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In what is becoming a now weekly MCV story, UK sales of 3DS consoles and 3DS Pokmon games continue to rise as the Pokmon Go obsession continues. According to retail sources quoting GfK figures, Nintendo was the No.1 boxed games publisher (both in units and value) last week. The firm …

Powers, the first original PlayStation live-action TV series, has come to and end. Showrunner Brian Michael Bendis confirmed the cancellation on Twitter, although he has pointed out that the Marvel graphic novel of the same name will continue. Bendis also celebrated the 4m+ views that the opening episode of the …

American eSports organisation NRG has signed the former Luminosity Overwatch roster thanks, in part, to a tweet from co-owner Shaquille O’Neal. One of the most popular Overwatch streamers, Brandon Seagull” Larned, is a part of the team and last week received a tweet from NBA legend and co owner of …

‘I've seen attitudes go from 95 per cent supportive/five per cent meh to 50 per cent supportive/50 per cent angry, impatient, and downright hurtful,’ laments Ska Studios founder James Silva

Local man says players keep asking to enter his backyard to catch Pokémon

Developers have now earned more than $50 billion through Apple’s App Store, with last month providing a record-breaking chunk of the change. Apple CEO Tim Cook tweeted the news, congratulating devs for their success and such inspired creativity”. He added that July of this year had proved to be a …

Firelight Technologies has launched what it claims is the first sound library integrated in a professional-level audio tool, in the form of Fmod.io. CEO Brett Paterson runs through the news he hopes devs want to hear

Tamoor Hussain is GameSpot’s new UK editor, The Hut Group hires a new social media exec and Substance Global strengthens its teams. GameSpot promotes Hussain to UK editor The media site has appointed former news editor Tamoor Hussain as its new UK editor. Before joining GameSpot in early 2015, he …

VR-focused dev backed by companies including HTC and The VR Fund, and will use funding to grow, create original IP and build virtual reality technology

UK retail buyers have told MCV that they have ‘high hopes’ for Nintendo’s new console, but only if it’s affordable. Every retailer surveyed says that a sub-200 price tag will be ‘essential’ if Nintendo hopes to stage a comeback in the console market. The games industry sorely misses a strong …