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And nearly 70 per cent will not move their computers to accommodate for virtual reality experiences
Read More »Steam top ten sellers: October 4-10
Early Access hit Ark: Survival Evolved has retaken the top spot on Steam’s weekly best sellers chart, thanks to a feature discount promotion on Valve’s storefront. Last week’s push helped the in-development survival gamereach 2m sales(and counting) prior to official release, and beat out Valve’s own Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and …
Read More »Brad Muir leaves Double Fine to join Valve
Double Fine project lead Brad Muir has left the company to take on an unspecified role at Valve. Muir announced the news onTwitter, revealing his last day at Double Fine came last week and his first day at Valve will take place in December. It’s unclear what exactly Muir will …
Read More »Double Fine’s Brad Muir joining Valve
Lead developer of Iron Brigade and Massive Chalice joining Half-Life firm in December
Read More »Steam top ten sellers: September 27 – October 3
Valve’s own Counter-Strike: Global Offensive has climbed to the top of the heap on Steam’s latest weekly best-selling products chart. The eSports hit beat out 2015 chart regulars Grand Theft Auto V and Ark: Survival Evolved – finishing in second and third, respectively. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain …
Read More »Steam catches dev offering free games for reviews
Reviews removed for RosePortal Games' RPG after "manipulation of the system"
Read More »Valve: Devs to blame for VR motion sickness
Claims that nausea is caused by the hardware are "b******t", according to writer Chet Faliszek
Read More »Valve details first of Dota 2 Majors series
Valve has announced the beginning of a series of Majors for Dota 2 to compliment its annual event The International, with the first to be hosted in Frankfurt in November. According to a post on theDota 2 blog, the event will take place at Festhalle Messe across six days of …
Read More »‘The idea that VR must get you sick is b******t’
Valve writer Chet Faliszek has said that virtual reality does not inherently cause motion sickness. Instead, Games Industry reports that Faliszek told an EGX audience that the blame for any sickness experienced by players must lie with developers, as the hardware itself is now good enough to avoid such problems. …
Read More »Turner Broadcasting will launch eSports league next year
American basic cable channel TBS has announced it will air multiple Counter-Strike: Global Offensive matches next year. The Wall Street Journalreports Turner Broadcasting has signed a deal to launch its own eSports league, and is set to broadcast Counter-Strike: Go competitions on Friday nights for 20 weeks in 2016. Qualifying …
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