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The South Korean market is mainly driven by digital sales and online PC titles, the two being obviously closely linked. Data firm Euromonitor reports that, in 2014, online PC games accounted for 65 per cent of the overall $2.2bn (1.5bn) digital sales. Revenues generated by PC games increased by 16.9 …
Read More »The Last Guardian dev Fumito Ueda on maintaining a consistent vision for a decade
'I always take a point of reminding myself periodically: ‘What was the game I wanted to play?'' says creator of Ico and Shadow of the Colossus
Read More »Microsoft cuts Xbox One to £199.99
One particular Xbox One SKU can be had for the tidy sum of just 199.99 on the Xbox.com store right now. The FIFA 16 bundle, which includes EA’s game and the 500GB version of the console, is currently the same price as the Xbox 360 on Microsoft’s store. It has …
Read More »TinyBuild and G2A row escalates as both sides issue ultimatums
G2A calls for publisher to share suspicious keys, TinyBuild calls for digital retailer to offer better cuts from sales
Read More »G2A accuses TinyBuild of ‘unjustified demands’
The war of words between TinyBuild and G2A.com has significantly intensified, with the retailer rebutting the studio’s recent accusations. TinyBuild this week claimed that it had lost in the region of $450k worth of revenue to keys illicitly sold through the G2A marketplace. Before TinyBuild reached out to G2A, we …
Read More »Future acquires Imagine Publishing
The UK’s two largest video game magazine rivals are now one. Future has agreed terms to acquire Imagine Publishing parent Miura for 14.2m. Imagine’s portfolio includes GamesTM, Retro Gamer, Nowgamer.com, X-ONE, Play, For Beginners and SciFiNow. "This is a unique opportunity to acquire a market leading knowledge, science and technology …
Read More »A team-by-team introduction to professional Overwatch
Overwatch is still in it’s infancy but has shown promise from professional teams and developers that it is pushing to be the next great esport. ESL recently announced a $100,000 invitational tournament at the end of summer during Gamescom. With no announcements about official Activision Blizzard tournaments, many team owners …
Read More »felps: "Brazilians don’t give up"
We’re closing out our DreamHack ZOWIE Open Summer coverage with an interview with Joao "felps" Vasconcellos and Rafael "zakk" Fernandes following Immortal’s victory at the $100,000 event. Read more on HLTV >>>
Read More »Meet the players who’ve come out of nowhere to compete for a spot in the Hearthstone World Championship
In just a few days, eight relatively unknown players will travel to California to compete for just one spot in the Hearthstone World Championship. A total of $80,000 is on the line for the event, which is more money than these players have likely ever competed for before. But the …
Read More »CEO 2016 Smash Bros preview – The rivalry, the robot, the rest
The summer of Smash continues this weekend in Orlando, Florida at Community Effort Orlando 2016 (CEO). Originally a fighting game community event, CEO has now become one of the annual premier events for Smash. An impressive 678 entrants will be competing for the coveted CEO championship belt this year. Although …
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