Destiny 2 has gone straight in at No.1 in the Japanese weekly chart, according to the latest data from Famitsu. The week ending September 10th was light on new releases, Famitsu notes, but Activision’s shooter (published by Sony in Japan) managed to shift 51,629 units in its first five days …

Licensing and merchandising are the big themes of this week’s issue of MCV, and with Brand Licensing Europe heading to London next month, we look at how games businesses can take full advantage of the huge predicted growth in brand extension. We also speak to Loot Crate to find out …

Andy Brown, director of Replay Events (pictured right), specialises in retro gaming events. Here, he talks about how serving the retro community has genereted huge growth for his company. When it comes to the games industry, they say everything is cyclical. Every few years, the three major first party players …

Nintendo unveiled a swathe of new Switch and 3DS titles last night, including a brand new Super Mario Odyssey-themed Switch hardware bundle and the news that Bethesda’s critically acclaimed Doom (2016) and upcoming Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus titles will also be heading to Switch over the next year. Doom …

By some strange decree, September 12th (today) has been named National Video Games Day, and to celebrate, retailer GAME has dropped the price of the Nintendo Switch to 259 for one day only, making it a great time to pick up the console if you haven’t already done so. That’s …

A retail listing on Amazon France has hinted at a PC version of fighting game Injustice 2.  The listing that appeared is for the Injustice 2 Deluxe Edition, and gives no further information on a potential release date. It lists the game as a Windows version of the PS4 and …

According to a tweet from the publisher, the newly released game hit the player figure Saturday evening

Nintendo of America boss Reggie Fils-Aime said the platform holder is focused on having enough Switch stock this Christmas but couldn’t confirm it would actually be the case. Talking at Variety’s Entertainment and Technology Summit yesterday, he was asked about the firm’s goal to sell 10m units of the Switch …

State of the art venue to host Overwatch, Hearthstone and act as WoW Arena venue before BlizzCon finals

Blizzard Entertainment has announced Thursday that it’s creating an esports arena near to the company’s headquarters in Burbank, California. According to a press release the stadium, entitled Blizzard Arena Los Angeles, is due to host a “steady schedule” of live events, to include Hearthstone’s championship tour, the Overwatch league and …