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Tickets for Twitch’s debut convention TwitchCon 2015 will go on sale later this week, the company has announced. The event will boast interactive events with Twitch partners, such as streams in Broadcast Pods,” co-op and competitve play together in the gaming lab, meet and greet sessions and more. Those interested …
Read More »Over-the-air TV tuner support goes live for Xbox One preview members
Microsoft has announced Xbox One preview members in US and Canada can now use an over-the-air tuner to access television programs. Xbox Wire explains preview members can purchase the Hauppauge WinTV-955Q along with an HDTV antenna to gain access to the service. It runs $79.99 on Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop …
Read More »Don Mattrick out at Zynga
Zynga CEO Don Mattrick has departed the social games giant after less than two years, with former boss Mark Pincus reinstated as chief exec. No reason was given for Mattrick’s departure. Co-founder Mark Pincus, who is re-taking the reigns after stepping down from the role two years ago, thanks the …
Read More »Don Mattrick leaves Zynga; Pincus returns as CEO
'It’s time to renew our focus on our vision to make play and social games a mass market activity'
Read More »ESL One Katowice breaks Twitch record with million-viewer weekend
The Intel Extreme Masters and ESL One weekend in Katowice last month broke the Twitch concurrent viewership record as more than 1m people tuned in to watch. The eSports event hosted world-class tournaments for four of the most popular games in the Spodek Arena, in Katowice, Poland, over March 12-15. …
Read More »Ghost in the Shell Online hacking in to Western market
Nexon has confirmed that it is bringing its Korean online FPS Ghost in the Shell Online to the West. The free-to-play title is on track to arrive in Europe, the Americas and Australasia some time this year, with beta sign-ups to become available in June. The game itself is a …
Read More »Wear VR storefront nets secures $1.5m investment
Virtual reality app store Wear VR has raised $1.5m as it aims to build a more robust independent marketplace. As reported byVenturebeat, the firm plans to release a mobile that will let users find virtual reality games on their smartphones. The store is said to house some 900 VR apps …
Read More »TIGA terminates Train2Game relationship
UK games development trade body TIGA has ended its long-standing relationship with distance-learning business Train2Game. TIGA had acted as an independent examination and awarding body for Train2Game since 2009, but says it will now no-longer award TIGA Diplomas, accredit any Train2Game courses, promote Train2Game or generally be involved with the …
Read More »Opinion: Where did it all go wrong? OnLive users to lose all access to content
The closure of OnLive will leave many gamers without access to content they believed they own, as well as a totally useless piece of hardware. Those who subscribed to PlayPass will lose access to their library on April 30th, with all save data and achievements being wiped. Those who had …
Read More »Why apps fail – and what you can do to prevent it
Perfecto Mobile's technical evangelist Eran Kinsbruner offers insight into the secrets of mobile success
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