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Could this be the start of more casual mobile games heading to the Switch?
Read More »Gameloft’s Asphalt 9: Legends hits one million installs in first seven days on Nintendo eShop
Win win: Islamic Relief game turns microtransactions into charitable donations while tackling negative preconceptions
The game is raising money for charity, while highlighting the positive efforts of Muslims around the world.
Read More »Fortnite Chapter 2 reveals the blueprint for the future of Epic’s collossus
With an entirely new map and ways to play, devoted fans will no longer have such a big home field advantage
Read More »Leaders from Twitter, Big Pixel Studios, Game Advisor, Loveshark and Doppio join the Future Games Summit’s 2019 programme
FGS19 is a two-day conference being held on November 25th and 26th for C-level, decision makers and leaders in the games industry
Read More »Future Games Summit 2019’s first speakers announced: BBC, Fourth Floor Creative, Google and Team17
FGS19 is a two-day conference being held on November 25th and 26th for C-level, decision makers and leaders in the games industry
Read More »Ain’t no party like an Xbox party – Aaron Greenberg clarifies exclusivity stance and explains why the upcoming X019 is coming to London
With Gears 5 released on Steam, plus Ori and the Blind Forest coming to Switch, Aaron Greenberg, GM of games marketing, clarifies Xbox’s first-party strategy and fills us in on the thinking behind its upcoming London celebration, X019
Read More »Xbox Two: ‘Project Scarlett’ coming ‘Holiday 2020’ alongside Halo Infinite
Microsoft also announced that Project Scarlett will use SSD storage in order to slash load times
Read More »Blizzard ‘very very’ interested in Overwatch film or episodic series
Blizzard is ‘very, very’ interested in creating an Overwatch film or episodic series, according to Jeff Kaplan. Kaplan spoke to Game Reactor at the Fun & Series Game Festival in Spain, and revealed that he was a fan of the idea: “These are things that we’re very, very interested in." …
Read More »Overwatch’s Best Esports Game awards show a divide between esports and mainstream gaming
Esports Pro was a judge for The Game Awards. We’re not trying to throw shade. Last night, or very early in the morning if you’re a bleary-eyed London dweller, Overwatch snatched a win at The Game Awards for Best Esports Game. Back in November, it also grabbed a Golden Joysticks …
Read More »Kevin Chou joins Critical Force board
Kevin Chou has joined the board at Critical Force, the company that developers the mobile first-person shooter Critical Force. It’s a coup for the developers. Chou is the founder and CEO of the Korean Silicon Valley Esports (KSV) organisation. Don’t know them? You soon will as KSV has acquired the …
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