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The release of Half-Life: Alyx is likely responsible for a jump of roughly 50% in Steam users with a VR headset

"While we very much look forward to meeting again in person as soon as possible, we are moving forward with a plan to transform GDC Summer into an all-digital event, in order to best serve our community."

Provides customised advice on Xsolla products and partners to help drive growth

"After extensive discussions with all the relevant public health, local and national authorities, and with our Rezzed partners, we have taken the decision not to go ahead with this year’s event."

Ubisoft is choosing to partner exclusively with Epic Game Store for the release of its franchise title for 2020

“We saw all-time record engagement this quarter, with nearly 90 million active users of Xbox Live.”

"We are excited and ready to use that expertise and understanding of the market to partner with developers in the hyper-casual space, a market that generates billions of dollars every year."

The agreement will see some esports tournaments organised by ESL and DreamHack live streamed to the service exclusively on Twitch in 2021 and 2022.

Nine winners from 1,000 entrants in this year's student game development contest

Workers with an NHS email address can claim a free game or game subscription from the Games for Carers website.