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Developers working on Google Daydream VR titles have said that the tech giant has put a huge focus on quality. Game makers for the VR platform say that the tech giant is working to ensure that VR experiences with Daydream are made to a high standard. In the past, Google’s …
Read More »Ubisoft is changing how it handles DLC
It seems that less game content is going to be locked away behind Ubisoft’s DLC paywalls in the future. VP of live operations Anne Blondel-Jouin has told Games Industry that the model it has implemented in Rainbow Six: Siege – which sees base game content expansions offered to everyone for …
Read More »Pokemon Sun and Moon pre-orders set five-year high for GameStop
GameStop has said that Pokemon Sun and Moon has been its best performing game of 2016. The RPG, which came out last week in the US and is out in the UK today, also attracted the highest pre-order numbers the retailer has seen for five years, GameSpot reports. This bodes …
Read More »Intel Extreme Masters Oakland hits 490,000 concurrent viewers
This past weekend saw the Intel Extreme Masters head to Oakland for the first time, with the event pulling in almost half a million concurrent viewers. IEM Oakland reached a peak of 490,000 concurrent viewers across the globe with broadcasts in 14 different languages. Online viewers ended up watching almost …
Read More »Riot’s sale of LCS streaming rights to MLBAM seems inevitable after new report
Riot Games looks set to sell the streaming rights for its League of Legends Championship Series to Major League Baseball Advanced Media. The deal, which was originally reported on by Richard Lewis and Sports Business Daily, seems to be in the final stages of negotiations after a report from the …
Read More »New Street Fighter V stage banned from Capcom Pro Tour play
Earlier this month the Street Fighter V team launched a new DLC stage called Skies of Honor, but it has now been banned in pro play. The stage takes place on the wings of a flying plane, the wings, which are the foreground, remain static but the background sees the …
Read More »Tempo Storm to purchase Dream Team’s NA Challenger Series slot
Dream Team is selling its place in the North American League of Legends Challenger Series to Tempo Storm. A report from ESPN’s Jacob Wolf first broke the news, with theScore eSports later confirming that the deal is in place. According to Wolf the deal is worth roughly six figures”, with …
Read More »Overwatch’s Symmetra becomes first hero with dual ultimates
The latest patch to go live on the Overwatch PTR has reworked Symmetra and given her an extra ultimate. Symmetra’s teleporter ult is still around, and has been slightly buffed with more shields making it harder to get rid of. However as the teleporter is incredibly situational and a bit …
Read More »Ginx announces new daily eSports talk show with Machine, OJ Borg and Nysira
Ginx eSports TV has announced a brand new daily show called The Bridge that will see industry professionals discussing the latest goings on in the world of eSports. The dedicated eSports channel has managed to secure former ESL caster and host Alex “Machine” Richardson, ESL stage host and BBC reporter …
Read More »Disney launches free coding tutorial featuring characters from forthcoming Moana
This as part of Code.org's Hour of Code program
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