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The Esports Foundation (EF) and Saudia, the national air carrier of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, today announced an expanded partnership naming the airline the Official Airline of the Esports World Cup 2026 (EWC).

Tencent has announced “Worlds of Play: The Game Art Exhibition,” a first-of-its-kind global art exhibition co-hosted with leading game studios from around the world, set to take place during gamescom 2026.

Independent Australian developer The Tea Division is proud to announce that Vanguard Exiles, the strategic auto-battler designed in collaboration with Richard Garfield, creator of Magic: The Gathering, will officially launch into 1.0 on Steam on February 4, 2027.

This is a press release posted in addition to our usual editorial content. HGlobal interactive entertainment brand HoYoverse officially announced its complete lineup for gamescom 2026 today. From August 26 to 30, players and fans are invited to visit Hall 6.1, Booth B030 at Koelnmesse in Cologne, Germany, where approximately …

Eight years ago, The Story Mob was founded as a communications consultancy specialising in esports. Born out of the competitive gaming scene, the agency built its reputation helping teams, tournament organisers, players and publishers tell their stories, as esports navigated its space within the mainstream and esports fandoms. 

This is a press release posted in addition to our usual editorial content. London Games Festival will expand a number of its core events for 2027 with a move to the Business Design Centre as its central venue next year. Public showcase New Game Plus, flagship business to business event …

The winners of the Develop:Star Awards 2026, hosted at the Brighton Dome during Develop:Brighton, have been revealed. The Develop:Star Awards saw winners crowned in 18 categories before this year’s Develop:Star Award recipient, Monument Valley-creator ustwo games, was celebrated for its contributions to the video game industry.

Riot Games has revealed the full details for League of Legends Classic, the biggest update for the game in over a decade, ahead of its launch on Wednesday, July 29.

After nine years of public relations service at Bethesda Softworks, Jonnie Bryant today moves to team17 to join the independent publisher's expanding marketing team as Communications Director.

Saber Interactive, the global video game studio behind acclaimed, best-selling titles such as Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, SnowRunner, and World War Z, is thrilled to announce the addition of Steve Allison as its new Chief Business Officer. Allison joins Saber with over 30 years of executive experience in the games industry.