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Las Vegas will this year play host to GameStop’s annual consumer expo in the US. Having last year taken place in California, GameStop Expo 2015 will take place at the Sands Expo and Convention Center on September 2nd. Confirmed attendees include Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo, Activision, EA, Warner and Take-Two. In …
Read More »Tempo Storm is starring in its own animated comedy
Andrey ‘Reynad’ Yanyuk’s eSports team Tempo Storm is branching out into animated comedy. The Hearthstone collective has announced a series called The Inn Crowd by Polish animator Wojciech Gorny, who is a member of YouTube comedy channel MaxFloRec. It will star cartoon versions of not only Reynad but also Tempo …
Read More »Hipster Whale joins $500,000 funding for Halfbrick veterans’ start-up
The duo behind Crossy Road studio Hipster Whale has helped to fund a new developer in Australia. Prettygreat has completed an early stage round of seed funding to the tune of $500,000, with key investors including Matt Hall and Andy Sum. The new studio was founded in February by three …
Read More »Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games races into view
Nintendo has announced a Wii U and 3DS release for Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Confirmed events include the 100-metre sprint, football, table tennis, beach volleyball and rhythmic gymnastics. Some events will be exclusive to a particular version. On Wii U, for instance, players will be …
Read More »1TB PS4 model revealed by FCC filing
It looks as if a PS4 including a 1TB hard drive is on the way, with an announcement at E3 looking very likely. Engadget reports that an FCC listing has detailed two new PS4 SKUs, one of which houses the larger HDD. Current models pack a 500GB unit. Users are …
Read More »Prima owner acquires BradyGames
Gaming’s two strategy guide powerhouses are now one. Prima owner Penguin Random House – which itself was formed by a merger in 2013 – has acquired rival BradyGames and merged it into its own label. Brady’s online content has been migrated onto Primagames.com, with existing Brady account owners able to …
Read More »Lego Worlds arrives on Steam as Early Access release
Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment has announced the launch of its Minecraft-like Lego Worlds on Steam Early Access. The release confirms last week’s report that the publisher was investing in a new Lego title to compete in the sandbox building genre made famous by Mojang’s (and now Microsoft’s) Minecraft IP. "Lego …
Read More »Dr. Mario: Miracle Cure hits 3DS eShop next week
Nintendo is readying a new Dr. Mario game for release on 3DS, according to the company’s latest Nintendo Direct event. Dr. Mario: Miracle Cure will launch exclusively for the Nintendo 3DS eShop on June 11th, with pre-orders for the digital release now available for those interested. The game will reflect …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers: May 24-30
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has finished on top of Steam’s best-selling products list for the second week in a row. CD Projekt Red’s release beat out Grand Theft Auto V as it did the week before to claim the title. Wild Hunt plus its Expansion Pass finished in fourth …
Read More »Unikrn CEO pledges sponsorship to any pro LCS team with female member
Unikrn CEO Rahul Sood has promised to sponsor any League of Legends team sporting a woman on their roster. The co-founder of the new international eSports betting site made the personal pledge today in a blog post, in which he lamented the lack of women in eSports. "I love the …
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