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More than $2 million has been generated through Team Fortress 2 microtransactions, Valve has said. The free-to-play shooter allows players to create, buy and sell virtual items to wear during games of deathmatch. The Washington-based Valve said the microtransactions economy generated the $2 million in less than a year since …

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It may not be the iPhone 5 that many were hoping for, but hundreds of people have been queuing today for the new 4S model. The new iPhone 4S was announced last week and features a new CPU, vastly improved graphics, an 8MP camera and 1080p video recording. Yesterday, it …

Valve pledges further updates for the free-to-play FPS

Hurry! You only have until 5pm today to send in your nominations for the ever-popular MCV 30 Under 30. You can nominate your staff, a colleague, a peer or even yourself by emailing MCV’s James.Batchelor@intentmedia.co.uk. The deadline is 5pm today (Friday, October 14th). That’s just seven hours from now. Please …

Publisher Square Enix is preparing to relaunch and remake its troubled Final Fantasy MMO. Final Fantasy XIV on PC suffered a challenging launch, receiving a negative reception from critics and fans. Square Enix has yet to even charge a subscription fee for the game. But now the publisher is readying …

Lady Gaga has successfully taken out an injunction against the creator of manufactured character Lady Goo Goo – preventing any music being officially released from the virtual pop star. Goo Goo, created by global kids community site Moshi Monsters, enjoyed around a million views per month on YouTube for would-be …

Activision brings the worlds of toys and video games together with today’s release of Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure. This ambitious title lets players use special figurines to activate characters in game by placing them on the Portal of Power. These figures will then remember their progress, regardless of what platform they …

Publisher Warner Interactive has confirmed exactly what content is has locked behind the Online Pass included in new copies of Batman: Arkham City. Inputting the code will grant access to the playable character Catwoman, who comes complete with her own moves, weapons and four additional story scenes. She’ll also be …