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Valve has finally started offering the ability for consumers to purchase digital Steam Gift Cards. To do so, the sender must have a Steam account of their own – something that could actually be fairly limiting, as lots of mums and dads and especially grans and grandads may not have …

Fantasy Flight Games has announced plans to enter the video games market. The company has previously produced board games based on IP such as XCOM, Game of Thrones, Star Wars, The Lord of the Rings and Arkham Horror. Now it has launched a video game development studio called Fantasy Flight …

The strong debut of the Ryzen CPU range has helped AMD post one of its strongest financial performances in some time. Revenues climbed by 26 per cent in its last reported quarter to $1.64bn, while net income hit $71m – compared to a $400+m loss posted the year before. The …

The initially successfully but eventually resented motion camera Kinect is no longer in production. Fast Company was first out of the gate with the news yesterday, and the report has now been confirmed by Microsoft. “Manufacturing for Kinect for Xbox One has ended but it is not the end of …

DC-themed brawler Injustice 2 will today hit Steam in the form of an open beta. The game has until now been exclusive to consoles, but at some stage on October 25th will arrive on PC in beta. The port is being handled by QLOC, which previously handled PC duties for …

Konami’s first post-Kojima Meta Gear release with be with us on February 22nd. Metal Gear Survive – or Metal Gear Zombies, as it is frequently referred to – is set in an alternative reality to Metal Gear Solid V. It features cooperative multiplayer and lots of undead. It’s heading to …

Ratchet & Clank developer Insomniac games has said that it remains interested in the possibility of making a sequel to 2014 Xbox One title Sunset Overdrive. As spotted by Destructoid, the studio responded to a question about making a possible sequel on Twitter by saying: “We’d love to, we just …

One of video games’ most important executives has admitted that the viability of single-player games for triple-A publishers is becoming less certain. The debate was reignited last week when EA announced big changes for the Star Wars adventure title previously in development at the now-closed Visceral Games. “It has become …

The long-awaited smartphone debut of the Animal Crossing series will finally arrive some time in late November. Nintendo confirmed the release window in last night’s Nintendo Direct. Also confirmed was its name – Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp. Visually the game will be very similar to anyone who has ever played …

The team behind Old School RuneScape has finally responded to the controversy that engulfed the recent Deadman Autumn Invitational. Viewers became suspicious after some odd behaviour and string of mystery disconnects blighted the final game. The decision to split the last 200 players into four separate islands also raised eyebrows, …