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CCP Games is currently gearing up for EVE Online's switch to freemium with its Ascension expansion pack, and today they've revealed their new End User License Agreement, which outlines a zero-tolerance policy when it comes to the buying and selling of in-game goods.

MTG, owner of eSports companies ESL and Dreamhack, today announced that it has invested in German games company Innogames,  a deal that sees it poised to open up another avenue into the online gaming for the Swedish entertainment group.

Market research firm Gartner, Inc. have issued a press release this week claiming that in the third quarter of this year, PC shipments have dropped 5.7 per cent, year-on-year.

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Valve's Steam Dev Days event kicked off yesterday, and they've already dropped a bombshell: there are new Vive controllers coming, and attendees at the Steam Dev Days can get their to grips with the prototype in a very literal way.

The new controllers have an emphasis on hand presence and in terms of shape, looks similar to Oculus' forthcoming Touch controllers.

Thoughts, photos and impressions of the Vive controller started flooding out near immediately... Читать дальше...

It's the PlayStation VR launch day, and mine is sat next to me while I write this, taunting me from across the desk. However, if figures from research and consulting firm Strategy Analytics are to be believed, i'm in the minority: just 3% of Britons will get a headset this year.

The latest issue of Develop is out now, and – like most things nowadays – it's all about virtual reality.