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The Alpha Republic of Esport, better known as Ares, has signed up to Gfinity’s Elite Series for Season 3. Ares are replacing esports organisation Endpoint in the new, bigger, Gfinity Elite Series which has increased the number of slots in the contest to 10. The new look Elite Series will …

After a tough year in 2016, the Call of Duty is comeback is now complete as WWII racks up the No.1 slot on PS4, Xbox One and All Platforms in the US for 2017. Those charts reflect dollar sales in both physical and full game digital sales across practically all …

Metal Gear Survive’s evolution of the franchise loses much of the series’ identity in a ‘fun non-canonical spin off’

Nintendo revealed yesterday that it has sold 1.5m Switch units in December in the US, according to NPD Group’s figures for the year – which has yet to release its full report. Nintendo’s console has now sold a grand total of 4.8m units in the country, making it the fastest-selling …

The US games market has had a stellar year, bouncing back from 2016 on a combination of stronger software and a new hardware platform. The NPD combines physical sales with many of the largest digital platforms, giving a far more representative idea of the health of the industry, and based …

Nintendo smashes 'screen-time' worries with its ingenious cardboard inventions

The first week of the Overwatch league drew big numbers, with 10m people tuning in during the opening matches to make the opening week a big success. The Overwatch League debut topped Twitch’s viewer counts, with Blizzard announcing that the debut had an average of 408,000 viewers per minute, while …

Newly acquired development team will create a new triple-A Alien experience

Twitch has announced a hat-trick of key hires. The streaming platform has today announced Sara Clemens as COO, Mark Weiler as SVP, head of platforms & services and Amir Shevat as VP of developer experience. In a press release announcing the hires, Twitch says that the hires reflect the company’s …

Nintendo announced the release of a new kind of gaming experience for the Switch, which involves turning cardboard into interactive toys, “to inspire creative minds and playful hearts alike.” Nintendo Labo focuses on DIY, with each kit turning the Switch into a new interactive creation (called Toy-Con): robot, piano, fishing …