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The UK Gambling Committee’s end of year report on Young People and Gambling has suggested that 45 per cent of kids between the ages of 11-16 know about skin gambling, while 11 per cent say they’ve placed bets with in-game items. Skin gambling is a catch-all term to describe several …

Video games are a key part in the latest rise for UK inflation, according to a report by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The figures released by the ONS say that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) has hiked 3.1% in the twelve month period ending in November 2017 and is …

Nintendo has announced 10m sales for the Switch game console, just nine months after the hybrid consoles worldwide launch. It caps off a remarkably strong year for all things Ninty, and in October the company announced that the Switch had caused a 175 per cent sales growth for the six …

The acquisition spree continues

Earlier this year, Rebellion opened the door to developers and publishers to pitch a 2000AD game to the studio, in the aim of getting more games based on the publishers iconic characters out into the world. In an interview with PCGN, Rebellion has revealed that the company has made multiple deals …

New Zealand’s Department for Internal Affairs has ruled that loot boxes don’t constitute gambling. Gamasutra reached out to the New Zealand agency, and received an email in response from the department’s licensing compliance manager Trish Millward. "While the payment of money for a loot box with the contents of which are …

Creator says that game isn't porn, but is about porn.

Rebellion is a company full of unique characters that has spent the last 25 years pushing technological boundaries.  Take the company’s head of art, Chris Payton. His desk is littered with Playmobil. Three-inch tall figurines line his monitor, taller ornaments reach out across the workspace. Payton says he knew his …

The Sacremento Kings announced Wednesday plans for a dedicated esports facility inside the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento. The esports facility is a combined training facility, gamer lounge and broadcast center and will operate as a home base for the Sacramento Kings esports efforts, which includes the team’s NBA 2K …

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 …