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ERA’s Kim Bayley discusses the latest results from the retail association’s unique consumer tracking study. Conventional wisdom would have it that physical formats in the entertainment business are utterly doomed. Certainly the games business has been the leader in the revolution. Our annual ERA Yearbook first reported that digital had …
Read More »Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3 delayed to April 2017
Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3 has been delayed to April 4th 2017 to allow for extra polishing and optimisation. The game was originally set to launch this year, but was delayed to January 27th 2017 just a few months back. This second delay pushes the game back even further, with the …
Read More »SIEE president Jim Ryan says PSVR pre-orders hit the “many hundreds of thousands”
Many stores are selling out, but more are on the way
Read More »FIFA No.1 for third week, Gears of War 4 debuts at No.2
13 new games launched this week in the UK Top 40, with FIFA 17 coming out on top once again. According to GfK, over 80 new SKUs launched across the software, hardware and accessories charts. Software revenue rose ten per cent year-on-year. EA’s football title saw a 55 per cent …
Read More »Dignitas’ new CEO on improving player welfare and esports in the Olympics
Less than a month after the Philadelphia 76ers NBA team acquired Team Dignitas, the organization has added a new CEO has been appointed to lead its business strategies and support team operations. It’s a move that could mean big changes for the organization moving forward. Read more on The Daily …
Read More »Crumbz makes the uncommon jump from pro to caster
High above the main audience inside the Chicago Theatre stands Alberto "Crumbz" Rengifo, 23. A retired professional League of Legends player, who has specialized in coaching and content creating, Rengifo is not only talking to the 4,000 fans in Chicago’s historic theater, but hundreds of thousands watching the League of …
Read More »Wings Gaming’s manager on being the best in Dota 2
It’s safe to say that Wings Gaming surprised the world with their sheer dominance in the summer. Whilst we considered them ‘one to watch’ ahead of the biggest eSport event in history – The International 6 in Seattle – we could never have anticipated the seeming ease at which the …
Read More »PapaSmithy talks Worlds meta, surprises and semifinal matchups
The weekend of the League of Legends Worlds 2016 Quarterfinals is over, and with that, we have said goodbye to four teams. Next weekend we, move into the semi-finals to determine which two teams will be facing of in Las Angeles for the Grand Finale. Read more on The Rift …
Read More »friberg on NiP’s summer slump: ‘We knew we all had the ingredients the team needed to be the best’
ESL One Cologne 2016 was the first time that Ninjas in Pyjamas haven’t made Top 8 at a Major, and it was the low point of a disappointing summer for them. But they partly made up for it by finishing in Top 8 at the first season of ELEAGUE, and …
Read More »FACEIT launches SMITE competitions
Third person MOBA SMITE has launched on FACEIT, allowing players to compete in multiple competitions. Both Xbox One and PC SMITE players can now use the FACEIT platform, allowing them to compete in daily and weekly competitions in the Americas and European regions. These tournaments offer up a range of …
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