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Former Silent Hills collaborators Hideo Kojima and Guillermo del Toro will reunite once again to discuss their creative processes. The Metal Gear Solid creator and film director behind Pan’s Labyrinth, Crimson Peak and Pacific Rim will talk during this year’s DICE Summit. The pair previously worked together on Konami’s cancelled …
Read More »ESports Market Ecosystem MapJanuary 2016
This year kicked off with a bang. Vulcun announced theend of paid fantasyon their platform. Discord, a social platform for gamers, raised a$20 millionround. There was also continued investment in the tournament and league space, with FaceIt announcing a$15 million Series A round. See the infographic after the jump for …
Read More »PS3 shooter Dust 514 going offline
Developer CCP has said that it is calling time on online PS3’s EVE-themed shooter Dust 514. In its place will arrive an in-development and untitled PC project that will build on what the defunct shooter tried to offer. Dust 514 will be shut down on May 30th. We are very …
Read More »Bizzarro Flame retires from Smash
One ofSuper Smash Bros. Melee’stop players is hanging up his controller and ending a career that’s lasted six years. Jason Bizzarro Flame” Yoon has retired and will no longer focus onMelee. Yoon says he plans to stick around esports and attend West Coast tournaments, but will pursue the career as …
Read More »Hideo Kojima and Guillermo del Toro to speak on artistic vision at DICE
Event from February 16th to 18th will also see Kojima inducted into the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences Hall of Fame
Read More »Molyneux: It was tempting to retire
Peter Molyneux has given his first interview to the press in nearly a year, in which he admits that he nearly abandoned game development entirely. The famed UK developer had vowed to never talk to the press again. This followed the revelation that promises made to the winner of 22Cans’ …
Read More »Electronic Arts UK appoints new head of media
The EA UK team has welcomed two new members to its fold. Former eBay senior media strategist Richard Bettinson (pictured, left) has joined the company as head of media and innovation. Bettinson said: I’m looking forward to working with the team to develop our media strategy and to deliver creative …
Read More »22Cans launches Godus Wars on Steam Early Access
A second Godus title has been released on Steam. It’s called Godus Wars. It costs 10.99, or is free to previous Godus Kickstarter backers and owners. It’s currently a single-player only experience. To answer the question ‘what is Godus Wars?’ You have to take a step back and look back …
Read More »When eSports and the real world collide
Last summer, a Bundesliga football team from a small German town in Lower Saxony made signing history. Among the other high profile signings toVfL Wolfsburg FCduring a turbulent off-season transfer window, was a name completely unknown to pundits; Benedikt ‘SaLz0r’ Saltzer. Saltzer was not a rookie, fresh from the academies, …
Read More »Team EnVyUs picks up Overwatch’s best team
The bestOverwatchteam in the world will now fly the banner of a major esports organization. Team EnVyUshassignedHubris, the team that won six of seven tournaments during the first phase of last year’sOverwatchclosed beta. The lineup features a roster with experience in a wide variety of PC shooter titles, winning events …
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