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After the success of its Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia books, Nintendo and comics publisher Dark Horse have announced a brand-new graphic novel centred around its family-friendly fighting game, Arms. Illustrated by Joe Ng, thegraphic novel is set to arrive in Fall 2018 and willlikely explore the game’s rather bizarre …

The government’s plan for a new Industrial Strategy came with a promise to deliver early “sector deals” to supercharge a modern, inclusive digital economy. The creative industries (and games) were identified as key in the Industrial Strategy Green Paper. Since January, we’ve been gestating. The Ukie team has been working …

French football club Paris St Germain is withdrawing from League of Legends after its roster failed to reach the EU LCS. A post on the team’s website cites “numerous uncertainties” as PSG stepped up preparation for the 2018 season, and claimed that their experiences in the Challenger Series lead to …

The Xbox One X is the most powerful console ever made, but coming a year after the PS4 Pro, we wondered if Microsoft was concerned about being seen as a bit late to the party. But Albert Penello, who leads marketing for Xbox consoles globally, told MCV that he was …

One year ago, Sean Cleaver spent upwards of £450 on Sony’s newest technological toy. Critics and consumers may be a bit cold on the tech now but he still believes that there is much to celebrate

The Animation Showdown developer gets purchased by the MTG owned publisher

Capcom has announced the long rumoured Street Fighter V enhanced edition, entitled Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition, after datamines and leaks revealed the game’s existence.  The Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition will be released worldwide on 16 January 2018, and given for free to all owners of Street Fighter V.  …

There’s nothing quite like Rocket League in competitive gaming today. Sure, FIFA has its pro players, but that’s a serious, by-the-numbers simulation. Competitive Rocket League, on the other hand, challenges coordinated teams of three to blisteringly fast, acrobatic, aerial football battles in series of swift five-minute games. And they’re driving …

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds has announced its next big esports event, with a $200,000 invitational taking place at IEM Oakland. The event will take place on November 18 and 19 in Oakland’s Oracle Arena, home of NBA’s Golden State Warriors.   The tournament, unlike previous large events which have shown off a …

Rumours of VR’s death have been greatly exaggerated, argues Climax Studios’ CEO, Simon Gardner. While niche now, the technology only paves the way for the ubiquity of AR and a new iPhone could be the catalyst