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The developer of online smash hit Rocket League has apologised for the game’s recent connectivity problems. In regards to both backend issues, and game server performance, we agree that the server outages and recent lengthy matchmaking times are totally unacceptable,” CEO Dave Hagewood said. We sincerely apologize to all of …

Ubisoft has announced that some of the Watch Dogs 2 content that was intended to be locked away behind a payment wall will in fact be offered to all owners for free. Team-based PvP mode Showdown was initially supposed to be part of the paid No Compromise expansion, but will …

UPDATE:Warner Bros has since contacted MCV with the following statement: "Players who purchase LEGO City Undercover on Nintendo Switch at retail do not need to download the game to play. "The information is listed incorrectly on the packaging of LEGO City Undercover for Nintendo Switch. Players who purchase a physical …

Mobile and desktop revenues for Blizzard's card battler down both month-on-month and year-on-year

Xbox Game Pass is the latest in a long line of services that have been branded ‘Netflix for Games’ – for better or worse. But with Microsoft and numerous heavyweight publishers behind it, Xbox Game Pass is the strongest contender yet. So why aren’t publishers keen to talk it up? …

SuperData Research Worldwide Digital Games Revenue Report for February has shown a global year-on-year increase of four per cent for the sector. That represents total global digital game revenues of $7.83bn for the month. Mobile and console digital sales grew by nine and eight per cent respectively, offsetting declines in …

Hillman is an Apple design veteran

The owners of the iconic Chinese Theatre on Hollywood Blvd in Los Angeles have announced plans to open an eSports arena.  The eSports arena will open later this year and will be a part of the Chinese 6 Theatre complex, which is adjacent to the main theatre. It will also …

Leaked images of promotional material have revealed that the next Call of Duty title will be set in World War II. After years of constantly pushing the series further and further into the future, developer Sledgehammer Games, the studio behind Advanced Warfare, is set to make a return to the …

Investment firm Morgan Stanley has predicted that the Overwatch League will bring in more than $100 million a year when it gets going.  The report, which was discovered by Dot Esports, says that if everything goes perfectly for the league and it expands quickly that number could be as high …