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We finally have a pretty firm idea of what Nintendo has in store for the upcoming NX. As revealed by an extensive pair of reports from Eurogamer yesterday, the console is a portable/home system hybrid. The unit has an integrated screen with a controller plugged into either end. When on …

The community funded prize pool for The International 6 has become the largest prize pool in eSports history. Currently the prize pool sits at $18,571,128 although that will continue to grow until the competition is over on August 13th. Many are expecting the prize pool to break the $20,000,000 barrier …

Director of product development Chelsea Blasko promoted to chief product officer

Apply by 12pm Tuesday, Auguse 2nd to be in with a chance of up to £50,000 plus Xbox support

Oculus has updated the number of motion-tracking sensors supported by the Rift virtual reality headset, ahead of the launch of its Touch motion controllers later this year. The tech now allows devs to track through up to four boxes, twice the number used in the standard room-scale VR setup for …

Main body of machine will be a screen with a folding stand for portable use, running on Nvidia’s Tegra processor

Nintendo’s NX, according to new reports, IS a portable console that can hook up to a TV. Eurogamer says it has word from a number of sources that the NX is a high-power portable console with its own integrated display. It adds that the device has an attachable controller at …

It’s been a ride. ELeague – the televised CS:GO tournament from Turner Broadcasting – is coming to an end, and it’s easy to call it a success. The matches have been thrilling, the production has been fantastic and the viewing numbers have been surprisingly high. Read more on Ginx >>>

For all our think pieces about interactive media, social media, and virtual reality, we are all still very much living in a culture of spectation. Big budget movies, music videos, episodic television, and professional sports: these are still the main sites of cultural cohesion for most people in the United …

Crown and king should not be conflated – the latter is forever destined to be replaced. Sometimes it takes months, sometimes years, but in the end, the mantle must pass to another. No reign lasts forever, and League of Legends may be drawing on, at least in one nation. Read …