IO Interactive and publisher Square Enix parted ways, leaving the studio to fend for itself in the wilds of a hostile gaming industry. IO Interactive survived, finding funding that would secure a second season of Hitman. Perhaps Square Enix was unfairly painted as the villain in this story, as Hitman was a success both critically and financially. What gives? Why would the publisher give up on the Hitman business?

PUBG is expanding once again! This time officially into China as Bluehole picks up an exclusive rights partner for PUBG, reports The Esports Observer. The Partnership is between Chinese conglomerate Tencent, and the South Korean publisher who have brought developer Brendan Greene’s project to life.

So great was Satoru Iwata’s impact on Nintendo, that he was even honoured in the production of the Switch as a charm in his memory was etched into the hardware. That’s a touching tribute, and one that Pokémon developer GameFreak has also included in the latest pair of catch ‘em all games, Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon.

Star Wars Battlefront II showed promise. It had a single-player campaign, it looked like EA had been paying attention to criticism from the first game and the amazing visuals had been even further refined. What the hell went wrong then? What happened between Battlefront games, that resulted in the sequel being universally slammed and outnumbered by sales of the original game in launch week? As usual, it came down to one simple factor: Greed. Here’s a breakdown on how Battlefront II shot itself in the foot.

Riot games has officially suspended Vasilii for 20 months. Starting from January 2018, the beginning of the new competitive season, Vasilii will be banned from competitive play for nearly two years.

New details around Call of Duty WWII's loot boxes suggest that more gameplay elements will be added to the random gamble, on the eve of real-world transactions being added to the game.

According to Disney and developer Gazillion, the game was scheduled to be shut off at the end of the year, giving players a month and a bit to come to terms with its cancellation. According to numerous reports though, it looks like its sunset will happen a lot sooner than anyone anticipated. Worse is that staff have been let go without severance.

Bethesda is giving everyone the chance to get the taste of Nazi blood, letting all platforms download the first mission of Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus for free from today.