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Recently released free-to-play game Pokmon Go is going to make a lot of money, research firm App Annie claims. The company says that Pokmon Go could potentially generate $1bn a year, on the condition that the game no longer suffers server issues, is out worldwide and has further social and …

CEO Paul Wedgwood also sells back-end tech firm Fireteam and publisher Warchest

The FTC has lambasted Warner Bros after it was discovered that it paid hundreds to tens of thousands of dollars” to a number of YouTubers to praise its Lord of the Rings title Shadow of Mordor. Recode reports that Warner paid agency Plaid Social Labs to create sponsored videos for …

New video games expo GamerMania has been cancelled. It was set to take place between July 29th and August 1st at London Excel. The event was being organised by MCM, the team behind the successful Comic Con events in May and October. GamerMania was announced in September last year as …

UK gamers may not have long to wait to get their hands on the official release of Pokemon Go. The game’s rollout outside of North America and Australia/New Zealand was earlier described as being on hold as co-developer Niantic struggled to keep up with the server demands of the title’s …

Virtual reality and indie titles on show in Brighton this week

Having previously been due out at the end of July, Warner’s HD Batman collection Return to Arkham may be far further off then expected. Eurogamer has word from multiple sources” that the game, the shock delay of which was announced at the end of June, will not now be released …

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Space sandbox title Starbound is leaving Steam Early Access after two and a half years. This news was announced via developer Chucklefish’s website, which says that Starbound is launching on July 22nd. The developer notes that though the game will be officially out after this point, it will continue to …

The decision to move Evolve from a premium to free-to-play business model appears to be giving the team shooter a new lease of life. The game’s player base has increased by a whopping 26,000 per cent since its transition to a free-to-play model. Evolve had around 200 players when the …