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Nintendo has handed out a severe punishment to those who have pirated Pokemon Sun and Moon. Kotaku reports that many players who had downloaded a pirated version of the RPG that has been doing the rounds have suddenly found themselves left with an offline-only 3DS. The ban doesn’t just pertain …

The future of the Titanfall series is looking less certain than previously thought. Titanfall 2 launched last month to rave reviews, but sales have so far fallen far short of expectations – a fact blamed on EA’s decision to release the game sandwiched between Battlefield 1 and Call of Duty: …

Nutaku looking to stump up the full cost to add mature content and adult themes into games

Early sales data shows there's a big potential market for PlayStation 4 Pro ports.

CIS eSports organisation Virtus.Pro has returned to League of Legends by singing a new team. After a lengthy hiatus from the League scene Virtus.Pro has signed a new roster with the aim of competing in the LCL Open Cup and in the next season of the LoL Continental League. Daniel …

Company plans to use the funding to further grows the development team and expand their range of content.

Indiegogo estimate equity crowdfunding costs on average $7,000

Gfinity has announced a partnership with AVerMedia, who will be sponsoring upcoming FIFA 17 and Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare online competitions. AVerMedia will now sponsor the FIFA 17 online competitions on Gfinity that are due to kick off on Sunday 20th November 2016 and conclude on Sunday 22nd January 2017. …

EA are committed to bringing 1-2 big titles to the Switch

Speaking to MCV earlier this year, Bethesda’s PR and marketing chief Pete Hines said that Dishonored 2 was the most important thing for the publisher this year. But what about Skyrim’s remastered edition? Even though I think Skyrim is going to do tremendously well, I don’t think we need to …