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Increase follows Microsoft's decision to unbundle Kinect

Early Access games have always been a gamble for consumers, and an update to Steam’s T&Cs is now telling them as much. Previous disasters such as the infamous Earth: Year 2066 have cast a shadow over Valve’s increasingly populated service. New terms now state that Early Access games may never …

Empire accounts for 77m users

Regular readers of MCV magazine will notice a significant change from this week. Our bumper-sized E3 feature doesn’t just feature a raft of great content and market information, but a fresh new look and feel. We’ve introduced new sections, more data, industry columnists, introduced a new Big Game feature that …

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Console and PC users can now play against their friends on the same servers

Tetris is coming to both PS4 and Xbox One some time this summer, thanks to new publisher Ubisoft. The company acquired the Tetris license back in January. The new game is called Tetris Ultimate. It offers solo or multiplayer play for up to four gamers. Confirmed game modes include Marathon, …

Valve’s former director of business is the latest industry veteran to join the virtual reality revolution at Oculus. Jason Holtman will be spearheading Oculus’ business development and developer relations for its Rift headset, much like he did at Valve with Steam. He’ll work with head of platform engineering Marshall Cline …

Players told to only purchase a game if they are 'excited about playing it in its current state'

Germany will win the 2014 World Cup, if EA’s licensed PS3 and Xbox 360 World Cup game is anything to go by. EA simulated the entire tournament in 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil, which saw the Germans topple hosts Brazil 2-1 in extra time in the final. Even more astonishingly, …