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DNA VR has officially opened the first full-scale virtual reality arcade in London. Based in Islington, the site has over 25 VR titles on offer, and aims to appeal to both gamers and non-gamers alike. Titles include Arizona Sunshine, Fruit Ninja VR, Space Pirate Trainer, The Lab, Raw Data and …

If UK esports are going to match the success of Team GB, then it has to build wider acceptance, not only with gamers, but also their parents and the public at large. For without broad cultural support, it will be struggle to become true contenders at the highest level. That’s …

ESL announced Monday that they would be partnering with Disney to air two original ESL television series’ on Disney’s D|XP. D|XP is a summer programming segment on channel Disney XD, which will focus entirely on the world of gaming. This’ll be a first for ESL who haven’t broadcast on American …

Console esports simply wouldn’t be at the level they are today if it wasn’t for highly-modified competitive controllers. The latest – and arguably greatest – such controller is the new Evil Shift from Evil Controllers, which is due to be released later this summer. Such controllers allow competitors to perform …

Devolver Digital has announced its upcoming online action game Absolver will receive a limited physical release in when it launches next month. This is in addition to its standard digital release. Launching on PS4 and PC on August 29th, Devolver Digital will also be releasing 3,250 physical collector’s editions per …

BioWare’s general manager Aaryn Flynn has announced its departure from the studio, with former Mass Effect lead Casey Hudson due to return and take over the role. This was announced in two posts on BioWare’s blog, with Flynn saying he’ll be leaving at the end of July after 17 years …

Keeping mobile users engaged with new apps and games is a tricky business, butrowth marketing platform Iterable has released a new report analysing how game publishers can do just that – which is important, considering 62 per cent of smartphone owners are now installing a game within a week of …

Until Dawn creator Supermassive Games has appointed industry veteran Jim Woods as executive producer. Joining from Sega Europe, where he was director of development services, Woods has been working in the industry since the late 80s in various senior management roles for the likes of DMA Design or Codemasters. His …

Kalypso Media has reported significant growth in its Asian and Russian operations, with China now forming 20 per cent of the publisher’s overall digital PC sales. That’s an increase of 19 per cent year-on-year. The publisher has also seen promising pre-sale figures for several of its upcoming titles in China …

Ubisoft has announced its Q1 sales report for fiscal year 2017-18. Sales were up 45.2 per cent year-on-year between April and June 30th, amounting to €202.1m. That’s just over €30m more than expectations. Of that €202.1m, 94.3 per cent came from back catalogue sales, which equated to €190.4m. A lot …