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Turtle Beach has today announced a new partnership with OpTic Gaming. Combined with the announcement of the new Turtle Beach Elite Pro headset the partnership will see all OpTic players use the headset, along with the Elite Pro T.A.C. audio controller, when competing. The first event that will see OpTic …
Read More »Dishonored 2 misses spring release date, now hitting shelves in November
Bethesda’s sequel to 2012 stealth action title Dishonored is going to be released in November. The publisher has announced that the follow-up will be launching worldwide on November 11th, 2016 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC. This is – obviously – considerably later than the spring release initially outlined …
Read More »BBC looking for games to sign at Interface
Publishing arm of broadcaster joins PlayStation, Sega, Channel 4, Curve, Soedesco, KISS, Green Man Gaming and Plug In Digital
Read More »‘The world of mobile eSports is ripe for the taking’
Skillz CEO Andrew Paradise says casual games can be just as successful as hardcore eSports titles
Read More »Mighty No. 9 has another release date Inafune promises won’t be missed
Almost three years on from its successful Kickstarter, Mighty No. 9 might actually be on track for a release. In January the game was delayed for a third time to ‘spring 2016′. Technically it has missed that date, too – the game is currently due out on June 24th (June …
Read More »BBC is the latest publisher to join Interface
The BBC is the latest publisher that is looking to sign games from independent creators at Interface next week. If you want to meet the firm, then contact Georgia Blake at gblake@nbmedia.com or by calling 0207 354 6005. The event takes place in London on Thursday, May 5th. PlayStation is …
Read More »Donald Trump game ‘Trump on the Run’ debuts at No.7 in UK iPhone charts
Josiah Jenkins’ endless runner Trump on the Run has shot straight to No.7 in the UK free iPhone charts. In this new mobile title, released on Android and iOS platforms, players are asked to help US presidential candidate Donald Trump to escape from Mexico while eating as many tacos as …
Read More »The Chinese Room’s Dan Pinchbeck is our guest on the third MCV & Develop Podcast
The MCV & Develop Podcast is back, and this time we’re joined by Dan Pinchbeck, creative director and studio head at The Chinese Room. Pinchbeck’s award-winning studio is best known for its acclaimed titles such as Dear Esther and Everybody’s Gone To The Rapture. In our third episode, he shares …
Read More »Hungrybox’s rise among the ‘Gods’ of Melee
Juan Hungrybox” Debiedma long been considered one of the best Super Smash Bros Melee players in the world. He was one of the original five gods” of Melee and always a threat to do well. For a while, though, he was hardly ever considered the favorite to win a tournament …
Read More »WildTurtle predicts MSI and weighs in on CLG representing NA
He might have missed out on his chance to represent NA at the 2016 Mid-Season Invitational, but that doesn’t mean that Jason "WildTurtle" Tran doesn’t have his fair share of opinions about the event. WildTurtle stopped by theScore esports office while he was time back home in Toronto to discuss …
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