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Last week, the UK boxed games market was down by more than 50 per cent year-on-year. According to GfK figures, the sales period for the week ending Saturday, November 12th 2016 saw 651,637 games sold, a 52 per cent dip when compared with the week ending Saturday, November 14th 2015. …

This week, we talk to the firm behind the Pokmon Go phenomenon. Having struck gold with the title, Niantic tells MCV about putting AR on the map and its plans for the mobile blockbuster. Elsewhere, Twitch discusses convention coverage, streaming from within VR and even social eating. We also talk …

Ronnie "Talespin" DuPree has left the Team EnVyUs Overwatch squad saying I wasn’t happy being on the team.” Talespin has left the team with immediate effect, meaning the squad need to find a replacement fairly quickly in order to compete in their upcoming OGN Overwatch APEX match on Monday over …

The biggest fighting game tournament of the year will once again return in 2017, taking place exclusively at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. EVO 2017 will take place between July 14th and 16th, with all three days of the competition being held at the Mandalay Bay. EVO …

Atlus’s stylish RPG Persona 5 has been delayed by a couple of months in the West. The game had been due out on Valentine’s Day, but will now not arrive until April 4th. I know, I know. It stings. It stings a lot,” Atlus USA’s John Hardin said. But Persona …

Both the new 3D Mario adventure and Bethesda’s RPG Skyrim will launch alongside the Nintendo Switch in March. That’s according to Lets Play Video Games, which says that the Mario title will feature a 3D open world hub and a structure similar to Mario 64. Online co-op multiplayer will also …

Cult British sci-fi series Doctor Who could be joined by one of its big cultural compatriots in Warner’s LEGO Dimension series. Dimensions designer Joe Moore has tweeted a picture of an in-game version of Lister’s quarters as featured in the latest series of Red Dwarf. Sadly, there’s no indication yet …

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