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Thatgamecompany’s PSN release Journey was the big winner at the British Academy Games Awards last night, winning five of the eight awards it was nominated for. The game collected gongs for Artistic Achievement, Audio Achievement, Game Design, Online Multiplayer and Original Music. Fellow PSN release The Unfinished Swan also collected …

Xbox executive Don Mattrick doesn’t believe Valve’s upcoming Steam Box hardware as competition in the console market. Speaking with The Verge, Mattrick stated that while he both respected and loved Valve founder Gabe Newell, he doesn’t see the company as a competitor to Microsoft in terms of living room gaming. …

Gabe Newell has revealed customers can expect to get their hands on an early version of Valve’s Steam Box hardware in the next three to four months. Speaking with BBC, the company’s founder explained what point in the process the hardware is at, as well as touching on some of …

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Masters student working with engine team to support Oculus Rift

Don Mattrick says Valve is innovative, but not a threat

'We're working with partners trying to nail down how fast we can make it,' says Newell

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A Russian website has gone live with what seem to be the first images from Square Enix’s Thief 4. The publisher has previously confirmed that the game is in development at Deus Ex: Human Revolution developer Eidos Montreal. This new leak claims that the game is due out on PC …

Lower than expected sales of Dead Space 3 have forced EA to cancel the sequel and effectively axe the IP, a report claims. VideoGamer has word from an unspecified source that Dead Space 4 was already in pre-production at Visceral Games. However, sales of former UK No.1 Dead Space 3 …