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Portal 2 optimised for new CPU/GPU hybrid

Half-Life studio intrigued by eye-tracker potential

The world’s biggest digital games retailer is under attack. MCV understands that key ‘traditional’ retailers will drop titles that integrate the popular Steam service as fears mount that the it has a ‘monopoly’ on the download market. Insiders say Steam, run by US studio Valve, serves a massive 80 per …

Yet the publisher is 'not dying for more acquisitions'

Developer reveals sales trends within Valveâ??s locked platform

In-game ads firmâ??s vice president of Europe leaves to pursue other interests

Developer Valve has announced a new release date for Portal 2. The game had originally been planned for some time late this year, but in June Valve announced that the title had slipped until an unspecified time in 2011. The sequel to the ground-breaking title that won over 30 game …

Everyone MCV spoke to about Valve and its towering digital distribution system Steam has been massively positive about it. At first, that is. Admiration and awe is always followed by bitterness, jealousy and, above all, frustration.Steam, simply, is just much, much better than everyone else. Being brilliant tends to attract …

Steam’s grip on the PC download sector has made the market far too competitive to bother with, rivals warn. MCV understands that at least two big-name digital retailers are facing financial difficulties as they struggle to compete. They are now calling on publishers to develop Steam-free SKUs – as Sports …

German consumers hoping to get their hands on the PC version of the upcoming Call of Duty: Black Ops will not be able to play PAL versions imported from other EU territories. The strict censorship laws in the country mean that many games – and particularly those with an historical …