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It’s almost as if investors didn’t do their research. After a long period of gains in the wake of Pokemon Go’s unprecedented success, Nintendo’s share price has fallen sharply after the platform holder issued a statement clarifying the game’s ownership and warning that it might not see the direct financial …
Read More »Pokémon Go misses out on UK mobile top spots in first week of release
Despite all of the hype surrounding Niantic’s latest mobile title, Pokmon was neither the most downloaded free game nor the highest-grossing iPhone release for the week ending July 17th. According to mobile charts from Reflection, the free-to-play title was the third most-downloaded Phone game of that period, beaten only by …
Read More »Intelli Reboot Digital invests in Mumbai developer UnderDogs
Undisclosed amount targeted at establishing relationships with firms and platforms including Disney, Tizen and MoboJoy
Read More »LEGO Star Wars The Force Awakens holds fourth consecutive UK No.1
Warner Bros’ latest LEGO game is just one week from equalling the franchise’s record for top spots in the UK charts. LEGO Star Wars The Force Awakens takes the No.1 spot for the fourth week running; one more week will see it level with LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes, …
Read More »Nintendo 3DS sales jump as Pokemon Go craze enters its second week
FivePokmon games were in the UK Top 50 All-Formats charts this week. Quoting GfK data, retailers have told MCV that Nintendo was the No.2 UK games publisher last week (in terms of software value) – almost entirely driven by sales ofPokmon titles. GfK predicts Nintendo, 3DS and thePokmon series will …
Read More »ELEAGUE hosting $300,000 Overwatch competition
ELEAGUE has partnered with FACEIT to host the Overwatch Open, which has a massive $300,000 prize pool. The competition will feature an online portion for both the European league and the American league, with the top performers heading to Turner Studios’ ELEAGUE arena in Atlanta for the regional finals and …
Read More »Now FaZe Clan is called out for CSGO gambling dishonesty
More names have been dragged into the swelling saga of illegitimate Counter Strike Global Offensive gambling videos. A number of members of eSports team FaZe Clan have been called out by HonorTheCall, which was the source behind the original scoop on shamed YouTubers TmarTn and ProSyndicate. These latest allegations relate …
Read More »Gamescom 2016 advance day tickets sold out
Koelnmesse has announced that its advance private tickets for this year’s Gamescom have sold out in record time. The firm has revealed that no more day tickets for consumers are available for consumers ahead of time, just three weeks before Gamescom 2016 takes place. However, gamers looking to attend the …
Read More »CD Projekt adds to calls for Sony to green-light cross platform play
A second dev has called on Sony to take the plunge and open up the PlayStation Network for cross platform multiplayer with Xbox Live. Yesterday Rocket League developer Psyonix said it was ready to go and merely needed the OK from Sony to make such a thing a reality. Now …
Read More »Even without digital data, Overwatch tops US June charts
Blizzard’s Overwatch fared well enough on consoles that even without its digital PC sales being taken into account, the shooter still topped NPD’s US charts for June. However, the year-on-year comparisons for the overall market were pretty bleak, with difficult comparisons to last year’s June launch of Batman: Arkham Knight. …
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