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The international rollout of Pokemon Go has been ‘paused’ while co-creator Niantic works on its server performance. The game, which is a co-creation from Niantic, The Pokemon Company and Nintendo, has been an absolute smash hit on iOS and Android in the US, Australia and New Zealand. Gamers in other …
Read More »Billing better games: What App Store subscriptions mean for devs
Joost van Dreunen reflects on the impact of Apple’s plans to allow developers to introduce a paid subscription model to their games on the App Store
Read More »The Best of Brighton: This year’s must-see talks and sessions at Develop
We round up the essential sessions, keynotes and more at Tandem Events’ annual conference
Read More »Retailers to offer Xbox One Scorpio trade-in programs
Original Xbox One owners will be able to trade-in their old console for the new Project Scorpio one when it launches. Speaking to The Daily Star, head of Xbox operations Dave McCarthy confirmed that Microsoft is in talks with retailers to offer trade-in programs. "Some of our retail partners today …
Read More »NPD launches digital games tracking service in US
The United States is getting a combined digital-physical games chart which launches later this month Research firm NPD’s monthly games reports will now include digital sales, starting with on July 21st. The firm’s round-ups will also now be launching on the third week of the month. So far, Activision Blizzard, …
Read More »NPD adds data for digital games to its sales figures
Major publishers including EA, Activision and Ubisoft sign up to service, but platform holders Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo remain untracked for now
Read More »LEGO Star Wars No.1 in UK for second week
Warner Bros’ latest LEGO Star Wars title takes the top spot for the second week running. The Force Awakens maintains the No.1 slot with just a 54 per cent dip in sales week-on-week. Meanwhile, Overwatch rises on week to second place with sales falling just two per cent. Bethesda’s Doom …
Read More »Blizzard, Valve and Capcom lead dev finalists for eSports Industry Awards 2016
Ceremony of burgeoning pro-gaming sector takes place on November 21st at The Brewery, London
Read More »eSports Industry Awards 2016 finalists announced
The initial set of finalists for the eSports Industry Awards 2016 – taking place Monday 21st November at the Brewery, London – have been announced. Hosted by games industry commentator and presenter Julia Hardy and the Gadget Show’s Jason Bradbury, over 600 of the industry’s leading figures will gatherto celebrate …
Read More »NaDeSHoT’s Hundred Thieves release Call of Duty roster
Hundred Thieves has released its Call of Duty team after a disappointing last place finish in stage two of the North American Call of Duty World League. The organisation was formed earlier this year by former OpTic Gaming legend Matthew "NaDeSHoT" Haag. Its first acquisition was a Call of Duty …
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