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Boxed game sales continue to be a core driver of the Nordic games market, despite a recent decline at games retail in the region. According to the Association for the Nordic Game Industry (ANGI), in 2014, the value of Nordic retail sales decreased by 18 per cent. More games were …

Capcom has reported half-year financial results showing drops in profit from all major divisions. The publisher actually brought in a 22 per cent increase in revenue to $262m, but profits slumped across the board, with Digital, Arcade, and Pachinko segments all in decline compared to the same period a year …

Koei Tecmo has reported six-month financial results showing dips in both revenue and profit, though the company believes the strong performances of its collaboration titles” will lead to better-than-expected full year results. The firm brought in $20.45m in profit for the first six months of its fiscal year (ending March …

Fallout 4 continues its reign atop Steam’s best-selling products chart, while Football Manager 2016 has settled into the runner-up position for consecutive weeks. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive took third, knocking Black Ops II down a peg to fourth in the process, and GTA V rounds out the top five. Past chart …

The world’s largestesportscompany just got bigger. Europe-based tournament organizerESLhas acquiredCounter-Strike: Global OffensiveplatformESEA, the companyannouncedon its website today. ESEA will continue operations as usual, but will have access to ESL products and services for the future, according to the company’s press release. Read more at Daily Dot >>>

Bot maker Bossland has accused Blizzard of illicitly obtaining the source code to one of its cheating products. Blizzard recently filed a lawsuit against the company concerning its bot software Buddy, which allows gamers to cheat at a range of titles including World of Warcraft, Heroes of the Storm and …

What do Warner Bros, PlayStation, Xbox UK, 505 Games and Ubisoft have in common? How about GAME, Indigo Pearl and Twitch? No? Try Team 17’s Debbie Bestwick, Nintendo’s James Honeywell and Games Centre’s Craig Kennedy. They were all winners at this year’s MCV Awards – and you could join this …

The jury remains out on the real market potential of virtual reality but analyst Superdata thinks it’s going to be a BIG hit. VG247 reports that the company has predicted that a whopping 70m VR headsets will have been purchased by the end of 2017. This represents around $8.8bn in …

Unikrn have today announced their first foray into team ownership with an all-female competitive Counter-Strike: Global Offensive team. The team, comprised of five European women from the UK, France, Greece and Germany, was formed in conjunction with Luxbet, a division of Unikrn’s global partner and wagering service Tabcorp. The formation …

Retailer GameStop has reported an annual fall in sales and profit. Global net sales fell 3.6 per cent to $2.016m for the quarter ending October 31st, while profit fell 11.4 per cent to $57m. Currency fluctuations played a part in the numbers, however, and the company’s full year forecasts remain …