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It seems that Nintendo’s hesitance over promoting Super Smash Bros as a competitive fighting series is coming to an end. The firm has long struggled with its fans’ desire to play entries in the ensemble brawler franchise at pro-gaming tournaments, attempting to halt the streaming of Super Smash Bros Melee …

Avalanche Studios, best known for the chaotic Just Cause series and the upcoming post-apocalyptic title Mad Max, has entered the mobile market with Rumble City. The title is a bit different from the anarchic Just Cause series, and is a turn-based strategy game starring American bikers. Rumble City is already …

Stop us if you’ve heard this one before: a new mobile game promising ‘an HD console-quality experience on mobile’. Nevertheless, that’s what the next entry in Ubisoft’s series of Rayman spin-offs for smartphones and tablets is offering. Rayman Adventures does have some punch to back up its claim, however, as …

The amount of money League of Legends firm Riot put behind games media giant Curse has been revealed to be a hefty $30m. That’s according to the Los Angeles Times, who reports that the exact amount was revealed in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing on Tuesday. This follows the …

Payday 2 developer Overkill has said that it is upset about having to withdraw support for the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of online shooter Payday 2. The move was announced back in February but was somewhat overshadowed by the announcement of the PS4 and Xbox One versions of the …

The success story that is Ark: Survival Evolved continues to stomp all over the digital market. Studio Wildcard’s title has been getting a lot of attention from streamers, helping it to hit the sales milestone in a little over a month on the market. It was previously announced that the …

YouTube has announced the top 10 trending” games on its network for June, with Batman: Arkham Knight claiming first place. The game finished ahead of Lego Jurassic World – undoubtedly enjoying the runner-up spot thanks to the popularity of the non-Lego major motion picture – and Fallout 4. Warner Bros …

Another pair of Dragon Quest titles will receive western releases, according to series creator Yuji Horri. Gematsureports on Horri’s statements at Japan Expo 2015 in Paris over the past weekend, gathering multiple mentions from attendees posting to Twitter. Horri’s comments suggest the Nintendo 3DS remakes of Dragon Quest VII and …

Guinness World Records has announced MineCon 2015 has broken the record for the largest convention for a single videogame.” This year’s Minecon attracted 10,000 attendees – enough to set a new record for an event centered around video game IP. "For a multi-genre games convention to attract 10,000 fans is …