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The temporary lifting of the ban on video games console sales in China is to be made permanent. The Wall Street Journal reports that the temporary easing of restrictions introduced last year is also to be eased, allowing foreign companies to manufacture and sell games and hardware anywhere in the …

Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo now able to manufacture and sell hardware anywhere in the country

SCEA director of music Chuck Doud will discuss Sony’s visions for the future of video game music

He was for years THE iconic face of the WWF/WWE, but now Hulk Hogan is being wiped from wrestling history. Terry ‘Hulk Hogan’ Bollea has in recent days been caught up in a huge media furore after it emerged that a tape of him that is currently embroiled in a …

The popularity of Candy Crush among women and older gamers has led it to be voted as the UK’s favourite title. That’s according to a YouGov survey of almost 2,000 Brits, who were asked to select their preferred title – past or present. Candy Crush was the clear winner among …

Having deactivated its servers only hours after going live, Capcom has now put a complete temporary stop to the Street Fighter V PS4 beta. The beta went live early this morning but has been beset with connectivity problems from the off. The servers were taken offline around an hour after …

Contest returns to reward the best of British when it comes to unreleased games

King’s AlphaBetty Saga claims most downloads for the month

What makes a good game? Is it possible to quantify what ‘good’ means? No it’s not, Randy Pitchford argues. You may not like Aliens: Colonial Marines, but he certainly does. Speaking to Eurogamer, Pitchford produced an email from a fan. "I really enjoyed AC:M, my all-time favourite game," it said. …

Harbottle & Lewis associateKostyantyn Lobov details the issues facing various areas of the industry as allegations of doping run rampant in the eSports space. Year after year, the march of eSports towards mainstream acceptance continues to gather momentum. However, with prize pools often now stretching into the millions and tournaments …