Nepal Supreme Court suspends ban on PUBG
Government ordered to show cause for its prohibition on popular survival shooter
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Limited Run, UploadVR schedule E3 briefings
Publisher and press outlet launching their own events as Square Enix moves its show into Sony's vacated time slot
CCP Games: EVE Online's tech is "absolutely at its breaking edge"
At Reboot Develop, Hilmar Petursson detailed CCP's plans to keep pace with the huge battles staged by EVE's remarkable community
SuperData: Sekiro sells 1.4m digital units in March, beating Dark Souls III launch
Battle royales continue to drive growth alongside console games as premium PC digital sales decline
Mortal Kombat 11: Critical Consensus
Reviewers applaud the meat and bones of NetherRealm's latest, but question the method for unlocking skins
Epic devs speak out on Fortnite crunch
"I was working at least 12-hour days, seven days a week, for at least four or five months" after survival shooter became a mainstream phenomenon
World War Z sells 1m copies in first week
Co-op zombie shooter saw 70k concurrent players during launch
Epic Games Store exclusivity helps Phoenix Point achieve 191% return
"Cash advance" from engine provider will be shared with Fig backers as part of game's revenue
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Contact Chris Buckley, Sales ManagerGAME and GameStop shrug off Xbox One S All-Digital Edition threat
GaneStop survey finds around half of consumers are less likely to purchase console without disc drive
Chinese streaming platform DouYu files for $500m IPO
Tencent-backed Twitch rival could be one of the largest Chinese floatations in the US so far this year
Keywords acquires Japanese mobile studio Wizcorp
Work-for-hire team joins Keywords' engineering services group in a deal worth $1 million
Tencent raises minimum age for "digital lock" to 16
New measure will be trialled in upcoming game, limiting gamers aged 15 and under to two hours a day
Over 200 Fortnite World Cup prize winners caught cheating
Over 1,200 total cheaters caught in first week of competition, most for circumventing region locks
Kitfox: People are more important than projects
Co-founder Tanya X. Short says she's reconsidering putting gameplay and quality on equal footing with respect and personal development
PUBG Corp sees $920 million in 2018 revenue
PC accounted for $790 million of total revenue; over half of total earnings came from Asia
UK Charts: World War Z lurches to the top in debut week
The Division 2 drops to No.3, Snooker 19: The Official Video Game debuts at No.9
European Esports Federation to be formed with 12 countries
Organization to serve as a "moderating partner" rather than a governing body for the industry
South Korean FTC examining consumer regulations surrounding in-game purchases
Government body currently investigating issues surrounding minors making purchases and "unfair" limitations on refunds
China introduces new game approval process, limiting total approvals per year
HTML5 games now require approval, anti-addiction system policy expanded to mobile titles
Nintendo stock leaps following Switch approval in China
17% rise on Tokyo exchange is company's largest percentage gain since Pokemon Go's summer of 2016
Code to Inspire is creating "Afghan Hero Girls" through education
CEO Fereshteh Forough talks about founding the organization, and how the games created by its students can lead to careers, independence
Diverging paths: Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo's radically different visions | Opinion
After decades of platform holders releasing similar hardware, we should celebrate their new, wildly different visions of gaming's future