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Xbox boss Phil Spencer has said that he believes in some instances consumer sites give games low review scores to try and generate traffic. He made the claim when asked by GameSpot about the relatively lukewarm reception afforded to recent Xbox release ReCore. I wish it reviewed higher, but I …

That Dragon, Cancer is now available on iOS devices, costing $4.99 on the US App Store. Having launched earlier this year on PC, Mac and Linux the semi autobiographical game is now available for Apple mobile devices in the US, with a UK release expected soon. The game also has …

The Kickstarter backed project by producer Koji Igarashi to be published worldwide on multiple formats

Majid Khosravi reveals why the studio decided to utilise Unity Analytics and the ways in which the data-tracking platform allowed its match-three title to thrive

Calling time on their 4 year partnership

As EA DICE heads to the First World War in Battlefield 1, Matthew Jarvis speaks to smaller studios working on historical shooters

Few retailers claim as large an audience as Amazon. In total, the UK arm of the retail giant generated a massive 6.3bn in 2015 with research outlet Kantar Worldpanel saying that Amazon has a 22 per cent share of the entertainment market – the largest for this sector. But, speaking …

Persona 5 has sold 437,929 copies in Japan, making it Atlus’ best selling game in the country. Having launched on September 15th Persona 5 has already sold more than 400,000 units across both PS4 and PS3 according to the Media Create sales numbers, which were helpfully translated by Persona Central.Earlier …

EA’s latest football title has shot to the top of the Japanese games charts, according to data provided by Famitsu. The PS4 SKU of FIFA 17 was the best-selling of the week, shifting 52,544 units, while the PS3 SKU debuted at No.5 with 12,343 copies sold. Rival PES 2017 is …

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