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There’s now less than 12 hours to go until Nintendo unveils its brand-new Switch console. The worldwide Nintendo Switch Presentation will be taking place at 4am UK time, with Nintendo broadcasting the event live from Tokyo. For those staying up to watch the stream, you can tune in to all …

Publisher Warner Bros has released a new trailer for former Wii U exclusive LEGO City Undercover. It is fueled with typical Lego humour and features clowns, a T-Rex skeleton, lots of caffeine and a Wilhelm scream. The TT Games-developed title will launch this Spring on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Steam …

Dirt Rally is coming to PlayStation VR in just a few short weeks, Codemasters announced today. The update will be available as a standalone DLC Add-on for existing Dirt Rally owners priced at 9.99 on the PlayStation Store, but a physical retail version of the game that includes the VR …

Appointment intended to make British Council ambassadors for British games around the globe

Guerrilla Cambridge is to close with all employees facing compulsory redundancy, Sony has confirmed to MCV. The move will not affect Guerrilla Games Amsterdam, who is currently working on Horizon: Zero Dawn and the mainline Killzone series. Sony says the decision is regrettable”, but stated that by focusing on other …

Company eyeing big growth on both sides of Atlantic in 2017

No other European studios will be affected

At almost every DreamHack event around the world there is a CS:GO open event, with top teams competing for a share of the prize money. Now in a significant boost to the circuit Astro has signed on as the title sponsor.  DreamHack ASTRO Open in 2017 will consist of nine …

The team behind Skyrim Script Extender has announced it is working on a new version of SKSE so that it’s compatible with the recently-released Skyrim: Special Edition. Mods have become an integral part of the Skyrim experience and most of them are built on the popular SKSE. It has thus …

Korean BBQ chain Genesis BBQ Chicken has purchased the ESC Ever LCK team.  The team played in the LCK Summer Split 2016 for the first time, establishing the ESC Ever name. However under the new deal the team will be known as BBQ Olivers. The team’s new logo is surely …