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Time changes things. Ken Hoang, known to Melee fans simply as Ken, was a monster. In the early days of Melee, Ken was a force in the scene. Smart, skilled, and driven, he won nearly every tournament he attended between 2002 and 2007, talking trash and taking down every opponent …
Read More »Mike Sepso on Activision Blizzard’s new esports division (and why StarCraft is like baseball)
In terms ofesportsgame developers and publishers, it doesn’t get much bigger than Activision Blizzard—just thinkStarCraft,Hearthstone, andCall of Duty. With its new new esports division, the company is taking a serious look at the future of the industry and what it will mean for the company and its gaming titles. The …
Read More »Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 records year-on-year sales jump
The decline of Call of Duty is a well documented phenomenon. The only problem is, it looks like sales are back on the up. Activision has revealed that retail sales of Black Ops III are up both on last year’s Advanced Warfare and 2013’s commercially disappointing Ghosts. Digital sales of …
Read More »Black Ops 3 tops Japanese charts in debut week
Blockbuster shooter Call of Duty: Black Ops III has shot to number one in the Japanese retail charts, fighting off a number of home-grown titles. The latest in Activision’s franchise (which is published by Sony on PlayStation in Japan) sold nearly 150,000 units on PS4, with a further 25,000 on …
Read More »TSM and H2k locked in public tug of war over Svenskeren
Amidst a flurry of offseason roster changes inLeague of Legends, one player’s future has become the subject of a very public and potentially litigious battle. BothTeam SoloMidandH2k-Gamingattempted to secure the services of jungler Dennis "Svenskeren" Johnsen, who had been playing forSK Gaming. First reported byRichard Lewis at Breitbartand later confirmed …
Read More »Itagaki’s Valhalla Game Studios hit with trademark dispute
The developer of Ninja Gaiden and Devil’s Third has come to blows with a movie studio. As spotted by Neogaf, a filing on LAIPLA shows that Valhalla Motion Pictures has taken issue with Itagaki’s Valhalla Game Studios over its logo, which undoubtedly bears more than a little resemblance to its …
Read More »The next Hearthstone expansion is coming out this week
Blizzard made a shock announcement at Blizzcon this weekend – there’s a new Hearthstone expansion, and it will be released this week. Less than four months after it’s The Grand Tournament expansion introduced 132 new cards, this Thursday will see the release of League of Explorers which will bring with …
Read More »Ginx seeking £0.5m in crowdfunding to fuel growth
Games TV channel Ginx has taken to crowdfunding platform Crowdcube in an effort to boost its international presence. The firm is looking for 540,000 from backers to help fund new apps for PS4 and Xbox One, as well as growing the amount of global content it features. Available in the …
Read More »Kinect gestures dropped from new Xbox One Experience update
Microsoft has confirmed that it has cut the ability for users to control their Xbox Ones via gestures in its New Xbox One Experience update for the console. When we looked at the New Xbox One Experience we wanted to prioritize features that customers were asking for, plus areas of …
Read More »Report: Uzi transfer bidding reaches $7.85 million
When aLeague of Legendsteamchanged handsfor a shade over $1 million it made big headlines in the West. But in China, the signing fee for just one player may soon make that seem like pocket change. Rumors out of China are putting Jian Uzi” Zihao, the current AD Carry forOMG, at …
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