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The Nintendo Switch has only been out for a little over a month, but already one analyst has said that it believes a new iteration could be in the works. As reported by Bloomberg, Citigroup says that despite the Switch’s early success, Nintendo is locking out a large part of …

A new League of Legends server has emerged in China, admitting only the chosen few that have attained Diamond rank in the game. Currently, this prestigious server is only available in China, due to the game’s client operating differently in the region. While most regions will drop you straight into …

US gamers are finally able to buy the PS4 Slim with 1TB of internal storage. Sony’s redesigned PS4 launched in both 1TB and 500GB flavours when it arrived in the UK, but for some reason the 1TB model has been missing from the American lineup until now. Best of all, …

One of the year’s best charity nights is now under a month away. StandUp for GamesAid returns to London’s The Comedy Store on May 8th, and you can grab your tickets right now on the club’s website. This is the fifth year the event has now run. The night will …

Misfits Academy has played its last official game, after the team won promotion to the EU League of Legends Championship Series (EU LCS) on April 13. The promotion has created a flaw for Misfits Academy, who belong to the Misfits eSports organisation, as the LCS has strict rules about multi-team …

Film production company RSA has announced the formation of a new division dedicated to the creation of VR, AR and mixed media. RSA was founded by Ridley Scott and Tony Scott in 1968. The new VR division will be headed up by Jen Dennis, who recently collaborated with RSA on …

After a win in April’s Overwatch Monthly Melee, Overwatch team Rogue, owned by Dj Steve Aoki, has announced that it will head to South Korea to compete in season three of OGN’s Overwatch APEX. The team, comprised entirely of French players but currently live together in a team house located …

Super Smash Bros. Melee player David “Kira” Kim has retired due to injury, claiming an ongoing problem with his left index finger as the reason behind his departure. Kim was ranked the 86th best Melee player in the world last year in the annual Top 100 Players list compiled by …

PLAYERUNKNOWN’s BATTLEGROUNDS is both obnoxiously capped and the best selling game on Steam right now, with Korean developers Bluehole claiming the title sold its first million copies just 16 days after launching onto Steam’s Early Access program. The game is already a success, but could it find itself joining the …

Resource manager Nick Duncombe talks about Playground Games growth and the studio’s new triple-A project, for which it’s looking to hire around 100 developers