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There’s another Assassin’s Creed game coming to mobile devices. Ubisoft is launching Assassin’s Creed: Identity onto the App Store on February 25th. The title is taking place during the Italian Renaissance with players charged with discovering the ‘Mystery of The Crows’. Players are able to customise their Assassin characters and …

But the Lego Marvel Avengers studio kicks off the New Year at No.2 in our monthly round-up of most successful studios

Equity investment share of money raised through Fig must undergo additional clarification by US SEC

Last week, YouTube channel The Fine Brothers attempted to trademark ‘React’ in an effort to monetise and license its reaction show format. The company attempted to lay claim to the word ‘react’ with regards to ‘entertainment services’.This, of course, drew the ire of the internet. Fine Bros has made its …

Having previously dismissed the technology, Wii U and 3DS platform holder Nintendo has seemingly softened its stance toward VR. Analyst Serkan Toto says that the company has told investors that it is looking at VR”, although it did not elaborate. There are three premium virtual reality headsets on the way …

Financials reveal 12.6 million lifetime sales for Wii U

'A lot of Chinese companies will come to the West and take the business more seriously,' says US GM Roy Liu

Nintendo’s net profit for the nine months ending December 31st slumped 31.9 per cent year-on-year to 40.55bn. Net sales fell 3.9 per cent to 425.66bn. However, Nintendo has now already hit its full year net profit target of 35bn. Operating income for the period was up 34.4 per cent at …

Mobile studio was the largest games company in the country; 160 laid off following closure

Ambitious puzzle game on track to outsell Braid’s first year sales in its debut week