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After speculation last week, FaZe Clan has announced that it will no longer be a part of the WESA organisation. Rumours first started appearing last week that said the organisation was looking to back out of WESA, after being unhappy with certain areas. Today FaZe confirmed in a statement on …

1,850 jobs are to be cut as part of Microsoft’s ending of its $7.2bn Nokia adventure. Microsoft acquired the Finnish company in 2013, having previously entered into partnership with the then struggling former giant in 2011. 1,350 of the job cuts will from the Finnish workforce. Microsoft has now said …

A pair of Xbox rumours have emerged suggesting that we’re on the cusp of an influx of new Xbox hardware. Kotaku reports that Microsoft will release two new Xbox consoles over the next two years. Later this year we’ll see a smaller, cheaper Xbox One followed by a fully upgraded …

Debut conference and showcase to take place in Paris this November

Konami has released the first details of PES 2017, which is due out this August. Powered once again with the Fox Engine, additions include the new Real Touch mechanic that alters the flow of the game based on more unpredictable ball movement, and a new Precise Pass system that brings …

A game long ago dubbed as the spiritual successor to GameCube outing Eternal Darkness is amazingly on the verge of yet another comeback. Games journo favourite Denis Dyack has resurfaced once more. No, not as part of Silicon Knights. That closed in 2013. And no, not as part of Precursor …

‘Because of your extensive options I am able to play every character in the roster and it feels great,’ wrote Zak. ‘Because of you I made my first snipe in a video game today’

The makers of PC strategy title Stellaris have taken action against a mod that appeared to push a white supremacist agenda. The mod in question removed the game’s rich mix of cultural and racial characters and replaced them with an all-white cast. Paradox has said that while it was uncomfortable …

Creators can utilise image from headset’s front-facing cam in either its distorted or corrected form

Former LA-based dev joins sibling brewery company in Wales