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Valve has pledged to work directly and transparently with the Steam community as it continues to evolve PC gaming’s largest marketplace. In a lengthy blog post, Valve has tried to explain why serving the interests of such a large and diverse group of consumers is a very tough task. One …

Publisher Deep Silver has insisted that development on Dead Island 2 is still ongoing. The last we heard from the game was over a year ago when MCV revealed that UK studio Sumo Digital had been handed development duties. "Dead Island 2 is in development at Sumo Digital, and we …

Michael Fedor of Pocket Gems recalls what happened when a group of players issued an ultimatum over War Dragons

Esports franchise Team Liquid, have renewed their partnership with Alienware for 2017-2018, which extends the relationship of the two brands into its sixth year. Alienware, Dell’s gaming brand, will be providing Team Liquid with high-end gaming laptops, PC’s and other Dell tech to give Team Liquid the hardware they need …

Widely regarded as a phenomenon only present within the gaming community, it has long been questioned whether esports can be classified as a ‘real sport’ by critics, a debate that’s been reignited by esports inclusion as a medalled sport in the 2022 Asian Games. To those outside the gaming arena, …

Media specialist law firm Lee & Thompson LLP has appointed Julian Ward to the partnership. Ward was previously general counsel and head of legal for Codemasters, and has also worked for Hamlins as head of digital media, and BBC Worldwide where he headed up its business and legal affairs for …

Almost a year ago today, VR specialists nDreams announced it was to become a publisher of third-party virtual reality games, the first of which was an untitled project from the Chester-based Paw Print Games. Now we know exactly what they’ve been working on. Entitled Bloody Zombies, this 2D side-scrolling co-op …

To say VR had an eventful first year would be an understatement. Not only do we have three major headsets on shelves, contributing to almost $1bn (£774m) worth of sales around the world, but we also have virtual reality films appearing at Sundance, VR surgical procedures, and HTC has even …

What would it mean for gameplay if accessible AI tech could grant NPSs the ability to answer back unscripted? The SpiritAI team might be close to that than you expect, as Will Freeman investigates

Gamescom has announced that online accreditation for members of the press is now open for the event and will remain open until two weeks prior to the start of the show. Members of the media will need to use the online accreditation portal to receive their ticket, although it may …