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E-sports are going mainstream. Well, that’s not strictly true. The world finals of Dota 2 werewatched by 20 million peoplethis year; last year, League of Legends picked upmore than 27 million for its finals, and 11.2 million of them watched it live. Esports arealreadymainstream. Read more at The Guardian >>>
Read More »Ubisoft acquires Rocksmith dev Longtail Studios
Rocksmith developer renamed Ubisoft Halifax, now recruiting
Read More »Ubisoft acquires Rocksmith developer Longtail Studios
Ubisoft has made another addition to its huge roster of first-party developers. The French publisher has purchased Longtail Studios, the developer who most recently worked on Rocksmith 2014 Edition. The Canada-based developer has been rebranded as Ubisoft Halifax, and will be focusing on developing mobile games. In the past, the …
Read More »Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD remaster uncovered on Wii U
Following in the footsteps of Ocarina of Time, Majora’s Mask and Wind Waker, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess could be set for a revamp. That’s the story building as fans uncover clues pointing towards a HD re-release of the 2006 Wii and GameCube Zelda instalment. Firstly, a shop icon …
Read More »International Factfile 2015: Singapore
Despite having a population less than that of London, Singapore provides a thriving landscape for games businesses and serves as the Asian home for major Western publishers. It’s little wonder that big names such as Ubisoft, EA and Activision have moved into the country – Singaporeans are the highest-spending gamers …
Read More »Esports and virtual reality are gaming’s present and future
Competitive gaming between tens of thousands of players in large venues and televised globally is creating huge buzz in the tech industry as the phenomenon – known asesports– is now approaching popularity that eclipses even mainstream traditional pro leagues. But the real future in gaming may ultimately depend on how …
Read More »Friday the 13th online multiplayer game due out next Autumn
The already vast Friday the 13th franchise is about to get a little bit bigger. Joining 12 films, a television show, books, comics and pretty much any type of tie-in merchandise you can imagine based on the exploits of hockey masked killer Jason Voorhees is Friday the 13th: The Game. …
Read More »Tales from the Borderlands season finale arrives this month
Telltale has revealed the fifth and final episode of Tales from the Borderlands debut season will launch next week. As has become a standard for the studio’s episodic releases, Episode Five: The Vault of the Traveler will arrive first for PC, Mac, PS3 and PS4 – debuting for the platforms …
Read More »NHL Supercard launches on iOS and Android
2K Games has announced a follow-up to its free-to-play mobile trading card game property Supercard, launching NHL Supercard for iOS and Android platforms. The hockey game features more than 450 cards, which can be trained in playmaking, stick handling, focus, and skating. Players can participate in quick games to earn …
Read More »Daybreak Games creative director Jens Andersen joins executive team
H1Z1 developer Daybreak Games has promoted creative director Jens Andersen to a new executive role. Games Industryreports Andersen will now oversee the creative direction on all of Daybreak’s titles, including a currently unannounced project. "Jens has been the driving vision behind DC Universe Online as its Senior Creative Director, and …
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