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Twitch and Reddit are doing something a little different at South by South West this year. The two companies have partnered in order to run an in person Ask Me Anything series, where tons of guests from all areas of South by South West will get on stage and answer …
Read More »Nevada Gaming Control Board to work with the Esports Integrity Coalition
The Esports Integrity Coalition has announced that it has signed an information sharing Memorandum of Understanding with the Nevada Gaming Control Board. This deal means that the ESIC and NGCB will share information on on eSports bets and suspected match fixing, allowing both parties to assess the data to see …
Read More »PS4 sales rise 64% in Japan as NieR: Automata debuts at No.1
PS4 sales in Japan shot up 64 per cent last week, according to the latest data from Famitsu, thanks to a number of new PS4 titles in the Japanese Top Ten. Chief among them was Nier: Automata, which debuted at the top of the charts after shifting 182,762 units. It’s …
Read More »Ghost Recon Wildlands beta sets new Ubisoft record
Over 6.8m players took part in the open beta for Ghost Recon Wildlands. That’s a record high for the company, overtaking the 6m people who participated in the For Honor beta earlier this month. Across the game’s various beta phases, some 6.83m players took part, with over 34m hours played. …
Read More »Distributor Snakebyte eyes up UK market
Consumer electronics specialist Snakebyte is branching out in to the UK and Ireland. The German company has partnered with UK sales and brand consultant Twenty5Eight Solutions, which is headed up by Big Ben Interactive’s and 4Gamers’ Neil Meredith. Snakebyte offers a range of gaming hardware and accessories, although it’s best …
Read More »SuperData predicts 5m Nintendo Switch sales by year end
The Nintendo Switch will sell around 5m units by the end of the year. That’s according to SuperData Research, as reported by Polygon. The number would be a pretty decent performance for the machine when you consider that the Switch’s predecessor, the Wii U, only hit 14m in its entire …
Read More »Oculus looks to bridge gap with Vive with big price cut
Oculus has announced the first major price cut for its Rift VR technology. The Rift headset itself has been cut from $599 to $499, while the recently released Touch controllers have been halved in price to $99 for the pair. This means that the Rift, two controllers and two camera …
Read More »More than 60 indie titles on Nintendo Switch by end of 2017
Nintendo announce commitment at Nintendo Indies
Read More »Epic Games and The Mill unveil Blackbird Automotive Capture
Epic Games, The Mill and Chevrolet team up to demonstrate new digital filmmaking technologies
Read More »Nvidia has officially announced the GTX 1080 Ti
The last GPU in Nvidia’s Pascal family has finally been announced. The GTX 1080 Ti looks not only to be a Titan X beater, but also offer a significant jump over the existing GTX 1080. In fact, Nvidia estimates a performance gain of some 35 per cent, which is better …
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