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Nintendo’s first foray into the world of smartphone gaming will be available in the UK this Thursday (March 31st). Those who have already registered for a Nintendo Account should have received an email informing them of the upcoming launch. The title will launch in the US on the same day. …

The eSports industry will receive 70% of all revenue from sponsors and advertisers in 2016, according to a Newzoo market report. The Global Esports Market Report expects brands, like endemic sponsors EIZO to the non-endemic Coca-Cola and PepsiCo companies, to spend $325m this year. That number represents a 49% growth …

22 years ago, Miles Jacobson entered Sports Interactive and landed his dream job working on Championship Manager. In the wake of his Person of the Year prize at the 2016 MCV Awards, he discusses his future in video games and looks back on a rollercoaster year. What does it mean …

Under four hours left to grab assets including weapons, characters, flora and vehicles

The US Department of Justice has said that it has successfully cracked the iPhone at the centre of the security dispute between Apple and the FBI. In February Apple hit the headlines when it accused the FBI of threatening digital security after the agency demanded that that the company help …

Three-day event aimed at introducing teenagers to aspects of the development industry joins London Games Festival line-up

‘The whole thing could have been handled better and a little more respectfully, but I’m not going to cry about it,’ says former Snake performer David Hayter of replacement by Kiefer Sutherland

18 years after the release of the first Colin McRae video game, the franchise finally comes to the new consoles. The rally driver’s name has not been used in the title since 2008’s Dirt 2, but with this new entry, Codemasters will feel it has a game to live up …

Support for the PlayStation VR headset on PC may one day be a reality. Sony EVP Masayasu Ito was questioned about the potential for the upcoming console-bound VR hardware by Japanese news outlet Nikkei (viaEurogamer). While making it clear that the PS4 maker has nothing to show for the moment”, …

‘We wouldn't do anything to sacrifice our creative vision, and we’re not going to remove something solely because someone may take issue with it,’ says director Jeff Kaplan of ‘easy’ decision