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“The violent nature of the game has been the cause of many complaints from all quarters”

"Following an incredible 11 years since its initial launch back in 2009, we are officially announcing the closure of the original FarmVille game on Facebook"

After nearly 20 years of being exclusively available from the RuneScape website, the PC and Mac editions of the iconic MMOs RuneScape and Old School RuneScape will soon be available on the Steam platform.

According to Xbox head Phil Spencer, Japan is now Xbox's fastest-growing market. 

Luna seems as if it may already have an edge over its competitors – particularly Google's Stadia. 

Microsoft and Seagate will need to provide ample stock of the new devices and quickly in order to satisfy retail and consumer needs

This is a press release directly from the industry, selected by our editorial team for its importance, that we are reposting in addition to our usual coverage. German games market grows by 27 per cent in the first six months of 2020 Games and games hardware generated 3.7 billion euros …

The Game Awards returns for 2020 on December 10th, but like every other awards show it will be a little different this year. Rather than being presented from a glitzy theatre venue packed with the great-and-good of the industry, the event will instead adapt to the prevailing pandemic conditions.  Of …

French consumer organisation UFC-Que Choisir has announced that it is suing Nintendo for planned obsolescence and anti-consumer practices

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