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Amsterdam-based video game industry research firm Newzoo BV has announced that it is partnering with Euorpean eSports organization Fnatic as part of a plan to expand its data insights in the rapidly growing professional competitive gaming scene. Fnatic has professional teams in several of the biggest eSports games, includingLeague of …

Whoops. Sega has had to apologise after an update to mobile title Sonic Runners introduced a character with a rude name. The Halloween update was supposed to include ‘Boo’. Y’know, as in ‘ghost’. Instead, it actually offered a character called ‘Boob’. Y’know, as in ‘breast’. An in-game pop-up currently reads: …

Fnatic‘sBattlefield 4team have been the best in the world for some time. But now the team is quitting the game with a new pasture on the horizon. Overwatch‘s beta arrives on Tuesday and very few people have got their hands on the game. But big players in the esports scene …

Publishing label looking to bolster its portfolio at November 12th event

Overkill has at last responded to fans who continue to be outraged by the game’s recent addition of microtransactions. The shooter’s recent Black Market update added weapon-boosting perks to the game which can be obtained via a cash-purchase. Fans were especially agitated as the developer explicitly stated in may 2013 …

Platform holder will now release details on Xbox Live metrics instead

If Nintendo had had its way, James Bond would have killed none of his enemies in the hugely successful Goldeneye on N64. Bond is a violent franchise and making that fit with Nintendo, which is very much family-friendly, was a challenge,” the game’s co-designer Martin Hollis explained to an audience …

Eric Neustadter departs after 18 years with the company

There’s a rumour doing the rounds that Sony could surprise the gaming world this week with a shock release of No Man’s Sky tomorrow. The root of the chat appears to be the fact that No Man’s Sky is conspicuous in its absence from Sony’s Paris Games Week activities. Sony …

Develop asks why it’s entering the highly competitive space, and why developers should consider its new tech