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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 …

In the wake of ESL’s decision to implement drug testing at their next event, Gfinity has also begun working to combat the use of PEDs. Performance Enhancing Drugs, such as Adderall and Ritalin, are designed to improve focus and attention in sufferers of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Martin Wyatt, head …

Despite going on sale in April, we still don’t know how many Apple Watches have sold – and one analyst has said the silence is a sign of weakness. Apple yesterday reported nearly $11bn in profit for the quarter ending June but didn’t reveal any unit sales for the new …

Question marks hang over Mighty No.9’s September release date. Videogamer reports that retailers including Amazon, GameStop and Walmart have all changed their release date for the physical version of the game from September 2015 to 2016. When questioned, publisher Deep Silver chose not to comment on the news. Mighty No.9 …

Episodic game reaches milestone six months after launch