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Andy Miller is co-owner of the Sacramento Kings and NRG eSports. NRG recently signed up Shaquille O’Neal, Alex Rodriguez, and Jimmy Rollins as partners and has big plans for the future. Miller also founded Quattro Wireless, which was acquired by Apple in 2009, where he went on to become the …
Read More »League Of Legends’ Greg ‘Ghostcrawler’ Street Talks Balance – Is It Even Possible?
League Of Legends boasts a huge roster of playable characters which bring the potential for vast numbers of potential compositions, ability interactions. It also has a player base quick to seek out what’s strong at any given time in the game’s ongoing development. So how do you approach that as …
Read More »The legend of Tyloo
For some, TyLoo was just another team from Asia. For others, TyLoo was the monster team from China that had dominated the Asian scene for months. People didn’t give TyLoo a chance against the teams at Malmo, they were a free win and an easy prediction. No one expected them …
Read More »Call of Duty World League champions look back on a year of Black Ops III esports
The road to the Call of Duty Championship isn’t an easy one. It’s filled with gut-wrenching losses, surprise upsets, and an ever-shifting play field as new games change the rules from one year to the next. And if the most recent esports event is anything to go by, the 2016 …
Read More »Amazon to roll out monthly subscription option for Prime
Online retail giant Amazon is planning on offering a monthly package for its popular Prime service. At the moment, an Amazon Prime subscription can only be purchased annually, setting consumers back 79 in the UK. But a story from The Hollywood Reporter has says that Amazon is launching a monthly …
Read More »Google Cardboard is an ‘invaluable opportunity’ for VR devs
Opposable Group's Lukas Roper discusses why devs should consider building titles for Google's affordable VR offering
Read More »First ever collegiate Vainglory league starts at PAX this weekend
Vainglory developers Super Evil Megacorp have partnered with Collegiate StarLeague to create the first collegiate Vainglory league. The league will offer students the chance to win scholarship money by competing in the mobile MOBA, although an exact prize pool is yet to be announced. StarLeague has hosted many similar tournaments …
Read More »Leaks point to Batman Arkham HD collection
Rocksteady’s Batman games may be getting the HD treatment. According to a GameStop employee, who sent a picture of a game listing for the unannounced collection to Eurogamer. This is set for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. This compilation – titled Batman Arkham HD Collection – features both Batman: Arkham …
Read More »Reef updates two-year old Rambo game with free DLC
Players of Rambo: The Video Game, should any remain, will be delighted to know that Reef has released some surprise DLC for the title. The curious on-rails shooter arrived on PS3, Xbox 360 and PC in early 2014 at a time when many punters’ attentions had already turned to PS4 …
Read More »Kojima, Sweeney and Pratchett lead Nordic Game Conference line-up
Metal Gear Solid creator, Epic boss and Tomb Raider writer will be joined by Blizzard artist David Luong and Witcher 3 designer Matthew Seinke
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