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ShopTo has announced its annual results for 2016 and it’s been a pretty successful year for the online UK retailer. Total sales were up 13.2 per cent year-on-year, thanks to the company increased focus on securing new customers at the start of their gaming life cycle,” the firm said in …
Read More »Swery launches new studio
New studio to work on games, VR and books
Read More »Everything you need to know about the Nintendo Switch and eSports
Traditionally Nintendo has not been the biggest supporter of eSports. The Smash Bros scene has seen a bit of support from the publisher and competitive Splatoon is something they have always been interested in, but outside of that Nintendo has mainly stayed clear of the industry. But that all changed …
Read More »Resident Evil 7: Everything you need to know, release date, price, season pass, merchandise and pre-order deals
It’s been four years since we last sunk our teeth into a numbered Resident Evil game, but the latest entry in Capcom’s survival horror series, Resident Evil 7: Biohazard, is finally just a few short weeks away from release. After the glut of big winter releases in 2016, it’s more …
Read More »Fils-Aime opens up about the lack of a Switch bundle game
The Nintendo Switch doesn’t have any bundled games as it would have made the console too expensive, Nintendo of America honcho Reggie Fils-Aime has revealed. Speaking in an interview with GameSpot, Fils-Aime said the company wanted to give consumers as much choice as possible when it came to choosing which …
Read More »3DS still "has long life in front of it," says Reggie, and Switch will not replace it
Nintendo of America boss Reggie Fils-Aime has said the 3DS still has a long life in front of it,” and that the company will continue to support its now six-year-old handheld console alongside the upcoming Switch. Speaking in an interview with Wired, Fils-Aime re-iterated that the Switch won’t be a …
Read More »FIFA for Nintendo Switch is based on PS3/360 version, rumour says
The Switch version of FIFA has been subject to many speculations since the game was announced during Nintendo’s conference last week. According to Eurogamer’s Tom Phillips, the title will be based off of the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions of FIFA, he said on Twitter (see below). EA was …
Read More »Titanfall mobile tie-in cancelled in open beta
Particle City closes the game before full launch
Read More »Bits and Pixels announce new games licensing agency
Say hello to Bits and Pixels, a brand-new video games licensing agency based in London. Founded by Sandra Arcan and Su-Yina Farmer, the boutique licensing agency aims to deliver bespoke, intelligent brand extension for some of the world’s most iconic and beloved gaming franchises. It will also deliver branded products …
Read More »Titanfall: Frontline mobile game cancelled
Respawn has announced the cancellation of mobile title Titanfall: Frontline, just four months after it was announced. The spin-off strategy card game was currently in closed beta on iOS and Android, but now the studio says it will shut down the servers at the end of January. The developer explained …
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