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Raising money for charity has always been an important part of Twitch’s mission statement, but now the streaming platform has announced it’s raised over $75m for over 100 charities since it first launched. High profile charity drives include speed-running event Games Done Quick, which this year raised $2.2m for the …

Team17 has announced that Ghost Town Games’ award-winning co-op cook-off title Overcooked: Special Edition is finally coming to the Nintendo Switch eShop on July 27th. Priced at 15.99 in the UK, the special edition of the game includes both the base game and The Lost Morsel and Festive Seasoning content. …

The indefinite match-fixing ban on ex-IBUYPOWER players has been lifted by ESL following new recommendations on match-fixing sanctions. ESL announced they would be lifting the bans placed on players before February 15, 2015 and adopting the new cheating guidelines recommended by the Esports Integrity Commission on social media this afternoon. The …

Ever since the glorious days of the 8-bit era, console gaming has bloomed into a thriving entertainment industry. However, the players who also did their growing up alongside it have led to a massive change in the gaming demographics. Indeed, most console games these days are created with adult audiences …

Dota roster Team NP has been signed by esports outfit Cloud9, marking a return for all players to Cloud9’s fold. For team captain Jacky ‘EternaLEnVY’ Mao and teammates  Adrian ‘Fata-’ Trinks, Kurtis ‘Aui_2000’ Ling and Johan ‘pieliedie’ Åström, it’s a return to the white and blue jerseys they wore as …

The Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy is not only selling well at retail, but also had impressive digital sales in June. Despite launching really late in the month, on June 30th, Activision’s collection of remasters managed to debut at No.8 in the UK console digital charts for June, with revenue …

Only a handful of copies prevented Splatoon 2 from debuting at the top of the UK charts this week. Renewed stock for Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy allowed Activision’s title to be back at No.1 this week, with sales increasing 59 per cent. With three weeks at the top of …

Starbreeze Studios has appointed Ann Charlotte Svensson as head of investor relations and corporate communications. Previously, Svensson was head of group communications at finance group Catella, and previously served as senior consultant at Hallvarsson and Halvarsson, where she was an advisor in financial communication assignments. In her new role, Svensson …

The supporting programme of events for this year’s Gamescom has been announced. Taking place primarily in the entertainment area of Cologne’s Koelnmesse (halls 5-10), this year’s show will once again have a diverse line-up of activities to get involved in alongside the list of over 900 exhibitors on the main …

Esports is a global phenomenon and it’s only going to get bigger – and there’s few people who would now disagree with that statement. While the biggest titles may bring together such disparate locales as Sweden and Shanghai – it’s the sector’s growth in the UK that’s of most interest …