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Fifteen years ago may not seem like a long time, but in competitive video gaming, it’s a lifetime. An industry that’s butterflied into its adolescence and exploded over the past two years was once tiny and in its infancy, despite the common belief that it only just begun. For Paul …
Read More »Barnes, Maelstrom Portal and Arcane Giant: Innovation at the Insomnia Truesilver Championship
This past weekend at the third Insomnia Truesilver Championship we finally got see the One Night in Karazhan’s coming out party in competitive Hearthstone. Jan Ekop” Palys ended up coming out on top over Sebastian Xixo” Bentert — who seemingly can’t miss the elimination rounds of a tournament — in …
Read More »ELEAGUE season two schedule revealed
Turner’s ELEAGUE CS:GO competition is returning for a second season, with the first round of qualifiers kicking off on September 7th. While the top eight teams from the first season have already booked a slot in the group stages for season two, the remaining teams that competed first time around …
Read More »Ebuyer enters eSports by sponsoring UK organisation FMESPORTS
Ebuyer, the online technology retailer, has entered the world of eSports by sponsoring UK team FMESPORTS. The deal will begin in September and initially runs for six months, although there is an option to extend this further depending on how it works out for both parties. This is Ebuyer’s first …
Read More »Four of the best CS:GO teams to compete for $100,000 at EGX
Gfinity will host four of the best Counter-Strike: Global Offensive teams at EGX next month as they compete for $100,000. The four teams are yet to be announced, but are promised to be some of the best in the world. Friday September 23rd will see the first semi-final take place, …
Read More »Rapper JME hosting £2,500 Rainbow Six Siege tournament at Gfinity
JME has announced the Serious Rainbow Six Siege Tournament, with a prize pool of 2,500 and a LAN final at the Gfinity Arena. Qualifiers for the event will take place on August 28th, with the best teams qualifying for the LAN finals on September 9th. Once at the event teams …
Read More »A game without words: The making of Ellipsis
We speak to Salmi Games about crafting a mobile game that requires as little localisation as possible
Read More »Games Media Awards Past Winners: Eurogamer
As we head towards the GMA 2016 Awards on October 10th MCV looks back on some of the key highlights of the event. Here we speak to Eurogamer editor Oli Welsh. His team has been a regular on the stage at the Games Media Awards over the past 10 year… …
Read More »Nintendo buys distribution network JESNET ahead of NX launch
Platform holder Nintendo announced yesterday that it has purchased a 70 per cent share in Japan Entertainment Software Sales Network for $46.5m (35.2m). JESNET is a production and distribution network, which has already been working with Nintendo for the past few years. As part of this acquisition move, Nintendo will …
Read More »Another game using Denuvo anti-piracy technology has been cracked
After years of being famously secure, one of the most famous PC anti-piracy systems Denuvo may be in trouble. Torrent Freak reports that Inside, which uses the software, was cracked just six weeks after its launch by piracy group CONSPIR4CY. Until recently, Denuvo was seen as breakable with Chinese piracy …
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