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Street Fighter star Daigo Umehara was beaten three games to two by Superstar rapper Lupe Fiasco in a Mad Catz Street Fighter V showmatch last night. The rapper, who is known to be a big fan of fighting games and games in general, pulled off the upset to a worldwide …

The latest game in Atlus’ Shin Megami Tenseiseries of RPGs has gone straight to the top spot in Japan, according to data from Famitsu. The 3DS game – Shin Megami Tensei IV: Final – sold 96,556 units in its launch week. And despite being a 3DS exclusive, hardware figures for …

As part of Casual Connect Europe 2016,David Hiltscher, VP Gaming Communities at ESL gave a talk on how to get started in developing for eSports. "Games tend to be synchronous multiplayer" he said, though he did note that asynchronous games can work in a competitive setting, as seen in the …

German developer looking to hire 50 new staff this year as it prepares for multiple new releases

The price of Fallout 4’s Season Pass will jump by 60 per cent at the start of next month. Bethesda has announced that the current price of 24.99 will stay in place until March 1st, when it will then be changed to 39.99. This is due to the fact that …

It would be hard to argue that Leffen had anything other than an excellent 2015. With wins at B.E.A.S.T. 5, CEO 2015, Super Smash Con, and HTC Throwdown, he’s become an unstoppable force in Melee, and is currently ranked 3rd according to theMelee It On Me Top 100. For most …

Latest release of 3D game engine also boasts smoother first-person shooter camera

Smartphone and tablet titles will be graphically superior to the current generation of consoles by the end of next year. That’s the bold claim from chip manufacturer ARM, which said that as mobile hardware already exceeds the visuals of the PS3 and Xbox 360, portable devices would surpass PS4 and …

Street Fighter V is finally here, but early buyers have faced a few issues playing the game online. Despite a number of beta tests in the long run up to release, the launch of the game yesterday (February 16th) brought with it some significant server woes, leaving players unable to …

Nizar Romdan adds his expectation that VR on mobile will see the transition of hardcore players onto smartphone and tablet platforms