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Pre-orders for the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset will go live this week. The company has announced that customers will be able to lay down money for the device from 8am PST (4pm UK time) on Wednesday January 6th. Oculus founder Palmer Luckey will also be doing a Reddit AMA …
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GTX 970 named as the entry-level GPU for VR on PC
The price of the headset is just the beginning of what looks to be the very expensive virtual reality revolution. Nvidia has named the minimum requirements for playing VR games on PC. The cheapest compatible graphics card is the GTX 970, which currently retails for around 250. Also compatible are …
Read More »Uncharted 4 delayed for second time, set for April release
Sony has pushed back Uncharted 4 from its March 2016 release date. The PS4-exclusive action platformer will now be hitting shelves in the UK on April 29th, according to a post on the PlayStation Blog. Prior to that, it was set for a March 16th launch. Uncharted 4: A Thief’s …
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Ever wondered how much you’re worth? Participate in our latest study into the games jobs market and help shed light on the average salary across all forms of development. Last month, MCV and its sister publication Develop once again launched our annual salary survey, forming a detailed look at the …
Read More »Xenoblade voice actress doesn’t think cuts constitute censorship
The voice actress of Xenoblade Chronicles X character Lin has spoken out in favour of the alterations made to the game for its Western release. The US and European versions of the Wii U RPG omit some of the raunchier costumes and character mechanics found in the Japanese release – …
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Read More »Amazon rolls out Prime Now to new cities
Retailer Amazon has introduced its one-hour delivery service to three new cities. Having previously hit London, now shoppers in Birmingham, Manchester and Newcastle can pay for delivery of a selection of items within one hour. There is also a free two-hour delivery service for qualifying members. Amazon adds that one …
Read More »GAME’s share price crashes after troubled trading update
Over a third of the value of retailer GAME has been wiped this morning after it revealed the extent of its trading struggles. At the time of writing GAME’s stock value is down 39.25 per cent this morning, representing a loss of 80.75p per share. GAME shares currently trade at …
Read More »GAME revenues dip sharply in Xmas run-in, warns of ‘challenging’ trading conditions
Retailer GAME needs a big couple of days before Christmas to help reverse what has been a poor pre-Christmas spell for the company. It has reported a 6.7 per cent decline in gross transactional value to 466.8m across the group for the 21 weeks ending December 19th. UK gross transactional …
Read More »HTC Vive was delayed due to ‘very big technological breakthrough’
One of the big three players in virtual reality claims to have made a big tech discovery worthy of delaying the product. HTC said earlier this week that its Vive headset, being made in collaboration with Valve, would miss its late 2015 release date and instead ship commercially in April …
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