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Microsoft is working to develop a "renewed focus on Windows and PC gaming," according to MS Studios head Phil Spencer. Polygon reports from a Q&A last week during GDC, where Spencer revealed PC gaming is on the company’s priority list in 2014. "I think Valve’s an incredible company," he said. …

DayZ is back on top of this week’s best sellers chart on Steam. The early access hit beat out Payday 2 (on discount) and previous winner South Park: The Stick of Truth in sales over the past seven days. Bioshock Infinite also reemerged in seventh, thanks to a 75 per …

GDC 2014: Open-world title coming to PC and consoles in late 2015

GDC 2014: A further 17 titles already approved and will be released in next two months

GDC 2014: Computing firm plots summer PC gaming announcements

GDC 2014: Orth openly discusses how he bounced back both personally and professionally from death threats and losing his job

GDC 2014: The BioWare designer makes an empassioned speech on how developers should engender change for the better

GDC 2014: Missing Worlds Media upgrades from UE3 following official engine release

GDC 2014: Epic's Zak Parrish on the new material system, Blueprints, VFX and level building

Indie developer Cliff Harris wants to open up the debate on those unplayed games, and what it means for the industry