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Last week, Nintendo unveiled a brand-new piece of hardware for the 3DS family – the New 2DS XL. It came as a surprise to almost everyone, especially considering the 3DS platform is now well over six years old. Indeed, with the launch of the Switch on March 3rd, many expected …

Oakland games outfit Wavedash Games has announced that it’s raised $6m in Series A funding to develop a new platform fighting game, and grow its team. A platform fighter is a fighting game that revolves around victory by knocking your opponent out of an arena. Think of your chosen Smash …

Networking body want an increase of 40 per cent by 2022 to strengthen sector

Last week on the way to work I overheard two guys talking and the conversation was going something like this: …and he keeps going on about how great this Horizon Zero Dawn game is, but I’m not sure whether to buy it or not.” At which point I butted in …

John Broomhall talks with multi-award winning composer Austin Wintory about his latest videogame music excursion

In an interview with VG247, Capcom talked briefly about their plans for Marvel Vs. Capcom: Infinite’s approach to esports, the depth added by the Infinity Stones and the game skipping the Capcom Pro Tour in 2017. Associate producer Peter ‘Combofiend’ Rosas, yes that one, said that in regards to competitive …

Despite the title, it seems Marvel Vs. Capcom: Infinite won’t have unlimited matchmaking potential, with the forthcoming fighting game shipping without cross-platform play. After Street Fighter V shipped with cross-platform matchmaking, there was buzz in the community that Marvel Vs. Capcom: Infinite would get the same treatment. However, in an …

Prey for the Gods will now be called Praey for the Gods after its developer chose to avoid a trademark dispute with Bethesda. Bethesda, of course, this week publishes its new shooter Prey, which itself is a reprisal of the name used for the original 2006 2K title. Prey for …

Nintendo has detailed its DLC plans for its upcoming 3DS title, Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia, and it turns out the season pass for all five pieces of additional content will cost as much as the game itself, or more if you buy each item individually. Five "major" DLC …

Breakout PC hit PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds has hit a new sales milestone on Steam. The game, which released at the end of March, has now hit 2m Early Access sales. This follows the news that it reached 1m sales after just 16 days on sale. PUBG drops 100 players onto an …