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Psychological adventure title Hellblade has sold in stronger numbers than its developer expected. The Ninja Theory game, which came out in August, offered an atmospheric tale framed by an interesting depiction of severe mental health issues. It was, of course, also a single player game – which is especially pertinent. …

Nintendo has again increased its sales forecast for the Switch. The company had expected to sell 10m consoles in its current financial year. It now expects that number to be more like 14m. The console itself has now sold 7.6m units – that means that in six months it has …

Ubisoft Assassin’s Creed Origins has prevailed in the battle with Super Mario Odyssey to claim No.1 in this week’s UK charts. Origins’ week one sales are about level with 2015’s AC Syndicate, although revenues are higher thanks to the addition of some higher-price SKUs. Mario Odyssey comfortably beats the week …

Publisher EA has challenged the narrative that it cancelled Visceral’s Star Wars game because it was a single-player experience. Speaking to Kotaku in a wide-ranging peace about the development struggles endured by the title, executive vice president Patrick Söderlund said: “This truly isn’t about the death of single-player games — …

The physical version of Rocket League will now be distributed by Warner Bros. The new worldwide agreement will see a new physical version of the PS4, Xbox One and PC game arriving at some point in the future. "Rocket League has such wide appeal across all audiences, it’s no wonder …

To the surprise of no one, Nvidia has finally announced its anticipated GTX 1070 Ti graphics card. The card will launch on November 2nd with an RRP of £419, which reflects the spot it will be occupying in Nvdia’s line-up between the vanilla 1070 and the 1080. The spec sheet …

Discovery remains one of Steam’s most significant unsolved puzzles. With the huge number of games hitting the service every week, the ability for potential buyers to find content relevant to them is crucial. Valve still believes its Curator program, which sees users following other users who maintain a list of …

The creator of successful online shooter Warframe has pulled the rug from under its next title. “After many discussions internally on the state of The Amazing Eternals, we have decided to hit the pause button on development at this time,” a Digital Extremes statement confirmed. “This decision didn’t come lightly. …

Amazon Game Studios’ has confirmed that one of its big three upcoming titles isn’t quite working out. Breakaway was one of three games announced by the company one year ago. However, following reports Amazon has confirmed that the game is effectively going back to the drawing board. At this point …

PC hardware manufacturer Acer has gained majority control of the Star VR platform holder from partner Starbreeze. The pair launched the joint project in spring 2016, when both agreed to invest $25m between them. To date both have invested $10m, and now the remaining cash will come from Acer. In …