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Double Fine founder says games sales have surpassed total raised via Kickstarter

The two-day funeral for former Nintendo president Satoru Iwata was attended by around 4,100 people. The Wall Street Journal reports that thousands of well-wishers lined up to pass the coffin, many carrying their 3DS handheld with them. 2,600 attended on the first day and 1,400 on the second. Iwata’s death …

Capcom has adapted a slightly different business model for Street Fighter V, with players able to earn all of its extra content without spending a penny. The publisher describes it as a service-based approach” and it certainly seems to ape the model seen in hits such as League of Legends …

After seven years of bogies, Rory McIlroy has helped 2015’s instalment in the PGA Tour series straight to the UK retail chart top spot. Rory McIlroy PGA Tour is a big shake-up for the golfing franchise – it’s both the first PGA Tour to drop a year from its title …

Virtual reality pioneer snaps up Israel-based firm to “advance virtual reality”

Hotly anticipated sequel is most funded game of all time on leading crowdfunding platform

Dead or Alive and Ninja Gaiden creator Tomonobu Itagaki has said Devil’s Third’s scathing previews are due to previewers not being sufficiently skilled. The game has already being described as shaping up to be one of the worst games Nintendo has ever published” and a cruel joke” by Videogamer while …

Develop Award-winning studio State of Play on how it built an entire game out of paper and cardboard

The premier fighting game tournament of the year, Evo, drew more than 250,000 Twitch viewers to see Momochi win Ultra Street Fighter 4 last night. The three-day event broke multiple viewership records during previous finals, which saw Smash Bros. Melee becoming the most watched fighting game event with 206,839 viewers …

The world’s best known fighting game video game championships takes place in Las Vegas this weekend. The Evolution Championship Series 2015 will feature some of the biggest names in eSports fighting and a host of title including Ultra Street Fighter IV, Mortal Kombat X, Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3, Tekken …