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The Witcher and Cyberpunk 2077 developer CD Projekt has attempted to quell the criticism it has faced over a recent trademark filing. The studio came in for some heat recently when it was discovered that it had filed a trademark for ‘cyberpunk’. People were not happy for fear that the …
Read More »Vega Squadron reveal new Dota 2 roster
With the DreamLeague Season 7 qualifiers set to start today, Vega Squadron have finally revealed the members of their new Dota 2 roster. Ilya ‘Alohadance’ Korobkin, Sergey ‘G’ Bragin, Vasily ‘Afterlife’ Shishkin, Airat ‘Silent’ Gaziev and Semion ‘CemaTheSlayer’ Krivulya are the five players for the new roster. The organisation mentioned …
Read More »Misfits sign Marvel vs. Capcom player Angelic
The Miami Heat backed organisation Misfits has signed Armando "Angelic" Mejia, a fighting game player known for his Marvel vs Capcom skills. The move comes just months before Marvel vs Capcom Infinite is due to launch, with Angelic saying that he intends to compete in the new title. Angelic becomes …
Read More »Swiss Football Club Lausanne-Sport buys local eSports org
Swiss Football Club FC Lausanne-Sport has purchased the Qualitas Helvetica eSports organisation. The org will now operate as Lausanne-Sport eSports, but outside of that little will change in the immediate future. The org has teams in FIFA, CS:GO, Overwatch Hearthstone and Rocket League, and may be looking to expand even …
Read More »Persona 5 hits 1.5m shipped
From its origins and the nichest of niche RPGs, Persona 5 can now credibly lay claim to being a mainstream hit. Publisher Atlus has announced that it has shipped 1.5m copies of the game worldwide. Around half a million of these were accounted for during the game’s Japanese launch in …
Read More »IGN partners with Twitter for E3 2017
Media company IGN has announced that it will be Twitter’s official livestream broadcast partner for E3 2017 in June. A week’s worth of live online programming will kick off on June 10th and run until June 15th. Shows will broadcast directly from the expo floor and from IGN’s LA Studio. …
Read More »GameStop admits to possible credit card data theft
Retailer GameStop is investigating claims that credit card and customer data from its website is up for sale on the black market. GameStop recently received notification from a third party that it believed payment card data from cards used on the GameStop.com website was being offered for sale on a …
Read More »Doing justice to Dredd: It’s time to make your 2000 AD game
2000 AD recently hit its 40th anniversary and is still going strong. Judge Dredd continues to lead the charge and arguably remains the most recognisable British-created comic book character – Dennis the Menace aside, as he’s hardly an obvious draw for core gamers. Behind him is a slew of popular …
Read More »Atlus claims its first No.1 UK with Persona 5
PlayStation exclusive Persona 5 has debuted at No.1 in its first week in the UK Top 40. This is the first ever UK All Formats No.1 for Atlus, with GfK adding that the game enjoyed by far the biggest launch for a Persona title”. The title is published by Deep …
Read More »Inside snags 4 BAFTA awards
See the BAFTA winners, and be reminded of all the great games you haven't played yet
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