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For the third week in a row, LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens claims the top spot in the UK charts. This is despite a 45 per cent dip in sales week-on-week. According to GfK, the only other LEGO title to spend more than three weeks at the head of …
Read More »Capcom Cup prize pool to be crowd funded
The prize pool for the Capcom Cup will be partially crowd funded with in game Street Fighter V items. At EVO Capcom announced the new Capcom Pro Tour Premier Package DLC for Street Fighter V, which includes a new stage and exclusive costumes. A percentage of each sale will go …
Read More »Microsoft explains ReCore’s lower Xbox One price point
ReCore has a $40 RRP in the US – that’s some way short from what you might expect for a first party triple-A title. Xbox marketing manager has on the TXR Podcast, as reported by GameSpot, cited a number of factors for the decision – including the fact it is …
Read More »Steam has its first VR-only best seller
Raw Data has become the first virtual reality title to claim the top spot in the Steam charts. Although the game is currently sitting at No.2 in the charts, PCGamesN reports that it claimed the No.1 spot for a period following its Early Access launch yesterday. The 30 game (currently …
Read More »Develop Awards 2016: In tweets
We take a look at the social media buzz around the excitement and celebration of the UK and European development community
Read More »Dota 2 gets weekend tournaments for everyone to enter
Valve has added weekend tournaments to Dota 2, allowing everyone to take part in some competitive action. The Summer Battle Cup season will feature new tournaments every Saturday at 7pm until the end of August. Teams of five players will party up and take part in an eight team single …
Read More »$15,000 cosplay competition to take place at The International 6
The International 6 will feature a $15,000 cosplay competition, giving the best Dota 2 cosplayers in the world a chance to show off on the biggest stage of the year. For the first time ever the best cosplayers will take to the main stage at The International to battle it …
Read More »NES Classic Mini will only ever have 30 games
Owners of Nintendo’s upcoming NES Classic Mini won’t be able to add new games to its library. The $60 machine, announced yesterday, includes 30 built-in games. Nintendo has now confirmed to Kotaku that the machine does not use physical media and cannot go online, meaning no future titles can be …
Read More »Develop Awards 2016: The Night In Pictures
Check out our photo round-up from this year's ceremony in Brighton
Read More »Twitch bans gay-themed game bundle Radiator 2
Radiator 2, a collection of three gay-themed titles that was recently released on Steam, has been banned from streaming site Twitch. Creator Robert Yang is used to has creations being blocked by the video network, but has expressed his surprise that these relatively old titles have suddenly been hit following …
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