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• Monster Hunter Iceborne director leaves Capcom

  Daisuke Ichihara, the director of the critically and commercially successful Monster Hunter World expansion, is leaving Capcom.

  1 month ago

• PlayStation Direct store finally appears to be coming to Europe

  It looks like the PlayStation Direct store will be heading to Europe soon, offering players outside the US the opportunity to buy PS5 consoles directly from Sony, without having to go through a third-party retailer.

  1 month ago

• Japan's Super Nintendo World finally set to open in February 2021

  Japan’s Super Nintendo World theme park will officially open its doors to the paying public on February 4, 2021.

  2 months ago

• Uri Geller allows The Pokemon Company to print Kadabra on Pokemon cards again

  Spoon-bending magician Uri Geller has finally given Nintendo permission to print Kadabra on Pokémon cards again after a 20 year legal battle in which Geller claimed the character’s likeness was too familiar to his own.

  2 months ago

• Crown prince of huge Saudi Arabia charity set to buy 51% stake in SNK

  The Mohammad bin Salman Charity Foundation is set to acquire a controlling stake in SNK, the famous Japanese fighting games company.

  2 months ago

• Dragon Age creative director sets up new development studio, Yellow Brick Games

  Mike Laidlaw, best know as the creative director of the Dragon Age series, has revealed his new studio in Québec City called Yellow Brick Games.

  2 months ago

• Bringing new IP to the market is "very risky" says PlayStation boss

  PlayStation boss Jim Ryan has revealed a few choice comments about the development of triple-A games and the risk involved with launching new IP.

  2 months ago

• Twitch's incoming multiplayer ads don't actually sound that bad

  Twitch is set to roll out an interesting new type of adverts in the coming weeks, and the more interactive set-up actually sounds quite promising.

  2 months ago

• Bethesda games need to be "first or best" on Xbox, says Microsoft

  Microsoft would like Bethesda’s upcoming games to be “either first or better or best” on Xbox platforms, according to Xbox chief financial officer Tim Stuart.

  2 months ago

• PS5 launch line-up is "no comparison" to PS3 or PS4 line-ups, says Jim Ryan

  PlayStation head Jim Ryan believes that the launch line-up for the PS5 is unlike anything Sony has offered at launch in recent generations.

  3 months ago

• Xbox Game Pass is “completely sustainable" at its current price, says Phil Spencer

  Xbox boss Phil Spencer has stated that the Xbox Game Pass subscription service is “completely sustainable” at its current price.

  3 months ago

• Here’s why it’s very unlikely Sony will release The Last of Us Part 2 digitally on May 29

  Sony recently announced that The Last of Us Part 2 would be delayed indefinitely, due to the impact of COVID-19.

  10 months ago

• Toys R Us won't be going away after all - lenders cancel auction, plan to open new stores

  There’s hope yet for Toys R Us.

  2 years ago

• Top Fortnite streamer Ninja earns $500,000 per month

  In a recent interview with news network CNBC, professional streamer Ninja revealed that he earns around $500,000 in revenue per month from his streams and partnerships.

  3 years ago

• Has the UK games industry shrunk?

  The UK government reported a sharp decline in revenue year-on-year to 2012, but others believe incomplete information was used.

  7 years ago

• Majesco revenue down; no next-gen Zumba games for a while

  Majesco Entertainment has published its financial report for the fourth quarter and full fiscal year 2013, detailing its strategy for renewed growth in 2014.

  7 years ago

• EA VP Jeff Brown leaves company

  Jeff Brown has stepped down from his role as senior VP of corporate communications of EA after 14 years.

  7 years ago

• Microsoft's Xbox brand will be "sold to someone like Sony", failure is "inevitable"

  The analysts are at it again. This time, a US firm predicts Microsoft’s Xbox brand is on a downward spiral.

  8 years ago

• TIGA says UK shouldn't ignore Irish game industry

  Richard Wilson, CEO of the UK video game trade alliance TIGA, said yesterday that the UK government should not be ignoring Ireland’s drive to attract video game developers.

  9 years ago