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Confirming the rumours, publisher Bethesda has confirmed that a sequel to FPS title Prey will be released next year on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. The original Prey, which was developed by Human Head Studios and produced by 3D Realms, hit PC and Xbox 360 in mid 2006. Human Head …

Windows and Xbox 360 platform holder Microsoft has promised that its PC service Games for Windows Live will "continue to get better". Speaking to CVG, Microsoft’s senior producer of interactive entertainment Kevin Unangst told CVG that the service "lacked fantastic games" and had endured what he called a "rocky start". …

The rise in digital distribution won’t bring an end to PC games retail – it will just change its function, according to NCsoft. The MMO publisher – whose titles include City of Heroes, Aion, Lineage and the upcoming Guild Wars 2 – claims bricks-and-mortar stores will always serve a purpose …

Having received word of a rumoured Australian release date this morning, a UK release date for Square Enix’s Deus Ex: Human Revolution has been announced. GAME.co.uk has the scoop – it will hit UK retail on August 26th. The date won’t officially be announced until tomorrow, but MCV can confirm …

The global PC games market has shown growth in through 2010 to reach a record $16.2bn in value, according to PC Gaming Alliance’s third annual Horizons research report. This was a growth of 20 per cent on 2009. None of the geographical market segments tracked showed a decline in 2010 …

More Steam in more places as Valve's 'big picture' mode lets players enjoy games on television screens

Trade association UKIE has called on publishers to sign-up to its download chart for PC games. The body has already seen leading publishers sign up, including EA, Focus Multimedia, Kalypso Media, Mastertronic, NCSoft, Sega, Sony DADC, THQ, Square Enix, Ubisoft and Warner Bros. A close-beta trial is currently underway, however, …

13th Skull arrives in stores tomorrow and Focus Multimedia is confident it’ll be the biggest casual game of 2011. It’s the seventh instalment in the publisher’s Mystery Case Files franchise which is the best-selling hidden object series of all time. Players must search for clues and interview locals to progress …

Sega has announced that the Mega Drive Classic Collection: Gold Edition will be released on PC on March 18th. The four-disc retail bundle will feature all 45 games from previous Mega Drive Classic Collections on PC, including Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Shining Force and Virtua Fighter 2. Gold Edition will …

Piracy in the PC games sector is in decline, according to the president of the PC Gaming Alliance. The shift to free-to-play models and supplemental content via download has lessened the value of pirated games copies, Matt Ployhar claims. "What’s happening is game design is shifting and as a result …