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One of the largest Chinese piracy groups has said that it has stopped cracking single-player PC games. 3DM was in the press last month having claimed that, thanks to improvements to PC game security, it feared PC piracy may be a thing of the past within two years. Now Torrentfreak …
Read More »Ubisoft dev says PC version of The Division graphics "kept in check" with consoles
Uh oh. A Ubisoft developer has claimed that the graphical prowess of The Division on PC was reigned in to ensure it wasn’t too far ahead of consoles. "We do have to kind of keep it in check with the consoles, because it would kind of be unfair just to …
Read More »Ubisoft Massive: ‘It would be unfair to push PC far away from console’
The Division features a number of graphical options on console to favour performance over visuals
Read More »Free-to-play PES 2016 kicks off on PC today
Konami’s F2P version of its football release PES 2016 is now available on PC. Having arrived on PS4 and PS3 last month, the trimmed-down version of last year’s full-blooded premium release offers seven teams and three game modes – Exhibition, Training and MyClub, which is Konami’s answer to EA’s lucrative …
Read More »Feral Interactive cancels Batman Arkham Knight for Linux and Mac
Developer to issue refunds for ports of Rocksteady’s troubled superhero swansong
Read More »Margin Makers: Guide to PC merchandise
A wide range of PC accessories and goodies hit the shelves every week. MCV checks out what has been trending lately. In the UK, the digital PC software market was worth 741m in 2014, according to SuperData. It represented a nine per cent increase compared to 2013’s total of 706m. …
Read More »The Witness makes $5m in a week, but is yet to recoup its budget
Puzzle game sells 100,000 units in seven days, despite price and piracy controversy
Read More »Superhot aiming for PC this month
Greenlight and Kickstarter hit Superhot finally has a release date. The time-bending first person shooter, in which time only progresses when the player is in motion, will be released on PC, Linux and Mac on February 25th. Surprisingly, the game is also getting a limited physical release on the same …
Read More »Creative Assembly on the changing face of PC gaming
Sega. The name still conjures images of Sonic speeding across a CRT screen with the plastic black Megadrive sitting besides it. But that Sega hasn’t existed for a long time. Today, far from a console giant, Sega is best known for its growing PC presence, with the likes of Sports …
Read More »All of Revolution’s games bundled into 25th Anniversary release
Developer Revolution has announced a 25th Anniversary SKU bundling its entire back catalogue of titles. Included in the 29.99 release are Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars, BS1: Director’s Cut, BS2: The Smoking Mirror, BS2: Remastered, BS3: The Sleeping Dragon, BS4: The Angel of Death and BS5: The Serpent’s Curse. …
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