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PC SHIPMENTS DECLINE FOR SIXTH CONSECUTIVE QUARTER, BUT GAMING PCS ARE ON THE RISE

http://www.pcgamer.com/pc-shipments-decline-for-sixth-consecutive-quarter-but-gaming-pcs-are-on-the-rise/

As you traverse the web, you might encounter some doom and gloom headlines lamenting what appears to be the sorry state of the PC based on declining shipments. We've heard this narrative before, and while PC sales may be down, gaming PC sales are still ticking over just fine.

 

VALVE BLOCKS COMPETITOR'S APP FROM STEAM

http://www.pcgamer.com/valve-blocks-competitors-app-from-steam/

We have a follow-up on our recent story about Itch, an app from the creators of indie game store Itch.io who were trying to get their app through Steam Greenlight. In short: it ain't gonna happen.

 

EVERYBODY'S GONE TO THE RAPTURE GOES TO THE PC ON THURSDAY

http://www.pcgamer.com/everybodys-gone-to-the-rapture-goes-to-the-pc-on-thursday/

A PC release of Everybody's Gone to the Rapture was finally confirmed a couple weeks ago, a nice bit of news that was lacking the rather important detail of a release date. Today, developer The Chinese Room got around to revealing that bit of info, and as it turns out, it's very close—very close indeed.

 

YOU MAY GET A SHOT AT THE OVERWATCH BETA THIS WEEKEND

http://www.pcgamer.com/you-may-get-a-shot-at-the-overwatch-beta-this-weekend/

For people who want to be in the Overwatch closed beta but aren't, well, things could be better. The sense of exclusion, compounded by the knowledge that thousands of people are getting better at the game while you haven't even played it, can be frustrating. And there's very little you can do about it, either. Isn’t that devastating? Yes, sometimes life can be almost criminally unfair.

 

OCULUS RIFT SHIPMENTS DELAYED FOR SOME DUE TO COMPONENT SHORTAGES

http://www.pcgamer.com/oculus-rift-shipments-delayed-for-some-due-to-component-shortages/

Rolling out new technology has never been easy, and VR is having a number of its own logistical problems. Both HTC and Oculus have had difficulties honouring early pre-orders, and as we learned earlier this month, Rift pre-orders are lagging behind schedule due to component shortages.

>>I wonder if some of them will cancel their order and go for the HTC Vive?

 

MEDDLE IN FOREIGN AFFAIRS WITH DEMOCRACY 3: AFRICA, OUT NOW

http://www.pcgamer.com/meddle-in-foregin-affairs-with-democracy-3-africa-out-now/

he African expandalone for gaming's premier political sim is out now, priced £11/$15. Democracy 3: Africa tasks you with staying in power and improving the lives of your citizens, be you basking in the stable democracy of Mauritius or spinning plates in Egypt. However, the electorate is likely to have cause for complaint when you're choosing between new roads and nutrition, or making Faustian pacts with superpowers in exchange for aid.

 

FALLOUT ART DIRECTOR LEONARD BOYARSKY JOINS OBSIDIAN

http://www.pcgamer.com/fallout-art-director-leonard-boyarsky-joins-obsidian/

Leonard Boyarsky, art director for the original Fallout, project lead on Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines and lead world designer for Diablo 3, has left Blizzard to join Obsidian. Boyarsky is the man responsible for Fallout's unmistakable brand of retrofuturism, and the move reunites him with Fallout's lead programmer Tim Cain.

>>The gang is back?

 

There's a last story, but it's not a piece of news and if you see it you'll think "Oh, shit"