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Developers are still figuring out the virtual reality market, just as users are figuring out how it fits into their lives. Tanguy Dewavrin, CEO of social VR company Atom Republic, discusses VR’s social potential

In a blog post outlining the game’s new update, the PUBG team have shed light on the progress of vaulting. “There are some challenges to introducing the feature as soon as people are requesting,” said the blog post, written by the PUBG development and community team. “First of all, our …

UPDATED: Nintendo of Europe has since confirmed on Twitter that the Classic Mini: NES will also be returning to Europe next summer in addition to the US. Nintendo’s highly-sought after Classic Mini: NES is to go back into production, Nintendo of Japan tweeted this morning. The tweet, which Eurogamer has …

Nikki Lannen, CEO and founder of Dublin-based studio WarDucks (pictured right), speaks to MCV about her studio’s transition from mobile to console VR.  Virtual reality is the future. That looks pretty certain. The hardware is evolving, and adoption will almost certainly continue to increase. I work in a virtual reality …

You've probably received the marketing emails and promoted social media posts already. It's #videogamesday. But where did Video Games Day come from?

By some strange decree, September 12th (today) has been named National Video Games Day, and to celebrate, retailer GAME has dropped the price of the Nintendo Switch to 259 for one day only, making it a great time to pick up the console if you haven’t already done so. That’s …

Ubisoft’s Reflections studio has announced it’s releasing a brand-new PC game in just over a week’s time. Entitled Atomega, the online multiplayer FPS has seemingly come out of nowhere, joining Gunpoint dev Tom Francis’ new title Heat Signature (which also launches next week) in a number of surprise release announcements …

The London-based BAFTA Award-winning Bossa Studios has raised $10m in Series A investment funding, the company has today announced. The round was led by Atomico, with participation from existing investors London Venture Partners. Atomico co-founder and partner Mattias Ljungman and executive-in-residence Alexis Bonte will also join Bossa’s board as part …

Led by Atomico, the funds will help Bossa to attract the best talent internationally to the studio and focus on A.I. development

A StarCraft 2 pro, Yum ‘Sea’ Bo Sung has been disqualified from South Korea’s Afreeca Starleague season four, for inappropriate behaviour while streaming.  Bo Sung, who was drinking at the time of the alleged incidents, was recorded live on his stream touching a female South Korean livestreamer repeatedly. Later, this …