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The 2TB version of the new Xbox One S has already completely sold out in the UK, boosting sales of the console by more than 75 per cent last week. UK retailers told MCV that stock for the machine was tight, although Xbox will release more 2TB machines in the …
Read More »How To: Implement Hybrid Frustum Traced Shadows
Nvidia senior developer technology engineer Jon Story explains the method behind the graphics specialist’s new shadow technique and reveals how devs can make use of it in their own games
Read More »Twitch’s battle to remain the top dog of eSports streaming
In the face of growing competition, Twitch is still the streaming space’s market leader and this is helped by its pro-gaming content. We speak to eSports boss Nick Allen about staying at the top How would assess 2016 so far for Twitch? With the eSports partnerships we’ve entered into this …
Read More »Firefly Games raises $10m to make mobile movie spin-offs
Developer-publisher also looking to expand into virtual reality and eSports
Read More »What is the future of watching eSports?
If you ask people who are not into competitive gaming where you can watch eSports matches, there’s a high probability only one name will be cited: Twitch. But there’s actually much more out there than just the Amazon-owned streaming platform. Azubu, DingIt, YouTube Gaming, MLG.tv, Facebook, the BBC, Ginx… These …
Read More »Tarsier Studios partners with Bandai Namco to turn Hunger into Little Nightmares
Studio behind Vita version of LittleBigPlanet originally revealed horror adventure title in early 2014
Read More »Nordic Games rebrands as THQ Nordic
Two years after purchasing the THQ name, Nordic Games has reincorporated as THQ Nordic. According to CEO Lars Wingefors, this is due to the fact that the current Nordic business is so focused around franchises it purchased from THQ in 2013. The firm purchased several IP from the now-defunct publisher …
Read More »Opinion: eSports needs to grow up
SuperData’s Joost van Dreunen discusses the challenges that could hold back competitive gaming It’s not often that you get a chance to be part of an emerging industry before it becomes mainstream. Today, 214m people worldwide regularly watch competitive gaming, and the market is worth $892m, made up of 74 …
Read More »Opinion: Mainstream brands are at risk of being left behind by the digital generation
ESL UK’s co-managing director Spike Laurie discusses the new media behavior of the next generation, and why mainstream media and brands must pay very, very close attention I still take some relish when I reel off the statistics of this phenomenal industry, despite it being the umpteenth time I’ve invoked …
Read More »Mauricio Pochettino is the face of Championship Manager 17
Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino has been named as the cover star of Square Enix’s Championship Manager 17. The traitorous swine* Pochettino appears as the licensed front for the F2P iOS and Android game, which is released today. The title features over 450 clubs across 15 countries and 25 leagues, as …
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