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It’s that time of year again: the World of Tanks Grand Finals are almost upon us. The world’s best teams are rumbling down the streets of Warsaw, Poland, where they’ll face off against each other over the weekend of April 8-9 for a slice of the $300,000 prize pot. The …
Read More »The Evolution of Hax$
The year is 2008. Baltimore is playing host to Pound 3, a major event boasting over 200 players. Legends of the day are doing their best to traverse through the bracket. Jonathan "Plank" Graybeal is running the event, making sure people report for their next match. Names such as PC …
Read More »Twitch and FACEIT to launch team-owned Counter-Strike league today
The race to create the world’s premier Counter-Strike league is well and truly underway, and Twitch are the latest to announce their effort. Twitch has partnered with tournament organizer FACEIT to create the Esports Championship Series (ECS), a $3.5 million Counter-Strike league which will launch later today. The league, which …
Read More »Dev says American gun law frustration means guns will never be added to Subnautica
The developer of underwater survival adventure Subnautica has explained why the game does not equip players with guns to defend themselves. I am sorta confused at all the non-lethal items that are in the game to fend off predators and the only lethal thing I know of is the knife,” …
Read More »UK government backs the Olympics of eSports
Today the International eGames Committee, which is backed by the British government, announced the eGames, a new international eSports event. The first outing of the eGames will be a two day pop up event in Rio de Janeiro during the 2016 Olympic games. Players from across the world will represent …
Read More »Quantum Break forces eyepatch onto pirates and those not logged into Windows Store
Remedy has repeated its comedy anti-piracy measure from Alan Wake in recent PC release Quantum Break. Should the game decide that you’re a pirate, lead character Jack Joyce suddenly dons a very fetching eyepatch, complete with a skull and crossbones motif. Which isn’t that severe a punishment, but will likely …
Read More »Facebook backs the Women in Games Awards 2016
Facebook has given its backing to next month’s Women in Games Awards, lining up as headline partner for the MCV and WIGJ event. The firm will also sponsor the Outstanding Contribution of the Year category of the special awards. Facebook is proud to sponsor this year’s Women in Gaming Awards,” …
Read More »Quantum Break allows users to disable copyrighted music for streaming
As Kotaku puts it, what a perfect sign of the times. Barely a day passes without a YouTuber taking to social media to lament a copyright claiming robbing them of revenues from their videos. The phenomenon has led to an interesting option buried away in the menus for Microsoft’s recently …
Read More »Rock Band 4’s PC crowdfunding push fails to reach target
The world of Rock Band has been hit with more bad news. Harmonix’s attempt to crowdfund a PC port of Rock Band 4 via Fig, which was to be developed by Sumo Digital, has ended in failure. The developer had looked for $1.5m. At the end of the campaign it …
Read More »The Top 30 Women in Games: Part One
The MCV Women in Games Awards, in association with Women in Games (WIGJ) will take place on Thursday May 19th at the Hamyard Hotel, London. There the recently announced Top 30 Women in Games will be celebrated, while six special awards will be presented. Here we take a look at …
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