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Capcom’s new Resident Evil title was January’s best-selling boxed release. The survival horror release shot to No.1 despite only being on shelves for four days including in this sales data (chart ran from January 1st to 28th). The PS4 SKU was the single best-selling release of the month, too.  Resident …

The Canal Esports Club has announced that it plans to stream the FIFA 17 Ultimate Team Championship Series European finals on it website and show highlights on the Canal+ Sports TV channel.  The competition takes place in Paris on February 4th. Europe’s best Ultimate Team players will be battling it …

Two of the founders of Guitar Hero Live developer FreeStyleGames have set-up a new studio. Called SlingShot Cartel, the outfit has been launched by Jamie Jackson and Dave Osbourn. Also joining the duo former FreeStyleGames senior execs Gareth Morrison and Jonathan Napier. The firm is working on two games at …

After cracking down on Counter Strike: Global Offensive gambling accounts last year, Valve has now started targeting more gambling websites based around its multiplayer shooter Team Fortress 2. In a statement released on the Team Fortress website, the company wrote: "In July of last year we outlined our position on …

Nintendo’s latest financial report, for the nine months ending December 2016, show the firm’s net sales dipping, while its profits soar. According to its latest release, the Japanese platform holder’s net sales saw a 26.9 per cent decline, but its profits rose by a massive 154 per cent. The firm …

The Call of Duty World League has changed its rule set, adding a couple of extra bans.  From now on the Synaptic combat rig, the OSA assault rifle, the Hornet pistol and the Trojan weapon sight have all been banned from competitive play and can no longer be used.  The …

Nintendo released its financial report for the nine months ending December 2016earlier today, and confirmed that Super Mario Run has been downloaded over 40m times in just four days following its worldwide launch on December 15th. The overall sales figures are not included in the briefing, but Bloomberg tech journalist …

Fighting Game tournament CEO has confirmed the games that will be played at its 2017 event.  Street Fighter V, Pokken Tournament, Tekken 7, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, BlazBlue: Central Fiction, Injustice 2, King of the Fighters, Guilty Gear Revelator Xrd and Killer Instinct have all been confirmed for …

Pokmon Sun and Moon have collectively sold 14.69m units, Nintendo confirmed this morning, making it the company’s third best-selling 3DS game to date. The figure comes from the company’s latest consolidated financial results for the nine months ended December 31st 2016. After a stellar sales period over Christmas, Pokmon Sun …

Testronic boasts an enviable reputation for quality of service – and recognises that this starts with its staff.Director of Global Operations Chris Bewick explains more…