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Riot Games’ League of Legends and Valve Software’s Dota 2 are two of the foremost titles in the Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA) market, and are fundamentally different in audience and scope. League of Legends has successfully gained a larger audience by being easier to pick up with a more …

Transparency. This is the word that defines the lack of hidden agenda and conditions, accompanied by the availability of full information required for collaboration, cooperation, and collective decision making. It was also the word used by former Ember CEO, Jonathan Pan, when describing the core values of his North American …

We all love a good underdog story. Eddie the Eagle, Leicester City Football Club, Rocky… nothing quite captures the public imagination like a determined minnow taking on and beating the established giants. But there is another type of underdog story. The tale of a once great fighter who has faded …

The boss of Baldur’s Gate: Siege of Dragonspear developer Beamdog has said that his studio’s internal limits on development practise probably contributed to the recent outrage about a transgender character. Last week corners of the internet were set ablaze by the inclusion of a transgender character in the RPG. To …

Toys that resemble real-world hand guns are banned in most markets, but what of the other way around? Although it still feels weird for us in the UK, even shops like Walmart sell guns and ammo in the US, so it’s no surprise that the gun customisation market is a …

Owners of 4K TVs now have another (and perhaps first?) way to access Ultra HD content on their screens thanks to the official UK launch of 4K Blu-ray. 12 movies are available in the launch line-up – Mad Max, The LEGO Movie, Kingsman, The Maze Runner, Maze Runner: The Scorch …

It operates one of the most successful smartphone games on the planet, but Machine Zone has decided to hunt for growth away from the games sector. The company recently unveiled not only a rebrand – it is now called MZ – but also a brand new cloud platform that hopes …

IGN Japan has launched today. The Japanese arm means there are now 29 different ‘international’ versions of IGN, available in 22 different languages. IGN Japan follows a partnership between IGN owner Ziff Davis and Japanese news media group Sankei Digital. We’re thrilled to welcome Sankei to our global family for …

As previously touted by its creator Garry Newman, PC Early Access hit Rust has started automatically choosing a player’s character gender according to an algorithm based on their Steam ID. We understand this is a sore subject for a lot of people. We understand that you may now be a …

John McCormack compares fate of beloved British studio to death of Bullfrog upon acquisition by EA in 2001