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eSports will get another mainstream spot in the sun in April when Daybreak’s H1Z1 hits The CW. The competition, called H1Z1: Fight for the Crown, will boast a $300k prize pool. Echo Fox, Rogue Gaming, Denial eSports and Panda Global are all confirmed, with 11 more teams to follow. The …
Read More »Square Enix Collective steps away from Kickstarter support
Kickstarter campaigns take too much time, and are harder to market than they used to be
Read More »MixCast VR allows for mixed reality streaming
Communicating the magic of VR to someone without physically strapping a headset to them remains a challenge – but a new software tool could prove to be a big help. VentureBeat reports that Canadian developer Blueprint Reality has launched a tool called MixCast VR that allows VR players to stream …
Read More »AMD begins Intel fightback with new Ryzen CPU range
Intel will finally face some serious competition in the PC processor sector. Having dominated the PC CPU gaming scene for years with its range of i5 and 97 processors, the company may soon see its position threatened by AMD, which is finally about to roll out a range of new …
Read More »Ukie’s Jo Twist appointed sector champion to improve disability access to gaming industry
Ukie CEO Dr Jo Twist OBE has been appointed as one of eleven sector champions in the UK to help improve the experiences of disabled people across the country. Minister for Disabled People, Work and Health Penny Mordaunt announced the appointments this week, with the aim of tackling the issues …
Read More »Nintendo digital purchases still face key restriction
Platform holder Nintendo may have improved upon certain aspects of its online infrastructure for Switch, but one crucial limitation will remain in place. It was revealed recently that with Switch Nintendo will for the first time link digital purchases to a user’s account and not the specific hardware on which …
Read More »Dead Rising 4 PC version coming to retail and Steam in March
The PC version of Dead Rising 4 will be coming to European retail next month, alongside a global digital launch on Steam, Capcom has announced. Both versions of the game will launch on March 14th, and Capcom’s released a new PC gameplay trailer to help whet players’ appetites. Dead Rising …
Read More »Digital Homicide lawsuit against games personality Jim Sterling dropped
Years-long feud comes to an end
Read More »The Humble Freedom Bundle raised $6.43m
A spectacular Humble Bundle designed to raise money for human rights and pro-immigration charities has made an astonishing $6.43m. Unlike normal Humble Bundles, this one saw 100% of the money split between three charities – the American Civil Liberties Union, the International Rescue Committee and Mdecins Sans Frontires. At the …
Read More »Nintendo forced to defend Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s Season Pass
Zelda: Breath of the Wild will be the first game in the series to offer a Season Pass – a fact that has seen Nintendo come in for some criticism. Quite why the platform holder has been forced to defend itself is a bit of a mystery, seeing as virtually …
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