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In a move that highlights the extent of the sometimes quiet growth of eSports, UK company Gfinity is preparing to float. City AM reports that the Kingston outfit hopes to raise around 3m in the process, based on a supposed market value of around 13m. The move will leave founder …

Reports in the Chinese media suggest that PS4 will launch at a lower price than Xbox One. Kotaku reports that various Chinese outlets reckon that Sony will launch the console at CNY 2,999 (310). The base Xbox One costs CNY 3,699 (382) while the Kinect version costs CNY 4,299 (444). …

New 3DS XL to take its place

Sales of both next-gen consoles were up sharply week-on-week in the UK last week as retailers offered some great Black Friday deals. Overall games hardware sales (both consoles and handhelds) soared past 300k units, a retail source has told MCV. Home console sales in the UK are at this point …

Moon Studios' Gennadiy Korol talks us through the development of its upcoming Xbox One game

'The launch of any online game these days has potential issues. But I hope that players will be encouraged by our open approach'

The 3DS XL is being dropped in Japan before its successor has even been released in the West. Siliconera reports that Nintendo’s Japanese 3DS XL page lists all seven colour variants of the model as ending production soon”, presumably with an eye to the New 3DS XL becoming the go-to …

The MCV Awards have been upgraded for next year, with new categories and recognition for individuals’ efforts. New awards this year include nods for Buying Team, Digital Marketing Team, Agency Team, and Indie Games Label – alongside hotly-contended core awards including Games Retailer, New Games Brand, and Game Campaign. Plus, …

Offers on games and consoles during last week’s Black Friday sales have seen a number of titles shoot back up the UK retail chart. According to the latest Ukie Games Charts, compiled by GfK Chart-Track, Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare saw its sales more than double, rising 110 per cent. …

John Broomhall pauses to reflect on how game audio has progressed over the years