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Analyst HIS Markit has increased its projected launch sales for the Xbox One X, which arrives worldwide today. Having previously predicted 2017 sales of 500k units, the company now reckons Microsoft could sell as many as 900k Xbox One X’s by the end of the year. “Feedback on pre-order volume …

Xbox intends to bolster its range of first party games in a strategic shift back toward software. In an interview with Bloomberg, Xbox boss Phil Spencer – who was recently promoted to a role where he reports directly to Microsoft boss Satya Nadella – has said that the company is …

In a unique approach to gauging interest and testing, Bossa are giving Decksplash away for a limited time. Product manager, Ricardo Rego, tells us why

UK Games Fund gives £25,000 to each studio from the Government funded competition

The Xbox manufacturer will refocus back to games development following a tough few years for its first party studios

Teams from South Korea were over the weekend crowned the world champions in three top esports. As previously reported, firstly Samsung Galaxy (SSG) claimed the League of Legends Worlds tournament after defeating fellow South Korean outfit SK Telecom T1 (SKT) 3-0. SSG had to come through a tough bracket to …

Hearthstone’s next expansion will be with us next month, and Blizzard has already given us a glimpse of some of the new cards it will deliver. The most ridiculous offerings come from the free PvE Dungeon Run mode. Luckily these won’t feature in the main game, as their effects are …

Speaking to The Times, the BGI's Rick Gibson talks about the need to create funding to help start-up companies get their feet on the ground

Entry costs are a big problem for Hearthstone. Existing players facing growing expenditure to keep up with the new cards and keep their decks relevant in the constantly shifting Standard meta, while new players face an almost impossible outlay to build a competitive deck. But upcoming expansion Kobolds and Catacombs …

What a difference a year makes. Call of Duty WW2 has braved the artillery fire of franchise fatigue. Stormed the machine gun nests of digital shift and put a Churchill-like two fingers up to the loot crate furore. Some had written off the franchise after last year’s less-than-stellar sci-fi outing, …