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Story from Nintendo Everything reveals that the game is in the Switch Firmware with Joy-Con Support.

The Destiny 2 developer answer the questions everyone's asking via it's blog - how did this happen?

Formula One as a sport has evolved tremendously over the last four years. Coincidentally, so has video games development. Sean Cleaver sat down with F1 2017's creative director Lee Mather, to discuss how Codemasters have coped with changes in this generation and the process behind improving the Forumla One game franchise

The former Zynga executive succeeds co-founder Dan Connors

Amazon have announced the Mobile Masters Las Vegas (MMLV) tournament, bringing mobile competition to the Millennial Esports Arena. The MMLV is part of Amazon’s efforts to make competitive gaming more open to mobile competitors and viewers, and is their second attempt at mobile esports after Mobile Masters New York back …

Destiny 2’s Week One figures may not have reached the same heights as its predecessor when it launched last week, but it’s still the biggest UK launch of the year so far – a feat it’s now managed to mirror on a worldwide scale, publisher Activision Blizzard has announced, delivering …

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive has launched in China, with Chinese publisher Perfect World releasing a special version of CS:GO in collaboration with developers Valve. The changes are slight, with cosmetic changes removing several symbols in the game that rule the game out for sale in China. That, and every user who …

As the games industry races to release games before Christmas, strees levels can rise. Recruitment specalists Amiqus ask developers how they cope with the increased work loads

When Rogue signed a Destiny 2 team ahead of the game’s release early in September, I wasn’t convinced. The game’s Crucible gameplay, while fun in its own way, didn’t seem like a natural fit for esports, and there’s currently no way for organised teams to compete, unless they manage to …

Destiny 2 has gone straight in at No.1 in the Japanese weekly chart, according to the latest data from Famitsu. The week ending September 10th was light on new releases, Famitsu notes, but Activision’s shooter (published by Sony in Japan) managed to shift 51,629 units in its first five days …