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Despite major publishers trying to crack down on gambling around their games, this sector has become one worth billions. According to a new report by ESPN – citing research from Eilers & Krejcik Gaming and Narus Advisors – in the region of $5bn was made from in-game gambling for Valve’s …
Read More »LEGO Worlds is coming to the Nintendo Switch
The list of confirmed Switch games is getting bigger, as Traveller’s Tale has announced that LEGO Worlds will be releasing on Nintendo’s new console. Head of design Arthur Parsons announced it on Twitter, after he was asked by another user what were the LEGO plans for the Switch. Parsons answered: …
Read More »New Xbox One update adds Copilot accessibility feature for Insiders
The first wave of Microsoft’s Creators Update has begun rolling out to members of the Xbox Insider Program, the company announced yesterday. Chief among them is the new Copilot feature that will help make the console more accessible to players with disabilities. The Copilot feature allows two controllers to act …
Read More »505 Games parent company buys Assetto Corsa studio
Digital Bros, the Italian owner of 505 Games, has purchased the developer behind sim racing game Assetto Corsa, Kunos Simulazioni, for 3.7m. 2.36m of that figure is cash; half that amount is being paid now, with the rest coming in one year’s time. Meanwhile, the additional 1.37m is being paid …
Read More »Starbound reaches 2.5m units sold
Indie studio Chucklefish has announced that Starbound has reached a new milestone, having sold more than 2.5 million copies over the Christmas break, six months after it officially launch. The title previously spent two and a half years in Early Access, so there’s a good chance this figure also includes …
Read More »Here’s your first look at Nintendo Switch’s touch screen
Despite reports doing the rounds prior to its reveal, and it being in fact confirmed by Nintendo, we still don’t know much about the touch screen functionality of Switch. But now we have had our first look at how this is handled thanks to footage captured by All Games Beta …
Read More »Former Harmonix COO Florian Hunziker joins Sony
Becomes PlayStation of America's VP of third party relations and developer technology group
Read More »Livingstone and Gibson call for UK government to create British Games Institute
Some of the biggest names in the UK games industry have called for a new organisation, founded with government money, to fund UK games production, culture and education. Industry veteran Ian Livingstone and investment consultant Rick Gibson have announced their blueprint for a new body called the British Games Institute. …
Read More »Livingstone and Gibson call for new UK games investment fund
Both UKIE and TIGA will back the newly proposed British Games Institute scheme to promote cultural, creative and economic impact of games.
Read More »Tekken 7 release date confirmed for June 2nd
Tekken 7 is launching on June 2nd on PS4, Xbox One and PC, Bandai Namco has announced, and will come in multiple editions at retail. The standard Day One version of the game will come with a physical copy of the game and the Eliza character DLC, but there will …
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