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A Federal Trade Commission complaint has Apple readying a pay out of at least $32.5m to consumers the company billed for unauthorized in-app purchases. Seems the settlement was specifically over the company failing to inform parents that by entering a password, they were approving an individual in-app purchase – along …

Valve woos developers with 2,000 free Steam Machines

Valve opts for two sets of more conventional buttons for gamepad

Streaming services confirmed for Valve's Linux distribution

The Last of Us will receive its first piece of DLC on Valentine’s Day, according to a leaked promotional image. GameTrailers reports on a captured PlayStation Store ad that alleges the content will launch on February 14th, at a price tag of $14.99. The content pack is also available as …

Valve has announced the beta launch of its Steam service for VR platforms, including the Oculus Rift. Valve programmer Joe Ludwig took to Steam’s community pages to post instructions on how any Steam user with VR headset can utilize the service’s Big Picture mode to play games that carry VR …

Hello Games assures fans that work on promising sci-fi title will continue

MCV takes a look at the biggest releases and events that will affect the games industry in the next year. 1. Dark Souls II For the masochistic gamers out there a sequel to the insanely difficult Dark Souls will be coming to stores in March. The series has a relentless …

Some still believe that virtual reality will be the next big thing in games – and it might come at a cost. Oculus CEO Brendan Iribe has admitted that games for the hyped Oculus Rift VR system could cost more than those available on the likes of PS4, Xbox One …

In 2008, Nintendo released the highly successful Wii Fit – a fitness title that went on to sell 23m units and started a series that has sold over 44m copies to date. Suddenly an influx of competitive products emerged from the biggest names in gaming such as EA and Ubisoft. …