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Cheating has plagued video games since their inception, but with the rise of eSports, it’s more important than ever to keep it under control. Individual players and carefully organized teams are competing for money rather than egos now, and no recent incident better illustrates the legal troubles with stamping it …
Read More »Women In Games Awards: Meet The Finalists – Businesswoman of the Year
There are just four weeks to go until we celebrate the Top 30 Women in Games and the winners of the six special categories are announced. The Women in Games Awards take place on May 19th at the Hamyard Hotel, London. Tickets cost just 49 and are available by simply …
Read More »Match-fixing comes to the world of e-sports
In the world of professional eSports these days, money doesn’t rain — it pours. The stakes are high and the competition can be cut-throat, especially given the payday waiting at the end of a match. But the flood of money has brought an unexpected innovation in the way players are …
Read More »After just one match, World of Warships is already a better eSport than World of Tanks
At a massively produced, expensive and high-profile event built around World of Tanks, the biggest cheer by some distance is heard during a showcase match for Wargaming’s promising newcomer, World of Warships. The whole audience watches with baited breath as a spread of torpedoes makes its way – slowly but …
Read More »The games industry employs fewer women than any other creative sector
The UK games industry is lagging behind other creative sectors when it comes to female employment rates. Creative Skillset’s Employment Census 2015 has revealed that 19 per cent of employees in the games industry are female – this lags behind every other creative sector in the country. That does at …
Read More »Bud Light to sponsor top eSports stars
Bud Light is set to sponsor a group of eSports players across a number of games. At DreamHack Austin, which kicks off next week, Bud Light will reveal their initial list of potential players to sponsor, which will feature players from Counter Strike: Global Offensive, Dota 2, Hearthstone: Heroes of …
Read More »Uncharted 4 street date broken in UK, US and Germany
It’s not out until May 10th, but some people have already got their hands on upcoming PS4 shooter Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End. Videogamer reports that at least one individual obtained a copy of the game from CEX in the UK yesterday. "I went in to CEX… to actually buy …
Read More »DriveClub VR appears to still be on track
A ratings listing for DriveClub VR suggests that the game remains in the works despite the closure of its developer. The Entertainment Software Rating Board has published a new listing for the PS4 title for the US market, complete with an E (Everyone) rating. The page also points to the …
Read More »Free-to-play Paragon getting $60 physical PS4 edition
Epic’s upcoming F2P outing Paragon is to receive a very un-free boxed release on PS4. A $59.99 Paragon Edition has been announced for North America for June 7th. For the money gamers get a host of in-game items and perks including 6,000 Paragon Coins (worth $60), some additional challenges, permanent …
Read More »History Lesson: The story of XCOM
Behold, the power of games testers. Back in 1993, Harlow-based devs Julian Gollop and his brother Nick were deep in development on UFO: Enemy Unknown – the first game in the XCOM series. Unfortunately the publisher they were working for, MicroProse, was bought out by Spectrum HoloByte. And the new …
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