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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…

First title is a VR anthology series with co-op

"Nothing on the bloody battlefields of Warhammer’s conflict-ravaged universe"

Promise reimbursement for those who can't travel to the conference because of new immigration laws

The Resident Evil film franchise is set to pass global box office figures of $1bn this weekend, making it the most successful video game to film franchise to date, according to Deadline. The franchise has made $954m so far, and Deadline states that Sony’s estimating the latest and final Resident …

American video games trade body The ESA has released a statement urging Donald Trump’s White House to exercise caution” with regards to its immigration policies. The organisation says that it recognises national security concerns, but that US games industry needs to have access to labour from abroad. This follows Donald …

Japanese government awarded Nakamura with the Order of the Rising Sun in 2007.

Team 17 has signed up promising sci-fi city builder Aven Colony for release on multiple platforms. The game is currently available in beta form from itch.io and will release on PC via Steam, the new agreement will bring the game to both Xbox One and PlayStation 4 as well. Aven …