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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 …

Total video game spending in the US fell two per cent year-on-year to $568m this August, following declines in both hardware and software spending, according to the latest data from NPD. On the hardware front, spending growth generated by the Switch (which remained the best-selling piece of hardware last month) …

Team YP, the esports outfit run and sponsored by adult entertainment site YouPorn, has disbanded. The news comes from Clément ‘Quoizamama’ Dubois, who tweeted the news to his personal Twitter account. The team’s roster includes Valentine ‘Valmaster’ Petit, Dubois, Gregory ‘XEWER’ Boye, Enzo ‘Zenko’ Perri, Ivan ‘Osnazeni’ Markeljic  and Huge …

Overwatch is having another free weekend, playable for free for the PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One from September 22 – 25. The full game will be playable, barring Competitive Play. This includes all heroes and maps, including the brand new Escort map, Junkertown. "Players will also have the ability …

London start-up Conspexit Games Studio has teamed up with developer Kuju on a new augmented reality game. Using Conspexit’s proprietary tech, the duo hope to push the boundaries of the AR sector by not only challenging players’ overall skill level, but also provide an opportunity for them to "participate in …

The programme, powered by PlayStation, started on September 1st 2014 and continues to grow wiith new partners