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Everything changes in the world of Hearthstone next week. Blizzard has confirmed that expansion Whispers of the Old Gods will be released on April 27th in Europe and April 26th in the US. The DLC also marks the arrival of the new Standard and Wild playmodes that represent the biggest …
Read More »The Foundry launches Cara VR toolset
Nuke firm creates plug-in for 360-degree video content in virtual reality titles
Read More »Under three weeks until Stand Up For GamesAid 2016
UK games industry charity comedy night Stand Up For GamesAid is returning in less than three weeks. Tickets for the event – which is taking place at London’s The Comedy Store on Monday, May 9th – cost just 15 (12 plus booking fee). This is one of the industry’s most …
Read More »Nomination period for eSports Industry Awards closes on May 6th
Want to have your say in who is considered for the inaugural eSports Industry Awards? You need to get your nominations in before Friday, May 6th. There are 18 categories at this year’s show that celebrate this fast-growing and innovative sector. These are: Best Streaming Platform eSports Commercial Partner of …
Read More »Dark Souls board game hits Kickstarter goal in three minutes, is approaching £500,000
Steamforged’s table top game based on the popular Dark Souls series met it 50,000 funding goal in just three minutes. At the time of writing, Dark Souls: The Board Game has raised 461,630 – almost ten times its initial goal – and has been backed by 5,763 people. What’s more …
Read More »Call of Duty legend Nadeshot founds new team
Call of Duty legend Matt Nadeshot” Haag has founded a new eSports team called 100 Thieves. The team has acquired the King Papey Call of Duty squad and will compete in Stage 2 of the Call of Duty World League starting tomorrow. The move has come as a surprise to …
Read More »Slender: The Arrival dev announces first person adventure Valley
Blue Isle Studios has announced its follow-up project to last year’s console horror-fest Slender: The Arrival. Valley sounds like an altogether different proposition, going by the early press. Players will don a powered suit that grants them extraordinary speed and agility, along with the phenomenal ability to manipulate life and …
Read More »RELEASE DATES: Mafia III launches in October
MCV offers the most comprehensive UK video game release schedule available. Here’s a round up of the most notable recent changes and upcoming games. Click here to see the full listing. Publisher 2K Games has just revealedMafia III’s release date: the new installment in the organized crime franchise will launch …
Read More »The first Dark Souls has been offline on PC for a week
Dark Souls 3 may be the current love of the series’ dedicated community, but a problem with the original game has proved a source of frustration for some this week. Kotaku reports that the PC version of Dark Souls (dubbed the Prepare to Die Edition), which was released a year …
Read More »Should the skill of competitive Hearthstone players be primarily assessed on results?
Are results really the best way to gauge the skill of competitive Hearthstone players, given the amount of RNG in the game? We asked two expert players who feel passionately about the subject to argue it out. Read more on PCGamer Pro >>>
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