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Valve’s Michael Abrash has joined Oculus after three and a half years with the company. He has been appointed by Oculus as chief scientist just days after the firm was bought by Facebook for $2 billion. Abrash had been leading Valve’s own foray into virtual reality development but said the …

John Carmack has spoken positively of Facebook’s acquisition of Oculus and believes the firm gets "the big picture" for virtual reality’s potential. "There is a case to be made for being like Valve, and trying to build a new VR ecosystem like Steam from the ground up," he said. "This …

The Xbox One is being lined up for a release in China, Microsoft has said. Global Times reports that Microsoft’s global vice president Zhang Yaqin has said that the platform holder is stepping up efforts to bring in its multi-purpose Xbox game console to the Chinese market as soon as …

Debbie Bestwick explains why going it alone might be more damaging to your game than you think

EA is to stop selling physical PC games through Origin. Yes, EA sold physical PC games through Origin. The new policy comes into effect this Friday (April 4th). In a statement confirming the news, it said that just one per cent of its customer based buys physical versions of its …

Retail giant handing out press invites for April 2nd event

Apple’s reputation as offering the most stable operating system around may not be accurate. TechRadar reports that data from Crittercism says that the average app crash rate on iOS 7.1 is 1.6 per cent. In comparison, the rate on Android versions 4.0 and upwards is just 0.7 per cent. That’s …

Social networking firm will be a 'powerful force' towards making virtual reality happen, says industry veteran

Platform holder reaches licensee milestone, and has signed up 200 devs in North America in the last 12 months

An event later this week could well be the launch platform for Amazon’s long-rumoured Android console. The retail and media giant has been sending out press invites for a gathering in New York on Wednesday (April 2nd) at which it will offer an "update for our video business". All signs …