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Mobile phone giant 02 is branching into VR with the launch of two virtual reality experiences. The first is called England Rugby VR and combines 360 video with interactive CGI characters, the idea being that players will be able to experience competing against top rugby professionals. Dylan Hartley, George Ford, …
Read More »Immortals hire former Team Liquid manager Nick Phan as its new GM
US based eSports organisation Immortals has announced that former Team Liquid manager Nick Phan has joined the team as its new general manager. Phan will work across all of the organisations teams, and will look to try and improve their time with the organisation, both in game and out. He …
Read More »Smite Rivals development put on hold
The Clash Royale-like spin-off for Hi-Rez’s MOBA title Smite has been put on hold. Smite Rivals only made its first public appearance in January at the Hi-Rex Expo. It stuck pretty close to the successful Clash Royale model, with players creating decks of characters, all of whom came from the …
Read More »Capcom announces 8-bit retro Disney compilation
Six of Capcom’s 8-bit Disney classics will be bundled into a single release on PS4, Xbox One and PC next month. The Disney Afternoon Collection includes Chip ‘n Dale Rescue Rangers, Chip ‘n Dale Rescue Rangers 2, DuckTales, DuckTales 2, Darkwing Duck and TaleSpin. These titles were originally released between …
Read More »Oculus says its developer funding is ‘kickstarting the entire VR industry’
The debate about Oculus exclusivity and its backing of developers continues with Oculus arguing that its actions are of benefit to the entire VR sector. HTC recently voiced stern criticism of Oculus’ model, which sees developers receiving funding in return for releasing games exclusively on Oculus Rift. Oculus VP of …
Read More »Gambling Commission warns parents of video game gambling danger
Parents need to be made aware of the potential risk posed to their kids by the gambling scene that has become associated with some video games. That’s according to the Gambling Commission, which has outlined some of its concerns in a new position paper on virtual currencies, eSports and video …
Read More »Roblox Corporation snags $92 million investment round
Roblox planning on using investment for "support frictionless cross-platform play across PC, Xbox, Mac and Virtual Reality"
Read More »Roblox raises $92m in funding
Successful social game Roblox has concluded a round of funding with investment totalling $92m. The game currently boasts 48m active monthly players, with some 1.7m creators adding content to its platform. And some of these do pretty well out of it, making as much as $50k a month selling their …
Read More »Apple found guilty of Russian iPhone price fixing
Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service has found Apple guilty of fixing the price of the iPhone 5 and iPhone 6 in the country. Russia first opened investigations into the issue last autumn, at which time Apple denied the accusations and insisted that retailers were solely responsible for setting the price of …
Read More »ESL partners with TEG Live for IEM Sydney
ESL has partnered with TEG Live, a major live events company operating out of Australia, to run the Intel Extreme Masters Sydney event. The partnership will see the two companies collaborate on the CS:GO competition that is set to take place at the Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney on May …
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