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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

Ubisoft’s London-based Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate has debuted at No.1, but its performance compared to its predecessors will be a big worry. Chart-Track says that its numbers fall short of surpassing any of the other major entries in the series”, although it did better fellow non-Ubisoft Montreal developed title Assassin’s Creed: …

CEO Khaled Helioui discusses how it has changed its development culture in the hopes of finding as much success in mobile as it has had in the browser