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The UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld a complaint against a mobile game advertisement that used a screenshot of a different game. This has been common practice with Facebook and Twitter adverts for a long time, but this ruling could set a precedent that sees this the era of …

Nexon have written off the entire value of hero shooter Lawbreakers, claiming that PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds made the market environment tough for first-person shooters. Lawbreakers was one of the highest profile failures in video games recent memory, a critically well-received game that struggled to find an audience on console or PC. …

Nintendo has recently informed developers that 64GB game cards, allowing developers double the current maximum of 32GB to work with, will not be available for the Switch until 2019. This comes from a report from the Wall Street Journal, citing sources familiar with the matter. Currently, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One …

I came into the office for 2018 with a smile on my face, ready to explore the newest and most exciting trends in video games. Of course, this means my first feature of the year is to write about loot boxes, the discourse that dominated the industry during 2017’s last …

Valve has named the nine Most Played Steam games of 2017 as part of Steam’s Best of 2017 awards, based on hard data gathered by the platform throughout the year. Some housekeeping before we give you a rundown of the list.This list doesn’t actually compile the total players a game …

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, which launches today, has been a darling of the Twitch scene since it launched in early access earlier this year. To celebrate the game’s 1.0 launch on PC, we spoke to CH Kim, CEO of PUBG Corp and executive producer of the game, to see what effect streaming …

Speaking to MCV on the day of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds 1.0 PC launch, PUBG Corp’s CEO CH Kim talked to us about continuing development of the game, and how they plan to monetise their games as a service approach. "We still plan to working harder on our server performance and further …

You might not have heard about Arena of Valor yet, but soon enough you’ll be hearing about it non-stop. The mobile MOBA, also known as Kings of Glory and Strike of Kings, is already China’s biggest mobile game and gaming monolith Tencent has taken it worldwide, with a European launch …

2017 is on the way out and while the world as a whole looks to be having a tough time, the games industry has delivered hit titles, bold new ideas and the life-dominating PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds to keep us interested. Still, no time for nostalgia, a new year is calling. Have …

Super Mario Odyssey has sold over 1m physical copies in Japan since its October 27 launch. This data comes from Famitsu, and is translated by Gematsu, revealing that Super Mario Odyssey has sold 1,055,806 units in Japan at time of publication. They haven’t revealed the digital number, which will inflate …