Samsung partners with Xbox One X for exclusive US marketing and retail deal

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The US branch of Samsung is teaming up with Xbox for an exclusive marketing and retail partnership around the Xbox One X, the electronics manufacturer has announced. The deal will see Samsung’s flagship line of QLED TVs become the official 4K TV partner for the console, allowing gamers to experience …

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Nintendo Switch hits 1.5m sales in Japan

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The Nintendo Switch has hit the 1.5m milestone in Japan, according to the latest figures from Famitsu, after the Switch version of Capcom’s Monster Hunter XX knocked Dragon Quest XI off the top of the Japan weekly charts. Nintendo sold another 86,000 consoles in the week ending August 27th, helped …

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Community Centre: Chris Roberts and Blue Byte say Gamescom is all about community

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While E3 has started experimenting with letting consumers onto its show floor, with inevitable teething problems around the most popular stands, Gamescom has long had a model that works well – giving trade a dedicated space to strike deals, while allowing game creators to really get to grips with their communities …

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Who were the most valuable players from the Gfinity Elite Series? We ask the analysts and casters for their picks

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The Gfinity Elite Series finals kick off tonight, with matches in Street Fighter V, Rocket League and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive being fought to decide the winners of the series.  With the finals looming, Esports Pro reached out to some of the casting talent working on the show. Who has caught …

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Developing Beyond: The Finalists

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Epic Games’ Developing Beyond competition has now entered its final phase and the final three games have been chosen. Jem Alexander speaks to the finalists to find out how the process has been, and discover what it’s like to collaborate with a scientific researcher on their projects

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A torrent of video: IGN and Facebook on Gamescom 2017

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Video is now the lingua franca of gaming coverage – and at this year’s Gamescom it came, as ever, in a myriad of forms: studio-style news coverage and interviews, game preview footage, live gameplay streams, esports coverage, or the numerous chattier, personality-driven formats that proliferate on YouTube and Twitch.  Of course, …

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