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The Big House returns for its sixth incarnation this week, and if Smash’s continued growth is anything to go by this will be the biggest house yet. As the Michigan Smash community prepares to welcome big name players from all over the world at The Big House 6, we thought …
Read More »76ers CEO talks Dignitas acquisition, future plans
Last week, three major events happened with traditional sports investors and North American esports. Magic Johnson and co-owners of the Golden State Warriors and Washington Wizards purchased a majority interest in Team Liquid. Memphis Grizzlies co-owner Stephen Kaplan increased his stake in Immortals. But the event that kicked it all …
Read More »Steve Aoki buys Rogue
After performing at TwitchCon Steve Aoki announced that he has purchased eSports organisation Rogue. Aoki has purchased a controlling share of the organisation, and plans to be a hands on owner, with the press release stating: Steve [will] play a supportive role in the Overwatch team’s continued success, as well …
Read More »HTC’s Vive software portal goes live
While Steam is the natural home for HTC Vive, owners of the VR headset are now also able to buy their games from the manufacturer’s own portal. Viveport is now live in 30 major territories, having launched in China earlier this year. As part of the launch, a number of …
Read More »Vainglory’s first World Championship heads to Hollywood
The first ever Vainglory World Championship will be held at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood this December. Between the 2nd and 4th of December12 of the best Vainglory teams from across the world will fight for the title of world champions, and a nice chunk of cash. Hammers Velocity …
Read More »Pokemon Go traffic was 50x greater than Niantic expected
Lots of us were frustrated by Pokemon Go’s early server struggles, but a glimpse into Niantic’s preparations has revealed why it wasn’t something that could be fixed overnight. As per the Google Cloud Platform Blog, Niantic had both a traffic target and a worst case estimate of five times that …
Read More »Japan gets its own version of the NES Mini
A Famicom-themed version of the NES Mini has been announced for Japan. The Mini Famicom, as it will be called, resembles the white and scarlet design originally sported by the console in its home country as opposed to the grey and black finish we’re accustomed to in the West. The …
Read More »MCV Jobs Weekly: Comic Con organisers hire new COO
Tete joins MCM Central, VideoGamer lands junior content editor,Crossley joins Creative England andKonami’s Edwards moves to Sony. New COO for Comic Con organiser Board member Gital Tete has been appointed as COO of MCM Central, the firm behind London’s Comic Con, amongst other pop culture events. She will take from …
Read More »OPINION: How are advertisers making the most of the mobile gaming revolution?
Generation Media digital media executive Sam Clutterbuck discusses how ad strategies have evolved alongside the boom in mobile gaming. The growth of mobile gaming in the past few years is hardly uncharted territory, but even to the most mobile savvy among us, the numbers are staggering. In 2013, eight per …
Read More »‘We learnt a lot from WRC 5 to improve our next rally title’
After five titles under the British banner of Evolution Studios, and five more instalments under the Italian wing of Milestone, the WRC franchise is now being developed by French studio Kylotonn for the second time. 2015’s WRC 5 was Kylotonn’s first foray into rally games and the critical reception was …
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