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Vivendi upped its stake in Ubisoft this week, exceeding the 25 per cent legal threshold of the company’s share capital. According to the official press release on Vivendi’s website, the company increased its share capital in Ubisoft to 25.15 per cent on December 7th, and increased its voting rights to …

It’s already sold five million units across the world, but Square Enix has announced that Final Fantasy XV will be getting a huge, free update to its story sometime next year. It’s not yet clear how much the update will affect the game’s overall narrative, but game director Hajime Tabata …

Studios opening first-party Vive game Arcade Saga developed by internal 2 Bears Studios

"I planned to release the source code of DoomRL as a "thank you" after a successful Jupiter Hell Kickstarter, but ZeniMax forced my hand."

Co-founder and managing director Ben Georget talks about Bespoke Arcades’ recent launches and the impact of the retro gaming trend on the firm’s business. Tell us about your company for those who are unfamiliar with your work. Bespoke Arcades has proudly been making hand-crafted, fully-custom arcade machines for the last …

2016 was the year Final Fantasy made its grand return. It began with the Uncovered: Final Fantasy XV event in Los Angeles in April, where publisher Square Enix revealed when the long-awaited RPG would be launching. The firm also unveiled its massive push for title, which included three games, an …

GfK director Paul Simpson breaks down the latest data for virtual reality hardware and explains why PSVR has the potential to reach the mainstream market Half of the UK population is interested in owning a VR device. Virtual reality is a well-recognised term, and it seems the concept is gaining …

A report from Eurogamer suggests that the upcoming Nintendo Switch console will be able to play GameCube games, one of which is Smash Melee.  The report from Tom Phillips says that the Switch will be the first Nintendo console that features GameCube games on the Virtual Console. One of the …

The British Esports Association has finally announced its first advisory board members and has launched its website.  The British Esports Association is designed to be the one stop shop for all eSports needs in the UK. Not only are they going to have a ton of content for people interested …

The top eight portion of the Capcom Cup competition was broadcast on ESPN2 in the States over the weekend and according to initial stats it was watched by 87,000 people.  According to SportsTVRatings.com around 87,000 tuned into the brodcast at one point or another, with around 46,000 being between 18 …