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Video game cracking group, 3DM has revealed that it is going to be running an experiment, they won't be working on cracks for single-player games for around a year in order to assess any genuine impact piracy has on game sales. This follows on from recent comments that game piracy could …

The official forums for Day Z have been hacked, with email addresses, usernames and passwords for all accounts made vulnerable. As a security measure the forums have now been closed while the flaw is fixed, and all users are being encouraged to change their security information anywhere else where it was …

Frontier, the studio behind the space sim, Elite: Dangerous, has confirmed that the game won't include official Oculus Rift support. However, the team will be focussing on supporting Steam VR and the HTC Vive headset. In a statement sent out to Eurogamer, Frontier said: “we've supported VR for years now …

If you are a PC gamer, then chances are you often use Steam, which means that the Steam Hardware Survey is actually a pretty nice source of information from time to time. According to Valve's results from December, Windows 7 is still the most popular operating system, with Windows 10 …

A week or two ago, Square Enix went ahead and listed Rise of the Tomb Raider on Steam, though it didn't have an exact release date, nor were there many details surrounding the PC version. Now, things have been elaborated on a bit, revealing a 28th/29th of January release date for …

HTC's Viveport online store for virtual reality games, experiences and applications was learned about in mid-December through some investigative digging from fans, but it now looks to be available. Although there are no apps listed of yet, the system itself appears to be up and running, with libraries for purchased …

It has taken a few days but Valve has finally explained exactly what went wrong with Steam on Christmas day, when a caching error allowed users to see someone else's account while visiting the Steam store. This meant that information like a user's address, phone number, and email address were …

When Rise of the Tomb Raider was announced at E3 2015, many were left wondering how long the Xbox exclusivity period would last. While PS4 gamers will be kept waiting almost a year, it looks like those of us on the PC will be able to play the game much, …

Last year over the course of Christmas day, a group of cyber criminals launched a series of DDOS attacks on Xbox Live and the PlayStation Network. Some involved claimed it was to force kids to appreciate family time over the holiday, others claimed it was due to poor security on …

If you thought Valve was being dramatic in its implementation of three-day-waits for loss-making item trades on Steam, think again. In a long-form blog explaining just why it pushed for two factor authentication and new protective measures for trades between Steam accounts, Valve revealed that as many as 77,000 people …

Have you ever felt that the endless bundle and impulse buys during sales have left your Steam library cluttered and full of games you are never likely to play? Although organising them into categories can help, some would rather just do away with the games altogether, and now you can, …

Last year with the launch of Wolfenstein: The New Order, Bethesda promised those who pre-ordered access to the DOOM Alpha and beta phases. Now development has progressed a bit and a closed alpha weekend event is taking place this weekend, on the PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4. If you …

Right on the back of the PayDay 2 microtransaction backlash, Tripwire Interactive has revealed that it will be putting microtransactions in to its Early Access title, Killing Floor 2. As you can imagine, a lot of players aren't too happy about it, despite the fact that Tripwire is only offering …

One of the hallmarks of PC gaming over the years has been the Steam sales. Over time, Valve has increased the amount of sales that take place and has even experimented with things like mini-games, flash sales and ‘Encore' weekends. However, this year's Autumn and Winter sale will change a …

Valve's scheme to get PC gaming in to the living room has kicked off with the Steam machines, all backed up by the Linux-based SteamOS. However, it seems that the operating system could be significantly hindering gaming performance, with early benchmarks showing games on SteamOS performing up to 50 percent …

Fallout 4 has been subjected to an insanely high level of hype over the course of this year. Right now, Bethesda's latest RPG has had one of the highest concurrent player counts on Steam since its launch too, so it's not too surprising to hear that over twelve million copies of …

Around two years ago, Valve announced that it would be trying to tackle PC gaming in the living room, with its own version of the Gamepad, along with Steam OS and Steam Machines. All three of those things have now finally arrived after much debate and tweaking, so in order …

Windows 10 was always going to be fairly popular with gamers thanks to the addition of DirectX 12. However, it seems things have taken off quicker than expected as Steam users have been quick to adopt Microsoft's latest operating system, with Windows 10 now being more popular than Windows 8 …

As beloved as it is, Valve took a big hit to its reputation when it tried to introduce paid-for mods earlier this year, causing it to drop the idea less than a week after it was introduced. Valve always made out like it hadn't given up on the idea though …

It almost feels at this point that Batman: Arkham Knight on the PC is never going to be ‘fixed' to the standard that it was supposed to be released at earlier this year. Not only was it suspended from sale and everyone involved in the more successful console versions brought back …

With Steam consoles nearing their launch date and VR almost ready to explode on to the scene, system maker Cyberpower is convinced that living room gaming will be a hot topic for 2016. David Scott explains his company's choice to opt for a self-assembly system using desktop parts – and …

Batman Arkham Knight officially re-launched on the PC yesterday after four months of patching and extra development time over at Warner Bros. However, it would seem that some players are still running in to problems with the game, with complaints landing on Steam and Reddit. It would seem that some …

Valve has caught plenty of flack over the years for Steam's poor customer service. Things have improved this year with the introduction of Steam Refunds but there are still some issues when it comes to opening support tickets and actually getting help. However, Valve apparently has a plan to improve …

If you happen to be one of the Mac owners that likes to use Steam, and you picked up the recently released Steam controller or Steam Link streaming box, then you may have realized that neither of those things actually work properly with OS X right now. As a result, …

Warner Bros is almost set to launch the final patch-fix for the PC version of Batman: Arkham Knight this month and once it hits, the game will finally go back on sale on Steam, if anyone left actually wants to buy it following all of the initial problems. The new …

Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee, the 1997 classic adventure game is currently available to download for free on Steam. Once you hit install game, it will be added to your account and be yours forever, though you only have a limited time window to do this in. The offer ends at 6PM …

Street Fighter V is heading our way in 2016 and for those who plan on picking it up on the PC, you can now see if your rig meets the system requirements. The game isn't too demanding judging by the specs, so most should be able to play the game …

It looks like Warner Bros, Rocksteady and Nvidia's own team of developers are close to finally getting Batman: Arkham Knight up to scratch on the PC. As a result, the game will soon be available to buy once again on Steam and the final patch should launch for those who …

Unity, the firm behind the engine of the same name has revealed that between April and the end of July this year, developers created more than 174,000 games using the Unity engine, which is quite a scary number. The number was revealed by CEO, John Riccitello at the Unite Boston …

The very popular Just Cause 2 Multiplayer mod is about to get a big update. The update brings the mod up to version 0.2, which is in public beta at the moment. Aside from fixing a bunch of bugs, new features are also being implemented, with changes to the main …