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Bungie and Activision last night lifted the lid on Destiny 2. Perhaps the most surprising news is that the PC version of the game won’t be available on Steam – instead, the game will be available on Battle.net, becoming the first non-Blizzard game to grace the network in the process. …

Developer Dontnod has confirmed there’s a brand-new Life is Strange title in development. Details are currently scarce on the ground, but the studio said more news will be coming soon. The title has been in development since the release of the boxed version of the original game last January, but …

Sega Europe has promoted James Schall to vice president of its digital business, the publisher has announced. Previously director of digital distribution, Schall will continue to build on Sega’s digital success across console and PC to take the company into a leading PC powerhouse. He will also continue to work …

CEO of publisher Kiss, Darryl Still, gives us his thoughts on how to make your game attractive in a crowded PC marketplace

It’s finally time to see Destiny 2 in action, and at 6pm BST / 10am PT / 1pm ET you can see it all play out below. We’ll bring bringing you a post with all of the details tomorrow and watching the 6pm announcement in the office ourselves, but for …

Last night’s Nintendo Direct may have been all about Nintendo’s upcoming Switch title ARMS, but it also unveiled a brand-new range of Splatoon 2 accessories at the very end, chief among them being a brand-new limited edition Splatoon 2 Switch hardware bundle. Sadly, the limited edition bundle will come with …

Spanish based owner Dorna will use Milestone's game with PS4 exclusivity

In their most recent earnings announcement, Tencent have announced that they have made a little over $7b in Q1 2017, with $3.3b coming from the online games division. $3.3b is more money than most games companies will make in a year, but Tencent have the benefit of access to the …

This year for the first time, Milestone’s MotoGP game — in this case, MotoGP17 — will be taking on the world of esports, as Milestone have partnered up with Dorna Sports, MotoGP’s license holders to launch a MotoGP Esport Championship. In this instance it’s unusual because while Milestone have made …

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe enjoyed its third week at No.1 in the Japanese software charts last week, after selling another 30,745 units, according to the latest data from Famitsu. This takes its cumulative total to just shy of 400,000 units, (397,287, to be exact), after a fall of 64 per …