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A number of NBA teams have begun to discuss their enthusiasm and excitement for the NBA 2k eLeague, the eSports league based on the developer’s basketball title. “We are, like the rest of the marketplace, extraordinarily curious about the potential of eSports,” said Dave Hopkinson, Chief Commercial Officer at Maple …

Ligagame eSports, an eSports channel and organisation based in Indonesia, has announced it will be building an eSports arena in the country. Eddy Lim, Founder and CEO of Ligagame, discussed the plans while speaking to eSports Observer. He revealed that the eSports arena will be built in the country’s capital, …

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Nioh’s success was never set in stone. The title’s chaotic development started back in 2004, but it only hit shelves this February. An even bigger surprise was director Fumihiko Yasuda’s assertion that the concept of the game had “remained the same throughout development.”  So how could a game whose life …

Released version will be full fat Outlast 2, no cuts, no Australia-specific version required

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Global games retailer GameStop has reported year-on-year drops in both revenue and income. Revenues for the quarter ending January 28th fell 13.6 per cent to $3.05bn, while net income dropped 18 per cent to $208.7bn. Adjusted earnings were down by three per cent. Comparable store sales declined by 16.3 per …

Nostalgia is a valuable currency in the games industry, but there’s one UK studio that knows this better than most. Formed by several ex-Rare employees, many of whom worked there during the firm’s iconic N64 years, Playtonic Games is just over a fortnight away from releasing its debut title, Yooka-Laylee, …

Ndemic opens new Bristol studio, Kiss appoints new head of finance and Ephraim departs SIE. Gilman joins Ndemic Creations Former editor of Future Publishing’s GamesMaster and Official Xbox Magazine Matt Gilman has joined Plague Inc. developer Ndemic Creations as the studio’s new project and community manager.  The role will see him tackle …

This week, we talk to Microsoft about Xbox Game Pass, investigate why publishers are so reluctant to discuss the new upcoming service and ask SuperData’s Joost van Dreunen and IHS Markit’s Piers Harding-Rolls for their analysis on the topic. In this week’s issue, we also discuss Koei Tecmo’s strategy with …