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However, in recent months a wave of indie games that shipped on PlayStation first have been announced for Xbox One, including OlliOlli and Shovel Knight.

On Wednesday at the Games Developers Conference, Microsoft announce that its indie games program is also expanding to Windows 10. Charla confirmed there would be no such parity clause for PC.

He added: "Nothing stopping people making a game for Windows, it's an open platform, but if they want help from us, we're here."

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Bungie learned about Destiny's notorious loot cave before launch but didn't shut it down until several weeks later. At a GDC panel, the development team revealed why they waited so long.

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Along with all of the tech demonstrations, game announcements and hands-on demos, the Game Developers Conference also plays host to its annual awards show, which honors the games and game makers of the previous year. So, which game took home the preeeecious title of Game of the Year?

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Monolith Productions' Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor​ was awarded Game of the Year at the 17th annual Game Developers Choice Awards.

Other nominees include Platinum Games' Bayonetta 2, Bungie's shared-world shooter Destiny, Creative Assembly's Alien: Isolation, and Hearthstone from Blizzard.

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Microsoft corporate vice president Phil Harrison is reportedly resigning from the company after working there for three years.

This unconfirmed report comes by way of GamesIndustry, who claims several unnamed sources with inside information shared this news with the outlet at this year's Game Developers Conference. For those who don't know, Phil Harrison previously worked at other major gaming companies, including Atari, Gaikai, and Sony.

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Virtual reality's teething problems of users experiencing motion sickness and eyestrain could soon be eliminated with new motion sensing technology, according to Valve's managing director Gabe Newell.

While the rising interest of Oculus Rift, and mobile-centric variants such as Gear VR, has triggered a craze of investment in virtual reality, some consumers believe the technology is uncomfortable on the eyes.

John Carmack, the chief technology officer at Oculus Rift, said during a keynote at the Games Developers Conference on Wednesday that motion sickness was one of his biggest fears with the technology.

“People like the demo, they take it home, and they start throwing up,” he told a gathering of developers.

A newly announced motion tracking technology, which Valve says it will distribute freely to hardware partners, is said to use lasers which can read the position of a VR helmet and reproduce a person’s real-world movements with exceptional accuracy. The tech, called Lighthouse, is believed to be crucial in eliminating motion sickness.

He claimed that “zero percent of people get motion sick” when they try Valve's system.

On Sunday, the smartphone and electronics group HTC .

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Virtual reality's teething problems of users experiencing motion sickness and eyestrain could soon be eliminated with new motion sensing technology, according to Valve's managing director Gabe Newell.

While the rising interest of Oculus Rift, and mobile-centric variants such as Gear VR, has triggered a craze of investment in virtual reality, some consumers believe the technology is uncomfortable on the eyes.

John Carmack, the chief technology officer at Oculus Rift, said during a keynote at the Games Developers Conference on Wednesday that motion sickness was one of his biggest fears with the technology.

“People like the demo, they take it home, and they start throwing up,” he told a gathering of developers.

A newly announced motion tracking technology, which Valve says it will distribute freely to hardware partners, is said to use lasers which can read the position of a VR helmet and reproduce a person’s real-world movements with exceptional accuracy. The tech, called Lighthouse, is believed to be crucial in eliminating motion sickness.

He claimed that “zero percent of people get motion sick” when they try Valve's system.

On Sunday, the smartphone and electronics group HTC .