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Participation in Joining Forces programme will see former military staff comprise three per cent of new hires over the next five years at Call of Duty studio

Angry Birds creator Rovio says that High Street stores should use augmented reality (AR) to make shopping more fun. The firm believes tech such as smartphones can make going to the shops more enjoyable, and encourage more customers to visit. The Finnish company recently released Angry Birds Action, a mobile …

Capcom has revealed that Street Fighter V has sold 1.4 million copies since its February launch. That’s according to a listing on the firm’s finance website, which lists the sales performance of various games – flick through to the fourth page to find Street Fighter V. That figure includes both …

Colleagues and friends remember former Star Wars: Starfighter, The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct and Ghostbusters: The Video Game developer as ‘the guy you wanted to have around’

Battleborn narrowly beat Call of Duty: Black Ops III to take the UK Top Spot this week. It achieved the feat by just 100 units, although these charts do not factor in digital sales, and so the real gap was likely much wider. Battleborn was the fourth best-selling game on …

The next entry in EA’s Battlefield series is taking the franchise to World War One and will be hitting shelves this October. The new title – Battlefield 1 – is set for release on PS4, Xbox One and PC (via Origin) on October 21st. Players will be able to fight …

Premier League football club West Ham United have signed their first eSports player, Sean “Dragonn” Allen. Allen is a professional FIFA player, and considered to be one of the top competitors in the world. He came second at the 2016 FIFA interactive World Cup, where he narrowly lost to Mohamad …

German football club FC Schalke 04 has purchased a spot in the EU LCS from Elements according to the eSports Observer. According to multiple sources” the deal will be confirmed next week with Elements selling their place in the league to the football club after failing to do so before …

Premier League football club West Ham United have signed their first eSports player, Sean Dragonn” Allen. Allen is a professional FIFA player, and considered to be one of the top competitors in the world. He came second at the 2016 FIFA interactive World Cup, where he narrowly lost to Mohamad …

Audio giant Dolby will sponsor an Overwatch tournament due to take place days after the game’s release. Agents Rising will feature a $10,000 prize pool, making it the largest prize pool in Overwatch history. Taking place on the 28th and 29th May the event will be held at the eSports …