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Smite developers Hi-Rez announced Smite Rivals at the Hi-Rez Expo overnight. The title hold more than a few similarities to SuperCell’s Clash Royale. Smite Rivals is a mobile and PC title, with players being able to play seamlessly on both platforms with the same account. It will also be free …
Read More »Japanese boxed games revenue dropped seven per cent in 2016
The Japanese boxed games market continues to fall in value, with revenue generated from boxed sales dipping seven per cent year-on-year. According to sales data provided by Famitsu, in 2016, hardware and software revenue dropped to 299.48bn from 2015’s 320.97bn. This is one of the lowest year for the Japanese …
Read More »Steam’s new controller support is an important step in PC gaming’s living room ambitions
In its latest update to the Steam client beta, Valve has added native support for a wide variety of popular games controllers, allowing gamers to play games which didn’t originally have controller support. It’s another important step forward in bringing the huge variety of PC games into the living room. …
Read More »GMO Cloud takes over Marmalade SDK development and distribution
Japanese company previously acted as regional re-seller for Marmalade's SDK
Read More »Senior reshuffle at PlayStation Europe
Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe has promoted Simon Rutter (pictured) to chief operating officer and Tim Stokes to senior vice president of sales, commercial and operations. Rutter, who was previously executive vice president, has been part of the SIEE team since 1997, holding a number of positions in marketing and sales. …
Read More »ELEAGUE major to feature swiss format, first round matches revealed
The first round of matches for the ELEAGUE CS:GO Major have been revealed, with more than a few tasty matchups to kick things off. The headline matchup is between ELEAGUE Season One champions Virtus Pro and ELEAGUE Season Two champions OpTic Gaming. Both teams will be looking to get off …
Read More »New Ghost Recon Wildlands trailer shows heads exploding while cat chases red dot
Ubisoft obviously knows what to do to win the internet and put it into practice in its new trailer for the upcoming Ghost Recon Wildlands. It features a cute cat chasing a red dot, which is everything we could hope for in a trailer for an open world drug cartel …
Read More »Scott “SirScoots” Smith provides explanation as to why players voted to not play in PEA
The PEA drama finally seems to be coming to a close, with players voting to play in the ESL Pro League insead. Now thanks to player spokesperson Scott “SirScoots” Smith, we know why they chose ESL. A lengthy Medium blog from SirScoots reveals a number of key points, such as …
Read More »Report: 2016 revenue flat on Steam despite 75% rise in new games
Thanks to analytics site Steam Spy we now have an idea of how Valve’s online store performed in 2016. According to the outlet, $3.5bn was generated in revenue by software sales on Steam, in line with revenue figures seen in 2015. That’s in spite of new releases spiking by 75 …
Read More »Pokémon Go most downloaded app on iOS in 2016
Pokmon Go was the most downloaded app on the iOS App Store in 2016, Apple has announced. Super Mario Run, which was also one of the top ten most downloaded apps of 2016, was the most downloaded app worldwide on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. Other apps that made …
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