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A 58 per cent jump in revenue at Blizzard has played a big part in Activision beating analyst expectations for the last quarter. Blizzard revenues for the period reached $441m, although that doesn’t quite match revenues from the company’s biggest contributor, King, which hit $475m. Activision generated $215m. Both Blizzard …

This week, MCV is all about VR and peripherals. First, we talk to Scuf’s CEO Duncan Ironmonger about the firm’s controller revolution and how the company won eSports. We also speak to the teams behind the HTC Vive, Oculus Rift and Sony’s PlayStation VR to see what went right, what …

After many years of struggling to recapture the glory years of the casual gaming bubble, Zynga has reported one of its best quarters for some time. GAAP revenue for the period grew four per cent year-on-year to $194.3m, with GAAP net losses reducing from $35.4m to $9.5m. The EBITDA numbers …

Developer Brendan Greene has confirmed that the possibility of bringing PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds to Xbox One and PS4 is being investigated. "We have a team working already on looking to port it to at least the Xbox One," Greene told BusinessInsider. "We’re looking at both consoles of course, but we have …

The Strong National Museum of Play announced the newest inductees to their collection

Indie studio renamed Praey for the Gods to avoid clashes with new Arkane Studios title.

The Game Awards host Geoff Keighley has announced he’s teaming up with the producers of E3 to bring two days of panels, talks, presentations "and other surprises" to this year’s show at The Novo on Tuesday June 13th and Wednesday June 14th. The E3 Coliseum has been in the works …

Last week, Nintendo unveiled a brand-new piece of hardware for the 3DS family – the New 2DS XL. It came as a surprise to almost everyone, especially considering the 3DS platform is now well over six years old. Indeed, with the launch of the Switch on March 3rd, many expected …

Last week on the way to work I overheard two guys talking and the conversation was going something like this: …and he keeps going on about how great this Horizon Zero Dawn game is, but I’m not sure whether to buy it or not.” At which point I butted in …

Prey for the Gods will now be called Praey for the Gods after its developer chose to avoid a trademark dispute with Bethesda. Bethesda, of course, this week publishes its new shooter Prey, which itself is a reprisal of the name used for the original 2006 2K title. Prey for …