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Latest reference to Series S appears to have come straight from Microsoft, highlighting the difficulties 2020 has caused
Read More »Another Xbox Series S reference – this time direct from Microsoft
Frontier launches new games label – Frontier Foundry – with two new titles
Time-twisting turn-based combat strategy shooter Lemnis Gate and physics-based co-op platformer Struggling
Read More »Activision writes new playbook by launching Cold War from within Warzone
Blends live game events with its traditional annual release schedule to great effect
Read More »New report shows Polish games industry growing steadily – even without CD Projekt Red
There are now 440 development studios in Poland with an impressive 9,710 staff
Read More »European trade association says consoles are top platform by revenue in €21.6bn EU market
More than half of Europeans aged 6-64 play video games
Read More »Upgraded Switch console to come early next year says Taiwan’s UDN.com – Likely to use custom-built Nvidia chipset
Nvidia-designed SoC the most likely solution to upgrade quandary says Digital Foundry
Read More »PS5’s first global ad spot should have made more of the industry’s ability to bring people together
Given the pandemic, putting a player alone in series of dark and dangerous places seems offbeat
Read More »New curvier Xbox dashboard breaks cover with a raft of improvements
New dashboard design will come to all consoles, smartphones and PC
Read More »YoYo Games launches major GameMaker Studio 2 update allowing for ‘a more visual approach’
Biggest update since GameMaker Studio 2 combines GML and IDE improvements with new tools to create and manipulate animation
Read More »UK bank account data shows 71% rise in gaming spending during lockdown
“A growth in subscriptions on platforms like Playstation and Xbox have contributed to overall sales in gaming"
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