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Monitor manufacturer AOC has been announced as the sponsor of the UK Masters CS:GO tournament, with the finals set to take place at Insomnia 60 next month. The competition itself is already underway, with the best UK Counter-Strike teams battling it out online. The top four teams from this online …
Read More »Gfinity announce increased revenue but still make a loss
Earlier today Gfinity released their interim financial statements for the period ended 31st December 2016 and it makes for some interesting reading. Arguably the biggest news for the company is a big increase in revenue over the same period in 2015. In 2016 they made a total of £0.9 million, …
Read More »Gamescom 2017 tickets now on sale
Gamescom tickets are now on sale at the Gamescom Ticket Shop. This year, Europe’s biggest games show runs from Tuesday August 22nd (or Wednesday 23rd for members of the public) until Saturday August 26th in Cologne, Germany, and for the first time ever a limited number of early bird day …
Read More »The original StarCraft is getting remastered
Blizzard has announced plans to revisit pioneering 1998 strategy title StarCraft. StarCraft: Remastered is described as a reverently crafted modernisation” of the classic title, and will boast 4K graphics. Also included will be expansion Brood War and all the trappings you’d expect from a modern title, including online matchmaking and …
Read More »Green Man Gaming brings on Paul Eibeler as board advisor
Former Take-Two CEO and president "excited to be joining the Green Man Gaming team during an exciting period of growth and expansion in the business."
Read More »HTC strikes VR partnership for Ready Player One film
Warner Bros has partnered with Vive maker HTC for the creation of virtual reality content to accompany 2018’s Ready Player One film. The movie, which is being helmed by Steven Spielberg, is an adaptation of the Ernest Cline book of the same name. Cline has also co-written the screenplay. The …
Read More »Destiny 2 is officially confirmed
Bungie and Activision have gotten the ball rolling on Destiny 2. The game has now officially been announced via Twitter, although it will be of little surprise to those who saw the leaked promotional material that emerged online last week. That particular leak pointed to a release date on September …
Read More »HTC Vive announces second wave of Vive X companies
HTC Vive has announced the second wave of companies to join its global accelerator program, Vive X. Over 30 new companies will receive funding and support to help grow the VR and AR ecosystems even further, spanning businesses across San Francisco, Beijing, Shenzhen and Taipei. The Vive X program, which …
Read More »GameStop predicts Switch stock shortages throughout 2017
It might continue to be hard to find Switch consoles on the High Street for the rest of the year, retailer GameStop has predicted. VentureBeat reports that despite strong demand, the retailer says that any potential Switch success has not influenced its financial forecasts as it cannot be sure how …
Read More »Witcher creator laments ‘stupid’ decision to shun game revenue share
The creator and author of the Witcher books has admitted that he turned down the chance to claim a share of the successful RPG series’ revenues. "I was stupid enough to sell them rights to the whole bunch," Andrzej Sapkowski told Eurogamer of his original deal with Witcher developer CD …
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