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A new US patent from Nintendo seems to suggest that a new system from the company – presumably the NX – can draw on other computing devices for additional processing power. Patent application 20150343306 describes a system where a unit described as the ‘game console’ can then connect – either …

Turner Sports plans to expand its esports andCounter-Strikefootprint even further this winter. The American media company made headlines earlier this year after announcing it would run and televise aCounter-Strikeleague. Now the company, along with its partner, the international talent agency, WME | IMG, plans to run a separateCounter-Strike: Global OffensiveChampionship, …

Chief exec will be succeeded by Kati Levoranta after just one year

The two upcoming instalments in the Assassin’s Creed Chronicles series will not arrive until the start of 2016. Ubisoft has confirmed that Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: India will be released on January 12th and then Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: Russia on February 9th. The latter date will also see the release of …

Stéphane Gagné joins audio software provider as chief operating officer

Event celebrating ‘the most emotional video games’ to take place next February alongside 40-hour game jam

Firm seeks development partners for online and MMO games

In a presentation at the conclusion of Sunday’s Capcom Cup 2015,Street Fighterseries executive producer Yoshinori Ono announced the first details of the 2016 Capcom Pro Tour. With a baseline prize pool of half a million dollars, the tour next year will kick off on March 18 with Final Round in …

Capcom has said that some recent tweaks to Street Fighter V were born of its want for the game to appeal to as wide an audience as possible. The developer yesterday said that it had made several gameplay changes to try and ensure the game is accessible for as many …

The virtual reality revolution has been delayed. With both PlayStation VR (formerly known as Project Morpheus) and Oculus Rift due out in the first half of 2016, Valve’s HTC-made Vive headset stood as the only of the big players scheduled for a limited release in 2015. With just days left …