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Up and coming comedian Romesh Ranganathan will be hosting this year’s MCV Awards. Ranganathan exploded onto the comedy scene in 2010, and in the last year he has appeared on Mock the Week, Live at the Apollo and Russell Howard’s Good News. The comedian will be unveiling the winners and …
Read More »Team Liquid co-owner: ‘eSports isn’t a sport? Wake up and look at the numbers’
The co-owner of one of the world’s biggest pro-gaming teams has told MCV that the popularity of eSports means it must be defined as a true ‘sport’. There’s a percentage of the population that will just never accept eSports as what they would consider a ‘legitimate’ sport and, frankly, I …
Read More »VIDEO: See Microsoft’s concept for its Hololens VR headset
Hololens represents Microsoft’s long-awaited foray into the world of virtual reality, although interestingly the company has chosen to focus instead on augmented reality. In a demo at last night’s Windows 10 reveal, Hololens was revealed as part of the operating system’s push away from the desktop and tablet market and …
Read More »2015 League of Legends World Championships to be held in Europe
League of Legends developer Riot Games has announced the popular MOBA’s World Championships will be held in Europe this October. The studio announced the news in a post on the official LoL website, explaining that the tournament’s quarterfinals, semifinals and finals events will take place across different cities within the …
Read More »Steam stats page adds average download speeds across the world
Valve has added a new feature to Steam’s global traffic map, offering a glimpse into average download rates for each country grouped by service providers. Now available as part of Steam’s stats page, the list can be filtered either by average download rate or total bytes. The filters can be …
Read More »Universal Windows apps coming to Xbox One
Microsoft has revealed new details on Windows 10, including word that universal Windows apps will hit Xbox One with the arrival of the firm’s upcoming operating system. At its Windows 10 event today in Seattle, Microsoft’s head of Windows division Terry Myerson confirmed the company’s plans for universal apps for …
Read More »Alien: Isolation sales pass 1m units
Creative Assembly and Sega’s sci-fi survival horror title Alien: Isolation has now sold over 1m copies. The game was released in October last year to much critical acclaim. It should be noted, however, that Sega’s Aliens: Colonial Marines – which was critically panned – sold 1.31m units in just under …
Read More »Monthly subscriptions dropped for freshly dated Elder Scrolls Online on PS4 and Xbox One
There will not be a monthly subscription fee to play The Elder Scrolls Online on PS4 and Xbox One. Furthermore, the next-gen edition, named The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited, will be released worldwide on both console on June 9th. It’s not free-to-play, however, as gamers will still need to …
Read More »Personal details of 1,800 Minecraft players leaked online
1,800 Minecraft accounts have been compromised by hackers, with players’ emails and passwords leaked online. According to a report in German publicationHeise, as translated byThe Guardian, the private details of each user has been published online in plain-text format. This means that, potentially, others can now long into a player’s …
Read More »Evo 2015 lineup revealed
The biggest fighting game tournament in the world has outlined the titles that will feature in this year’s competition. Evo 2015 will kick off on July 17th in Las Vegas and will feature two as-of-yet unreleased titles – Mortal Kombat X and Tekken 7. Polygon reports that organiser Joey Cuellar …
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