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An angry mod has taken it upon themselves to completely close the No Man’s Sky page on Reddit. User ‘Rougewolf’ blamed the toxicity that had infected the community for the move. Eurogamer reports that the subreddit had 150k subscribers at the time of its closure. So I purged the subreddit,” …
Read More »Google unveils Daydream View VR headset, new titles from WB, CCP and Mike Bithell
plus 50 additional titles before the end of the year
Read More »Why North America won’t fail in Week 2 of Worlds
Here we are again: With more than a little dj vu, North American clubs are 6-3 after the first week of games at Worlds. It’s the same three teams—Team SoloMid, Counter Logic Gaming and Cloud9—and the same overall regional record with the second round-robin looming. Read more on ESPN >>>
Read More »kaSing rates the West’s chances at Worlds
The biggest event of the League of Legends calendar is finally underway, and the action at Worlds has already been outstanding. Teams no one thought stood a chance have taken games off the top competitors, while teams that some predicted would go far have stumbled, and there have been more …
Read More »A guide to Ivern, one of League’s most innovative champions yet
Once in a blue (buff) moon, Riot decides to really buckle down and create a jungle-specific champion. The last one we got was Rek’Sai and the time before that, well, let’s just say jungle was the role for rejected top lane champions. But with League’s newest jungler, Ivern, we are …
Read More »Will the latest nerfs make Hearthstone great again?
Last week, Hearthstone’s latest set of card changes were announced. Targeting some of the most oppressive and powerful decks in the game these nerfs could well change the game significantly ahead of the $1 million Hearthstone World Championship. Read more on The Daily Dot >>>
Read More »STEVE AOKI I’m Going Rogue … PUTTING MY MONEY IN ESPORTS!
Steve Aoki just became the owner of an eSports team … and he’s crossing his fingers the investment’s worth it.We got Steve out in NYC where he told us about his fresh partnership with the Vegas gaming org. Rogue, which he says is "crushing it" in the 1st-person shooter Overwatch. …
Read More »SuperData Research predicts PSVR will sell 2.5m headsets
PlayStation VR predicted nearly five times as many units sold as the HTC Vive
Read More »Curve Digital opens US office
UK indie publisher Curve Digital is making moves into America. The company has just opened a brand new US office in San Francisco in attempt to improve its presence on that side of the pond. Curve’s American arm is hiring for marketing and developer relations staff. I am delighted to …
Read More »Xbox One S gets Storm Grey and Deep Blue hardware bundles
Microsoft has announced yet more Xbox One S hardware bundles for the UK, and this time they feature limited edition coloured versions of the machine. A 500GB FIFA 17 bundle in Storm Grey will be available for 249.99 exclusively at GAME, while a Deep Blue version will be exclusive to …
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