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Nintendo is closing down another of its social experiments, Miiverse. It’s the latest in a long history of abandoned social functions in both home console and handhelds. Jem Alexander ponders whether any social gimmicks can cross console generations and, if so, which

State of the art venue to host Overwatch, Hearthstone and act as WoW Arena venue before BlizzCon finals

After huge success in the US, Activision is bringing its Call of Duty Endowment programme to the UK. Funded by an in-game purchase in Call of Duty: Black Ops III, the charity will provide grants to help UK armed-forces veterans find ‘high-quality’ employment. For Call of Duty players, the Call …

Blizzard Entertainment has announced Thursday that it’s creating an esports arena near to the company’s headquarters in Burbank, California. According to a press release the stadium, entitled Blizzard Arena Los Angeles, is due to host a “steady schedule” of live events, to include Hearthstone’s championship tour, the Overwatch league and …

As the physical edition of Daedalic’s point-and-click adventure The Pillars of the Earth hits shelves today (September 8th), CEO Carsten Fichtelmann (pictured below) has told MCV he hopes the PS4 and Xbox One versions of the game will be a hit with players despite the genre being a difficult sell …

The remaster/re-release of the game due to come to Nintendo Switch as well as PS4 and Xbox One.

The service it provides is 'no longer necessary' according to Raptr CEO

Media Molecule's Catherine Wooley and Wooga's Glenna Buford inducted to Women in Games hall of fame

The release line-up of Take 2, both Rockstar studios and 2K, has looked somewhat thin this year, given the delay to Red Dead Redemption 2 and there only being a couple of major releases over at 2K as well. So Rockstar has looked into the past and unearthed detective-thriller, period …

In this month's print and digital editions, we have an exclusive interview with Ubisoft CEO and founder, Yves Guillemot, as we go behind the scenes at the publisher's Southeast Asian studios