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What was initially meant to be one of the first Steam Machines will now be shipped with Windows installed and with an Xbox 360 controller. Dell’s Alienware Alpha will be released in the UK this November with prices starting at 429. Steam still features big in a device Alienware is …

Engine will be free to all registered ID@Xbox developers

Assets and technology for GameMaker: Studio now available in one place

Sony’s PS4 is selling at a significantly faster rate than any previous console in the history of PlayStation. Oh, way, way out in front. Way out in front,” PlayStation Europe boss Jim Ryan told CVG when asked how PS4’s sales momentum compared to previous machines. It’s significantly ahead of anything …

"It’s too early to discuss this subject. Right now Unity is our game for new generation consoles." That’s the official line from a Ubisoft developer, speaking to OXM, about the possibility of PS3 and Xbox 360 title Assassin’s Creed: Rogue being ported to PS4 and Xbox One. And in the …

Plarium's Oren Todoros offers a rundown of the analytics that matter

Ubisoft has released a full walkthrough showing one possible way of approaching an assassination mission in Assassin’s Creed: Unity. The short shows the new stealth mechanics, as well as the vibrancy of digital Paris complete with a full recreation of Notre-Dame. Players will be free to tackle missions in a …

NPD’s July 2014 report reveals Sony’s console has once again topped the US hardware monthly charts, while The Last of Us (both the original and Remastered versions) drove software sales. Software results were particularly weak during the period, thanks to the absence of annual sales-driver NCAA Football. "July is typically …

ESportswill play a major role in this year’s Call of Duty once again, and developer Sledgehammer has even hired competitive gamers to help. However, lead multiplayer designer Greg Reisdorf says that they didn’t always take the feedback on-board, because the game has to be fun for all of its fans. …

The third and final MCV @ Gamescom daily magazine is out right now for you to read online. If you are one of the thousands and thousands attending the final business day at Koelnmesse, make sure to grab your copy from one of the many people handing them out. But …