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Developer Monolith Productions promises free updates to the game as it surgically extracts loot boxes
Read More »Middle-Earth: Shadow of War in-game microtransactions will be removed in their entirety
Sumo Digital: How we sold Snake Pass, what we learnt, and why it’s ‘bloody hard work’
Why did the work-for-hire studio decide to create its own IP and publish it itself? And despite considerable success, why does it have no plans to do so again?
Read More »Warner Bros and IO Interactive sign Hitman partnership
The first step of this new partnership will be the release of Hitman: Definitive Edition on PS4 and Xbox One on May 18th
Read More »Niantic settles Pokémon Go Fest lawsuit for $1.58m
Attendees who registered for the event through the Pokémon Go app will be able to claim travel reimbursement
Read More »The Void proves the concept of location-based VR with Star Wars: Secrets of the Empire
The Void offers bespoke virtual reality experiences for an emerging location-based market. If Secrets of the Empire is anything to go by, the VR arcade future looks bright.
Read More »Intel named as an official technology partner for NBA’s esports league
NBA 2K League games will take place on PC, rather than PS4 or Xbox One
Read More »MCV’s publisher NewBay acquired by Future Publishing
MCV joins numerous market-leading gaming brands within Future
Read More »The Story Mob is here to change the way you think about communications in esports
"We are fans, we love the games, we love the players and have been following them for years. We want this industry to be growing and get investment."
Read More »Twitch lets ‘more than 25’ staff go in round of redundancies
Company claims it wants to up its headcount by 30% in 2018
Read More »Amazon Game Studios’ Breakaway officially canned
“We didn’t achieve the breakthrough that made the game what we all hoped it could be,” the development team said
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