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FirstBlood.io has announced a partnership with the Esports Integrity Coalition. The new partnership will see the two groups work together to form standard rulesets across the eSports world and utilise the FirstBlood tech to gather and share stats with all ESIC members. FirstBlood’s tech can be used to log match …
Read More »Mad Catz files for bankruptcy
Hardware manufacturer and long time sponsor of the fighting games scene Mad Catz has filed for bankruptcy. The company has been in financial difficulty for some time, mostly thanks to the failure of Rock Band 4, which Mad Catz published. Since then the company has let multiple staff go and …
Read More »Microsoft hire Liz Hamren as VP of mixed reality
Microsoft take a public step forward on mixed reality, hiring Hamren from Oculus
Read More »PETA again targets Nintendo, this time over 1-2 Switch milking game
Animal rights organisation People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has again targeted Nintendo. This time the body is calling out 1-2 Switch in an effort to highlight the treatment of cows in the dairy industry. You’ve taken all the cruelty out of milking,” a PETA letter said, referencing the …
Read More »Peripheral maker Mad Catz files for bankruptcy
Mad Catz ceases operation after NYSE delisting
Read More »Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 could make a comeback
The controversial Samsung Galaxy Note 7 might be making a surprise return to the market. The company has made a statement about how it intends to prevent the Note 7 debacle turning into an environmental disaster after third parties such as Greenpeace demanded to know what would become of the …
Read More »We Happy Few is getting the movie treatment
Almost a year on from its disruptive E3 trailer debut, We Happy Few is being made into a movie. Varierty reports that the film is being made by Pitch perfect producer Gold Circle Entertainment, in partnership with dj2 Entertainment and the game’s developer Compulsion Games. [dj2] approached us enthusiastically with …
Read More »Mad Catz has filed for bankruptcy
The gamble that was Rock Band 4 has ended in the worst possible way for Mad Catz. Two years ago the video games world was taken by surprise when it was announced the longstanding peripherals specialist Mad Catz was to assume publishing duties on the rhythm action title’s comeback. Later …
Read More »Mass Effect: Andromeda is still No.1
For the second week on the trot EA and BioWare’s Mass Effect: Andromeda is the UK No.1. That equals the two week run of Mass Effect 2, and actually betters the one week Mass Effect 3 enjoyed at the top. Sales are down sharply, though, falling 78 per cent week-on-week. …
Read More »Resero Network acquires VideoGamer.com
Resero Network, the firm behind Xbox Achievements and PlayStation Trophies, announced the acquisition of VideoGamer.com earlier today. The London-based website was formerly owned by Candy Banana but the amount of the transaction has not been revealed. "Not a lot will change from an editorial perspective, to be completely honest – …
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