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Having denied it just days ago, Nintendo has now conceded that the end has come for Wii U. Just last week a report claimed that production was due to end last Friday (November 4th). Nintendo at the time denied this, but has now confirmed that yes, manufacturing is coming to …

We catch up with Dovetail Games CEO Paul Jackson and COO Jon Rissik to find out about its recent investment, its plans for the Dovetail Live platform and the state of the simulation market. You recently secured a multi-million pound investment from UK finance house Alcuin Capital Partners. What do …

When the original Watch Dogs hit shelves in May 2014, the reception was something of a mixed bag. On the one hand, it was a big seller, becoming the fastest-selling new IP at the time, going on to sell well over a million units in the UK alone. But many …

New studio includes table football, arcade machines, motion capture studio

Claim recent measures proposed to stockholders are "meant as insurance against future hypothetical scenarios which may never materialise."

Print and digital editions out now, 60-page issue dedicated entirely to motion capture in games

ESL has partnered with Trion Worlds to run a series of Atlas Reactor competitions that feature more than $8,000 in prize money.  The Atlas Reactor Go4 series kicks off this weekend, and to celebrate Atlas Reactor will be free to play for everyone for the entire weekend.  Previously community focused …

Recruitment Agency Amiqus ask developers about the best way to monetise, particularly in the competitive free-to-play market

Dota 2 organisation Team NP has announced that its second sponsor is online betting site GG.Bet.  GG.Bet has sponsored the team and will receive branding across many areas of the NP organisation. NP fans can also take advantage of the new sponsorship when using GG.Bet by typing in the promo …

Wargaming bring mobile port of PC title back to the PC, with a few changes