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Award-winning PR specialists will be speaking at Interface this May to help indie developers get their games in front of the world. Caroline Miller (owner of MCV award-winning Indigo Pearl), Lauren Dillon (account director at Premier PR’s games division), Stefano Petrullo (former Ubisoft PR boss turned owner of his own …
Read More »Heroes of the Dorm returns to ESPN
Heroes of the Dorm, a Heroes of the Storm tournament featuring college teams from across North America, will return to ESPN in 2016, beginning with a Selection Sunday bracket reveal live on ESPNU on March 13 at 8 p.m. ET. Teams of five students will compete in a single-elimination bracket …
Read More »The rise and rise of Brazilian CS:GO
Anyone present for the current Luminositysquad’sdebut at DreamHack Winter last year will not have been surprised to see them in the grand final at IEM Katowice over the weekend. After some consternation from fans over dropping their long-time team-mates boltz and steel just before DreamHack began, the Brazilian side showed …
Read More »Riot is probably developing a fighting game, acquires company started by Evo co-founders
Riot Games’newest employees are probablymaking the company’s first fighting game. That’s the most obvious conclusion from the theLeague of Legendsdeveloper’s latestacquisition: Radiant Entertainment, developers of crafting gameStonehearthand free-to-play fighting gameRising Thunder. In an announcement yesterday, Radiant said that it will shut downRising Thunder—which has been in a public Alpha since …
Read More »Discover the next big game at Interface
Interface is returning to London on May 5th at St Mary’s Church – inviting publishers, developers and investors to make new connections and do business in a unique and informative event. The event will bring together over 350 firms in a series of one-to-one pitching meetings, informative masterclass sessions as …
Read More »OPINION: Why we need more awards for women
On International Women’s Day, former MCV editor Lisa Carter discusses why the Women in Games Awards are important. I’m delighted to be working with MCV and the brilliant Women in Games (WIGJ) organisation on the upcoming Women in Games Awards. The event will shine the spotlight on the most influential …
Read More »Overwatch hits store shelves on May 24
It’s official: Blizzard’s new first person shooter,Overwatch, will hit shelves on May 24. The highly anticipated shooter—mega developer Blizzard’s first foray into the genre and its first new intellectual property in years—will be available for PC, PS4, and Xbox One on that day. But players who pre-purchase or preorder the …
Read More »Canada’s leading sports network launches esports section
The biggest sports network in Canada is jumping on theesportsbandwagon. The Sports Network, aka TSN, isstartinga section covering pro gaming. TSN is the latest of many sports media companies to invest into esports coverage. ESPN, Yahoo, and Sky have all recently thrown their hats into the ring, so it’s no …
Read More »You can watch the MCV Awards 2016 live right here
Those unable to attend tonight’s MCV Awards don’t have to miss out, and can watch the entire ceremony on live-streaming service Twitch. The MCV Awards can be watched on Twitch either here, or on the embedded video player below. The awards will start at around 9:45pm tonight, with the grand …
Read More »UK eSports: How does the local scene compare to the global stage?
The eSports scene within the UK is an extremely exciting emerging sector, boasting a mix of promising young talent and ambition on one side, with a somewhat clique nature and a drop of British cynicism on the other. The biggest tournaments across the US, Europe and Korea boast multi-million dollar …
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