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Read More »Julia Hardy and Jason Bradbury to host eSports Awards
Radio 1’s Julia Hardy and Gadget Show’s Jason Bradbury will be co-hosting the eSports Awards this November. Bradbury is a prolific TV presenter that has also hosted the launch of products from the likes of F1, Toyota, Microsoft and Samsung. Hardy is a popular games journalist and presenter, who has …
Read More »Relentless to open new Welsh studio
Relentless has signed a major deal with toy manufacturer Hasbro, and will open a new studio as a result of the partnership. The Buzz and Murder Files developer was granted 550,000 by the Welsh government to help it secure a collaboration with Hasbro, which will see it create multiple new …
Read More »Nintendo denies it is cancelling Wii U production
Nintendo has played down rumours suggesting it is ceasing production of the Wii U. Japanese news publication Nikkei revealed yesterday that the company would stop producing the Wii U before the end of the year. In a statement provided to Japanese website IT Media by Nintendo, the firm clarified: "The …
Read More »GAME: PS4 and Xbox One install base surpasses 5.1m in the UK
5.1 million PlayStation 4 and Xbox Ones have been sold in the UK. That’s according to High Street retailer GAME, which reported the figure in a presentation for its financials (as spotted by Videogamer). The firm cites GfK, IHS and IDG for these figures, which represent the install base of …
Read More »Arteezy, Universe depart EG for Secret days before rosters lock
Artour Arteezy” Babaev and Saahil Universe” Arora have left theEvil GeniusesDota 2team in chaos by joining Shanghai Major champions Team Secret. Thenews, confirmed late last night by Team Secret’s funding director Kemal Sadikoglu, means Rasmus Misery” Filipsen and Aliwi w33haa” Omar have been ousted from the squad with only four …
Read More »GAME’s profit and revenue fall during H1
GAME’s earnings were down by almost 10m for the half-year until January 23rd, 2016. The firm cited the ‘challenging UK market’ for the slump in earnings, which totalled 33.1m. The figure is a slight improvement on the profit warning GAME issued in January, when it predicted that its half-year results …
Read More »Relentless to open new Welsh studio, creating 70 jobs
Buzz creator helped by government to secure deal with Hasbro
Read More »PlayStation VR sells out on Amazon US within minutes
Sony’s PlayStation VR has sold out once again. The virtual reality headset went on sale on Amazon.com earlier, only to sell out within minutes. Other retailers still appear to have stock available for launch, although how long that will last remains to be seen. Customers in the US have the …
Read More »Sony to close DriveClub dev Evolution Studios
Racing specialist had been part of Sony family for more than decade
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