virtual reality, says Valve. The latest statement from the firm will reassure fans, who have been eagerly awaiting news on the long over-due sequel. Earlier this week, HTC – which is building the Valve VR headset – said it was ‘working with Half-Life’. But it …

Bitpay’s European marketing manager Wouter Vonk recently worked with Jagex to help them integrate bitcoin into Runescape. Here, he discusses the payment method’s future in games With numerous players in the gaming industry, such as Xbox Live, Zynga, BigFish, Jagex and Twitch, all attracted to bitcoin’s ability to make in-game …

UK games publisher/developer Dovetail Games is releasing its first game for Xbox One. The firm has signed up for ID@Xbox to release its Dovetail Games Fishing title. The news follows the firm’s announcement that the game is also coming to Valve’s Vive VR headset (try saying that when you’ve had …