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Is the boom in the popularity of eSports a fad or a sign of the future of video games? It could actually be more than that, according to Sean ‘Day9’ Plott. The Starcraft and Hearthstone legend has told Business Insider that the potential of eSports goes well beyond simply redefining …

Sony has reported an increase in sales and income for the quarter ending December 31st. Revenues were up 6.5 per cent to 14.4bn, with operating income up by over 100 per cent at just over 1bn. Favourable exchange rates were credited as the main reason for the boom, although PS4 …

PEGI age ratings will now be displayed on games sold on the Google Play store. It is part of PEGI’s roll-out onto digital platforms via The International Age Rating Coalition (IARC). The Coalition allows developers to submit their game to one group, and obtain an age rating for multiple markets …

Free IARC system designed to streamline certification process for developers

Online game subscriptions like PlayStation Plus and Xbox Live will now be used to calculate the impact of inflation. As spotted by Eurogamer, these schemes have been added into the UK Government’s consumer price index (CPI), the list of goods and services used to measure inflation. PlayStation Plus and Xbox …

‘It’s an exciting time to be an indie developer’

Today’s news of Nintendo’s long-awaited move into mobile gaming will provide a lift to the company’s ongoing hardware aspirations. That’s according to IHS’ head of games research Piers Harding-Rolls. The Nintendo-DeNA alliance is a good fit and offers up a number of important synergies for two companies that are no …

MCV takes a look at the best accessories heading to UK retail. This week, we investigate Nvidia’s living room debut and hook up with GameCube controllers on Wii U and PC Nvidia Shield Nvidia’s Android gaming platform is coming to the living room in the form of the Nvidia Shield. …

Bandai Namco’s latest Dragon Ball title Xenoverse has shipped 1.5m units globally. The game launched on February 27th for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC. It debuted at third place in the GfK Chart-Track Top 40. It also topped the global Steam charts for the week …

Modern Warfare lead designer Todd Alderman returns as multiplayer project director