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Last Thursday, retired NBA player Shaquille O’Neal stepped onto The Game Awards stage in San Francisco to present an award and reveal a surprise:the name and logoof Turner Sports andWME | IMG‘s much-anticipated newesportsleague. NamedELEAGUE, there has been a lot of hype surrounding it since it wasfirst announcedon Sept. 23, …
Read More »Pokken Tournament dated; Hardware bundle gets special controller
Pokemon and Tekken crossover Pokken Tournament now has a release date in Japan. The Wii U brawler will arrive on March 18th. One can hopefully presume that a Western release will follow not too long after that. It is currently scheduled simply for ‘spring’. Also announced is a Wii U …
Read More »Kojima’s new game is also coming to PC
The new title from Hideo Kojima’s new independent studio will be released on PC at some stage after it hits PS4. Sony has also said of Konami that the company will remain one of SCE’s most important publishers, and our relationship with them will not change Kojima’s partnership with Sony …
Read More »Former Azubu managing editor to be named ESPN esports editor
After three months of searching,ESPNhas found an editor to helm its newesportssection, sources close to the candidate tell the Daily Dot. The worldwide leader in sports coverageposted the job listingon Sept. 3. And, after a long process of interviews with some of the biggest names in esports, someone has been …
Read More »Crystal Dynamics boss Darrell Gallagher quits
The head of Tomb Raider developer Crystal Dynamics is leaving the studio after ten years with the company. Darrell Gallagher was also Square Enix’s head of product development and Western studios where in the last year he has overseen the release of Western-made titles such as Life is Strange, Just …
Read More »VIDEO: Hideo Kojima officially independent, working on PS4 exclusive
New independent studio named Kojima Productions following the termination of MGS dev's contract at Konami
Read More »How much are you worth? The MCV & Develop Salary Survey 2016 is now open
MCV and its sister publication Develop have once again launched our annual salary survey, forming a detailed look at the games industry jobs market in 2016. The survey is open to anyone in the games market, including developers, publishers, retailers, services companies and more – no matter where in the …
Read More »What Investors Need to Know About ESports
BLH Venture Partners’ Ashish Mistry explains how companies, brands, and investors can capitalize on eSports. ESports is big business today, and it’s only just begun. The eSports ecosystem, a $278 million industry, could surpass $1 billion as early as 2018, according to research firm Newzoo. The firm estimates there are …
Read More »MCV Awards 2016: Lobbying closes today
You have until the end of play today to get your nominations in for next year’s MCV Awards, so make sure you don’t miss out on the opportunity to see your company shine. Nominating yourself, your company, a customer or even a rival is simple – and these awards are …
Read More »Japan’s Agatsuma Entertainment closes down
Reports have emerged that Agatsuma Entertainment has been closed. The Japanese developer is best known for 3DS title Code of Princess and this year’s Umihara Kawase trilogy on Steam. However, the poor performance of the latter and declining revenues led to the studio’s parent Agatsuma to shut the entertainment subsidiary, …
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