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Read More »Nexon acquire 49% equity stake in Thai publisher iDCC
Planning to buy the rest as soon as Thai government approve the deal
Read More »Wargaming launches Wargaming Alliance publishing label with Total War: Arena as first release
Label aiming to help third party developers with the move to free-to-play
Read More »LCS team owners send Riot a letter detailing their concerns
Team owners from across the LCS have penned a letter to Riot Games detailing their concerns about the league for 2017 and a suggested list of changes. The letter, which was obtained by Slingshot eSports, is signed by team owners from both the EU and NA LCS, including representatives from …
Read More »Batman: Arkham VR was the best-selling digital PSVR game in October
The Caped Crusader has emerged as the most popular of the PlayStation VR’s launch line-up on PSN. Sony says that Batman: Arkham VR was the best-selling digital PlayStation VR title in October. It looks like the combination of a strong IP, a good heritage in the Arkham games and a …
Read More »Report points to £199.99 and £249.99 Nintendo Switch launch price
The Nintendo Switch will be priced at 199.99 for the entry-level SKU in the UK, it has been claimed. Lets Play Video Games claims to have word from two sources that retailer GAME has been told that it should expect to sell the new console for 199.99 when it launches …
Read More »Amazon ordered to repay in-app purchases
A Seattle judge has ruled that Amazon must repay in-app purchases made without consent on Kindle and Android devices between 2011 and 2014. The decision is a result of a successful FTC lawsuit, although its calls for a lump sum refund of over $25m was rejected for being ‘too high’. …
Read More »The NES Classic Mini is in short supply
It’s not just the PS4 Pro that has had a storming week on the UK High Street. Supplies of Nintendo’s NES Classic Mini retro console seem to have run dry, with most major retailers seemingly out of stock of the 50 device. As a result, aftermarket prices have rocketed. Prices …
Read More »Dishonored 2 falls short of original as Call of Duty falls sharply
Activision’s Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare remains the UK No.1, despite suffering a steeper drop in sales than its genre rivals. Week two sales of the Infinity Ward game were down 55 per cent. That’s significantly more than the 39 per cent and 41 per cent drop off seen with …
Read More »PS4 console sales up 204% following Pro launch
Sony’s new powerful Pro console is in stores and has helped PS4 console sales triple in the UK. That’s according to GfK hardware data seen by MCV for the week ending Saturday, November 12th, which says that overall PlayStation 4 sales rose 204 per cent week-on-week. Of total PS4 sales …
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