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Konami is offering up free in-game items for Metal Gear Online to apologise for the game’s rocky launch. VG247reports players have run into issues including losing connection, not being able to connect and shaky matchmaking. To attempt to make up for the troubles, Konami is distributing 3000GP to all players …
Read More »Steam top ten: October 11-17
Pre-orders for Fallout 4 have vaulted the upcoming game to number one on Steam’s latest weekly top ten sellers chart. There’s a fair chance that’s where Fallout 4 will stay, with the game coming out in less than a month. That said, this week’s runner-up Counter-Strike: Global Offensive seems to …
Read More »European PS4 price cut rumoured for this week
The PS4 could see its price cut in Europe and the UK as soon as this week, if rumours online are to be believed. AGB reports that Sony will cut €50 (37) off the price of PS4 this Wednesday (October 21st), bringing the machine down to €350 (255). If correct …
Read More »Wargaming’s secret: World of Tanks is the ‘ultimate hobby for our audience’
Manypeople floating around the game industry are desperately looking for the secret to success. They want to be told that if they just follow a magical list of steps that only the elite know about, that they’ll strike it rich. For Jay Cohen and his crew at Wargaming, their list …
Read More »The ‘TV Guide of esports’ is a lot more than just a TV Guide – and it’s expanding rapidly
Streaming services have played a huge role in the meteoric rise ofesports. Instead of an expensive satellite TV package, esports are available to everyone with an Internet connection. But even as traditional media like the BBC and ESPN joinTwitchandYouTube Gamingin bringing esports to the cord-cutter generation, there is one simple …
Read More »Ubisoft introduces new reward scheme, Ubisoft Club
Ubisoft has announced a new reward scheme called Ubisoft Club. That’s according to a trailer released by the publisher today (below), which details the scheme. Ubisoft Club applies to Ubisoft games, and lets players earn experience points, badges and units. Players across many platforms can play to earn extra content, …
Read More »FBI investigating fantasy eSports betting operators DraftKings
The Federal Bureau of Investigation and U.S. Department of Justice are conducting a probe into whether fantasy sports operators are violating federal law. Operators such as DraftKings and FanDuel have recently expanded their offerings to include eSports, with the former acquiring AlphaDraft last month. The investigation, in which the FBI …
Read More »Nexon sells off its NCSoft shares
Nexon has sold off its 15 per cent stake in South Korea publisher NCSoft. As reported byBusiness Korea, sales of the shares were worth $533.7m in cash. During the sell-off, NCSoft CEO Kim Taek-jin increased his stake in the companyfrom ten per centto 12 per cent by acquiring 440,000 shares. …
Read More »Steam Controller and Steam Link aren’t working with Macs
Mac owners who have invested early in Valve’s recently released Steam Controller and upcoming Steam Link have been told that neither device will currently work with their machine. Unfortunately, there are some temporary software issues that prevent the hardware from functioning with Macs,” Valve said in an email to customers, …
Read More »Major Arsenal stakeholder invests $100m in Russian eSports community
Russian eSports organisation Virtus.pro has received investment that could total over $100m from a company owned by one of Arsenal’s controlling figures. Virtus is Russia’s largest eSports group, organising tournaments, running a vast network of recording studios and hosting an eSports community that has over 7.6m subscribers. Its content was …
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