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Read More »Do we need a British Games Institute?
In the last few years, video games have come a long way in terms of working with government. Thanks to the tireless work of certain members of our industry, UK video games have received tax relief (VGTR) since 2014. And thanks to the Livingstone-Hope report, we now have coding on …
Read More »Splatoon 2 to receive global testfire on Switch from March 24th
Nintendo’s inky online shooter Splatoon 2 is getting an early demo on Switch at the end of March. The game itself isn’t due to launch until sometime this summer, but Nintendo will be holding its first ‘global testfire’ for the game between March 24th and March 26th, giving players another …
Read More »Valve boss Newell decries Trump immigration ban, talks future of International esports event
""We have people who work at Valve who can’t go home. They've been here for years."
Read More »Twitch’s new Communities to help aid discoverability
Twitch has launched its new Communities feature, an open beta directory that allows creators and viewers to discover and share content based on their interests more easily. The service, which starts today, will supplement Twitch’s existing directory, but will also allow users to organise their profiles into interest or activity-based …
Read More »Humble Bundle announces move into publishing
Seven titles already on Humble's slate
Read More »Publishers report increased digital sales in 2016
It’s financial report season in the games industry, and several companies have revealed that digital sales are on the rise. Microsoft kicked things off stating its software sales and services revenue were up 18 per cent year-on-year, and that digital transactions reached $1bn [800m] this quarter. The company also revealed …
Read More »Overwatch fastest Blizzard franchise to reach 25m players worldwide
Overwatch has become the fastest Blizzard franchise to reach 25m players worldwide, with its Q4 monthly active users reaching a new franchise high, Activision Blizzard revealed in its Q4 financial results. Overwatch also now holds the record for the strongest launch year in terms of financial performance, beating the previous …
Read More »Parent company of the Boston Bruins invests heavily in Splyce
Delaware North, the company behind the Boston Bruins NHL team, has invested in eSports organisation Splyce. Specifics of the deal were not announced, however Delaware North will be helping out the organization in multiple areas, and will hope to hold eSports events at the TD Garden, a venue that the …
Read More »No new Skylanders this year, but toy-to-life franchise isn’t dead yet
Activision’s toy-to-life franchise Skylanders won’t be back for 2017, the company has confirmed, but a new entry in the series will resurface at some point in the future, according to Eurogamer. With most of the Skylanders team at Vicarious Visions having now been moved on to work on Destiny, the …
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