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What appears to be a mention of a new Xbox console has appeared on a designer’s profile. As reported by Videogamer, a designer who has been at Microsoft since 2006, and working on Xbox since 2008, mentions Xbox One, Xbox SmartGlass, Xbox 360 and something called Xbox neXt in their …
Read More »CS:GO team pulls off ludicrous double comeback at MLG Columbus
Brazilian side Luminosity Gaming went through to the finals of $1m CS:GO tournament MLG Columbus last night after coming back from not one but two hefty deficits against Team Liquid. In a best-of-three semi-finals, Luminosity started badly on both Mirage and Cache allowing their opponents to get to 15 rounds …
Read More »Why the Apple of gaming went from World of Warcraft to iPhone games
One of the striking things about Blizzard, the superstar developer behind some of gaming’s biggest hits, including World of Warcraft, Diablo and Starcraft, is how little it actually does. That’s not to say the company’s employees aren’t constantly at work, although the Kendo lessons taking place on the lawn outside …
Read More »Fnatic drops out of DreamHack Masters Malmö, will be replaced by G2 Esports
Fnatic will not compete at DreamHack Masters Malm due to Olof olofmeister” Kajbjer’s recent hand injury, DreamHack announced on Monday. They will be replaced by G2 Esports. The post on DreamHack’s website confirmed that Fnatic had chosen not to participate in the event as a result of the injury. "Olof …
Read More »The rise of Vainglory and a new generation of esports pros
The first thing I noticed about the Vainglory Winter Championship was just how far removed I was from the players. Esports tends to skew young—prime years are usually in the late teens with most competitors mellowing into retirement by the time they hit their early 20s—but this was something else. …
Read More »Activision Blizzard execs talk MLG major, esports industry
This weekend’s $1 million Counter-Strike: Global Offensive major in Columbus, Ohio, is the first North American CS:GO major and the biggest event in the history of Major League Gaming. It also came just a few months after MLG was bought by Activision Blizzard, which among many changes included a reunion …
Read More »Bwin predicts that more bets will be placed on League of Legends than Champions League
Online betting company bwin has predicted that more bets will be placed on League of Legends in 2016 than on the winner of the UEFA Champions League. Data that bwin has collected shows that if betting on League of Legends continues to grow at a similar rate, and that betting …
Read More »Streaming platform Hitbox partners with ESL, DreamHack and Wargaming
eSports streaming platform Hitbox has announced new partnerships to secure content from ESL, DreamHack and Wargaming. A two year partnership will see all ESL produced eSports content feature on the site, with the first event of this new deal being the massive Wargaming Grand Finals 2016 that takes place this …
Read More »Games Centre: How the King in the North held his throne
This year, Scotland’s Games Centre walked away with the Independent Retailer prize at the MCV Awards for the fifth time in a row. With eight stores and a successful online business that delivers to over 50 countries, Games Centre is a force to be reckoned with in the UK independent …
Read More »Women in Games Awards: The Top 30 revealed
The Top 30 Women in Games are today announced, with the spotlight being shone on the most influential and inspirational female professionals from across the whole of the UK industry. The Top 30 – voted for by a panel of leading industry executives will be honoured at an awards ceremony …
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