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When asked about his takeaway from the Navy and esports, Saint replied, "I grew up with 3 sisters and a mom so. The navy kind of gave me that having a bunch of brothers experience and taught me a lot more community type stuff. For esports, though, I think it …
Read More »Pro gamers are being held back by Australia’s dismal Internet
In early August, an American team of professional gamers made headlines when theywon themselves a US$6.6 million prizeplaying the online video gameDota 2. The money inesportsis increasingly eye watering, but that doesn’t mean the bounty is being shared globally. In Australia, the esport scene is younger than in the U.S. …
Read More »Guillermo Del Toro vows to ‘never again get involved with video games’ after Insane and Silent Hills disasters
Pan’s Labyrinth and Pacific Rim film directorGuillermo Del Toro has sworn off his involvement with games following the doomed development of his last two efforts. Speaking to Shacknews, Del Toro referred to the unfortunate cancellation of both Insane, which he attempted to create with THQ in 2010 before its cancellation …
Read More »‘Working for Nintendo was my dream’: James Honeywell on landing his ultimate job
Nintendo UK head of consumer marketing James Honeywell is a true industry veteran, with a career stretching back two decades. MCV talks to this year’s MCV Awards Unsung Hero about how his dream came true How did your career get started? I was looking for a job during my first …
Read More »Ty the Tasmanian Tiger 4 is coming to Steam 10 years after its predecessor was released
Aussie-flavoured platforming series Ty the Tasmanian Tiger is back after a decade’s wait. Ty the Tasmanian Tiger 3: Night of the Quinkan was released way back in 2005 for the PS2, original Xbox, GameCube and Game Boy Advance. Yes, that long ago. Ty 4 is leaving the consoles behind to …
Read More »Square Enix to shut down its game streaming service after less than a year
Square Enix’s Dive In game streaming service is to come to an end before its first birthday. The platform was launched in Japan last October, and allowed gamers to play titles such as Final Fantasy XIII and VII on their iOS and Android devices. Players were even able to control …
Read More »US Xbox One sales up 44 per cent year-on-year in July
PlayStation 4 was the best-selling console in America in July, but Xbox One sales climbed 44 per cent compared with July 2014. Sales of video game hardware rose two per cent year-on-year to $202.1m. Incidentally,PS4 and Xbox One sales are 50 per cent higher than PS3 and 360 sales were …
Read More »Critics, consultants and collaborators: Microsoft on the changing role of developers
Liam Kelly, general manager for Microsoft's developer group, discusses how developers helped shape Windows 10
Read More »Niantic Labs breaks away from Google, becomes independent
Ingress developer now established as a separate firm but still working with former parent
Read More »Games Media Awards nominations close TODAY – get your voice heard now
You have until5pm today (Friday, August 14th) to put forward your nominations for this year’s Games Media Awards. The event returns on October 14th and marks the ninth annual outing of the always-talked-about event which champions the best in games editorial. After a successful revamp last year – which saw …
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