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Among Niantic’s many successes with this year’s Pokemon Go is most definitely the fact that it got an entire generation playing games on the move. In a new video the studio has revealed that since launch the game’s players have walked a collective 8.7bn kilometres in hunt of Pokemon. You …

A Christmas Overwatch comic released yesterday is not available in Russia because of the country’s gay propaganda laws. Blizzard has said before that the game contained gay characters, and the new short graphic novel confirmed that iconic gunner Tracer is among them. However, Russia’s dated gay propaganda laws – that …

Super Mario Run has had a bit of a bumpy start on iOS. It might have been downloaded over 37 million times worldwide over its opening weekend according to analyst AppAnnie (almost 2 million of which occurred in the UK alone), but it seems the wider market isn’t so confident. …

Many layoffs expected as Crytek concentrates on "Core Compentancies" including premium IPs and engine

The second season of Street Fighter V has kicked off, with a new playable character and a ton of new changes.  Akuma is now available to purchase and play along with his story, premium battle and nostalgia costumes.  Akuma is the first of six new characters due over the course …

After announcing that the Dignitas CS:GO team would be leaving the organisation team coach Casper "ruggah" Due revealed that they were offered a good deal to stay.  “As was announced earlier today, we are not re-signing with Team Dignitas when our contracts expire the 31st of December,” said ruggah in …

Stephanie "missharvey" Harvey has been named Canada’s Smartest Person after winning a TV show competition testing contestants smarts.  missharvey made it to the final of the competition after winning week one of the show. In the final she faced off against a mechanic, a national rugby player, a hockey commissioner …

DICE has revealed its first Battlefield 1 expansion, entitled ‘They Shall Not Pass’. Releasing in March 2017, the expansion will feature new maps, weapons and a new playable French army faction. In a blog post on Battlefield’s website, DICE content lead Jonas Elfving and Battlefield 1 creative director Stefan Strandberg …

Eurogamer Digital Foundry spec analysis looks negative for the Switch

Once again Anglia Ruskin's Cambridge campus will host the event