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Fostering a competitive community around your game is key to its long-term success, the co-founder of Blizzard has argued. The StarCraft, World of Warcraft and Heroes of the Storm outlet turns 25 this year, and CEO Mike Morhaime commented upon its continuing impact upon the inception and growth of the …
Read More »Machine Zone spent $5m on Schwarzenegger Mobile Strike Super Bowl ad
Game of War developer Machine Zone has spent big on a Super Bowl ad for the second year running. Last year the company made a splash with the $4.5m it spent to secure a slot for its now infamous Kate Upton short. VentureBeat reports that this year that figure was …
Read More »A conversation with poker star Daniel Negreanu about Hearthstone
Whether you follow the goings-on in professional poker with serious dedication or just on a more casual level, you’re almost certainly familiar with Daniel Negreanu. A two-time World Series of Poker Player of the Year, an inductee into the Poker Hall of Fame and the all-time money winner in The …
Read More »DingIt’s rise through the streaming ranks
Over the last12 months, multiple companies have established themselves as serious contenders in thestreamingfield. YouTube launched its dedicated gaming section, Hitbox quickly established a large following, thanks in part to a partnership with theOG Dota 2 team,and Azubu revealed a new layout and brought in new management. But quietly, in …
Read More »How Flick A Trade brings financial trading into the world of gaming
We speak to the creator of the mobile trading title to find out how he simplified complex aspects of the financial market into a casual game
Read More »Ubisoft dev says PC version of The Division graphics "kept in check" with consoles
Uh oh. A Ubisoft developer has claimed that the graphical prowess of The Division on PC was reigned in to ensure it wasn’t too far ahead of consoles. "We do have to kind of keep it in check with the consoles, because it would kind of be unfair just to …
Read More »iOS port of The Binding of Isaac rejected for ‘violence against children’
Developer Nialis has previously battled with Nintendo over its approval system, with Edmund McMillen's roguelike eventually making it to 3DS and Wii U
Read More »Titanfall 2 is going to have a single-player mode
The sequel to EA’s 2014 mech shooter Titanfall is going to have its own dedicated story mode. That’s according to an interview on Forbes with lead writer Jesse Stern, who promises that Titanfall 2 be set in a world where ‘science meets magic’, yet will still be ‘grounded, dirty, human …
Read More »Paul ‘ReDeYe’ Chaloner on 2 decades of eSports
Paul ‘ReDeYe’ Chaloneris the legendary eSports personality who has commentated on over 50 games in a career spanning two decades. The 44-year-old boasts a particularly impressive CV, having hosted the biggest events across a plethora of titles includingCounter-Strike: Global Offensive,Starcraft 2and most recentlyDota 2. ReDeYe’s eSports career has taken him …
Read More »Independent VR platform Transport raises $25m in funding
Distribution network aims to offer a single route to market for all of the major virtual reality headsets
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