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Nier: Automata sales hit 1.5m units

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Square Enix and PlatinumGames’ Nier: Automata has now shipped over 1.5m units worldwide on PS4 and PC, the publisher has confirmed. Announced via Twitter this morning, the figure includes both physical and digital sales of the game, marking another 500,000 copies sold over the last two months since Square Enix’s …

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Nevada governer passes “esports betting bill”

las vegas sign 840jpg Nevada governer passes "esports betting bill"

Senate Bill 240 may not sound like a particularly exciting bill, but the bill, dubbed the “esports betting bill” has enshrined into law the right for people to have a flutter on esports events in gambling capital Las Vegas. The bill, signed into law by Nevada governor Brian Sandoval, comes …

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Far Cry 5 release date confirmed for February 27th 2018

1 far cry 5 headerjpg Far Cry 5 release date confirmed for February 27th 2018

Far Cry 5 will be arriving on PS4, Xbox One and PC on February 27th 2018, Ubisoft has confirmed, and will include support for both the PS4 Pro and Project Scorpio. For the first time in the series, Far Cry 5 will take players in the depths of rural America, …

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Sony ends production of PS3 in Japan

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After more than ten years on shop shelves, Sony has finally ceased production of the PlayStation 3, according to the official Japanese PlayStation website. As translated by Gematsu, shipments for the standard 500GB model have now officially ‘ended’. Sony previously hinted at the end of its production run back in …

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Overwatch re-enters UK charts at No.2, Injustice 2 keeps No.1 spot

3 overwatch tracer cropjpg Overwatch re-enters UK charts at No.2, Injustice 2 keeps No.1 spot

Hot off the back of the digital release of its Game of the Year edition, Blizzard Entertainment’s Overwatch climbed 16 places in the UK charts last week, claiming the No.2 spot after a impressive 281 per cent rise in sales week-on-week. It still wasn’t enough to dislodge Injustice 2, however, …

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Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass will ‘impact the future sales of consoles,’ says MIDiA

2 karol severinpng Microsoft's Xbox Game Pass will 'impact the future sales of consoles,' says MIDiA

MIDiA Research’s lead analyst for research on games and the mobile content economy Karol Severin shares his views on Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass and how it will affect the future of the digital games subscription market. He can be reached @karel_kayo Xbox has announced that its subscription service, Game Pass, …

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PCGamesN hires two new deputy editors

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PCGamesN has appointed two new deputy editors: Ben Maxwell (pictured left) from Future Publishing’s Edge magazine, and Julian Benson (pictured right), also of Future Publishing, from Kotaku UK. Benson and Maxwell will be replacing existingdeputy editor Phil Iwaniuk, who is departing the publication to pursue an MA.Maxwell will be joining …

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Twitch and Bandai Namco team up for Tekken World Tour eSports league

2 tekken 7png Twitch and Bandai Namco team up for Tekken World Tour eSports league

Twitch and Bandai Namco Entertainment America have announced an exclusive partnership to create the Tekken World Tour. The multi-year deal will not only see Twitch become the exclusive broadcasting platform for the new competitive games league, but the livestreaming service will also manage Tekken 7’s league operations, circuit events and …

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Fig: ‘I thought publishing was broken’

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When we think of industry-defining games, titles like Super Mario Bros., Tetris and Grand Theft Auto V immediately come to mind. No list would be complete, however, without the inclusion of Double Fine Adventure, the game that would eventually go on to be known as Broken Age and be responsible …

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Microsoft Beam rebranded as Mixer

1 mixerpng Microsoft Beam rebranded as Mixer

Microsoft Beam is no more. Instead, the platform holder’s interactive livestreaming service will now be known as Mixer, marking the next step in the evolution of its Xbox-based Twitch rival. "Mixer represents our vision for the next generation of multiplayer – watching and participating alongside your friends in gameplay streaming …

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