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Lenovo India Gaming Week eSports tournament recently concluded in Mumbai. The LAN gaming tournament featured 35 popular multiplayer titles, whichpositively gathered gamers’ attentionfrom all over the country. Despite the fact that the India Gaming Week tournament concluded successfully by Lenovo, a few gamers have raised very serious and shocking allegations …
Read More »Hyrule Warriors Legends has 3D disabled on older machines
Owners of older versions of Nintendo’s 3DS won’t be able to play one of its upcoming titles in 3D. Perfectly Nintendo reports that Hyrule Warriors Legends’ developers faced a bit of a challenge porting the Wii U game onto the handheld hardware, primarily due to the high number of enemies …
Read More »Retailer lists BioShock Collection for PS4 and Xbox One
The BioShock series may be next in line-for the HD next-gen makeover treatment. AGB grabbed a screenshot of a listing on the website of South African retailer Raru for a SKU called The BioShock Collection. The game is listed for PS4 and Xbox One with a release date of November …
Read More »Unikrn Acquires Gurgaon-Based DotaProHub; Aims To Enhance Esports Statistics
Unikrn, a startup focused on esports betting has acquired DotaProHub, an 18 month old esports startup. Gurgaon-basedDotaProHub, is an analysis tool for competitive Dota 2 gaming that caters to fans, professional players and casting studios alike.As part of the deal, DotaProHub foundersSwaroop HegdeandAditya Mukherjeeare moving to Seattle, WA where Unikrn’s …
Read More »London will host a huge video games market this November
Prepare to re-live the glory days of grabbing a gaming bargain from a man wearing a bum bag and an apron. Replay Events, Showmasters and Dark Cleo Productions have announced The London Gaming Market, which will take place at the Royal National Hotel in Russell Square in London on November …
Read More »This movie theater company is spending $15 million on eSports
Cineplex Entertainment will host eSports tournaments in theaters all over Canada. eSports are ready for their close up. Canada’s largest chain of movie theaters has purchased a competitive video game platform and plans to showcase the tournaments on its screens around the country. Read more at Fortune >>>
Read More »Mass Effect writer Drew Karpyshyn returns to BioWare
Mass Effect series writer Drew Karpyshyn has returned to BioWare three and a half years after leaving the studio. Karpyshyn announced in 2012 that he hadretired” from the game industryand that his parting was completely amicable and 100 per cent my decision”. In a newblog post, the writer said he …
Read More »MGS V: The Phantom Pain will have to double sales to break even, report claims
Konami’s Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain will have to maintain its strong sales start in order for its creators to turn a profit. Forbes reports that that game’s development budget eventually reached $80m – which, as rumour will have it, is mostly due to creator Hideo Kojima’s willingness …
Read More »Women in eSports: ‘Some female teams still don’t play against men because they don’t want sexist abuse
Female pro gamers and eSports teams still have to deal with sexist andmisogynistic remarks, but the situation is improving, claims Swedish pro gaming outfit Team Property. Speaking to PCR at eSports event DreamHack London on the weekend, members of the Counter-Strike team – sponsored by Intel – said that while …
Read More »Uncharted bundle ushers in PS4 price drop
It looks as if Sony has confirmed the PS4 price drop that was rumoured in June. Sony has confirmed to Eurogamer that its upcoming Uncharted Collection PS4 bundle will come in two flavours in the UK – 1TB and 500GB. The former, high-capacity SKU will cost 329.99 while the 500GB …
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