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As I said to Richard, winning has always been the goal. The funny part about this specific clip is that it was recorded at ELeague. Turns out we didn’t do so well in ELeague. We’ve made some changes since then, but the story of how we got to ELeague goes …
Read More »The Trials of WESA: After troubled start, standards body gains ground with esports industry
Going on two months since the founders of the World Electronic Sports Association revealed their plans to the CS:GO community, the controversy has died down, but the machinery behind WESA is still grinding away. The organization’s leadership says they are hard at work trying to convince players, teams and sponsors …
Read More »Interview with Diego Buñuel, the mind behind Canal+’s new esports show
Yesterday, Canal+ revealed the arrival of a weekly show about esports. So, we reached out to Diego Buuel, the person behind the esports push at Canal+, to find out more. Buuel is a French film-maker and the host and director of the National Geographic series, Don’t Tell My Mother. He …
Read More »The stagnation of League of Legends
League of Legends has long been the gold standard as far as both online gaming and esports are concerned. Riot Games established its lone game as the competitive game of choice through shrewd decisions such as establishing the LCS, ensuring player safety by providing salaries to professional players, and simply …
Read More »What’s next for world’s biggest mobile esport Vainglory
Mobile phones are the most popular gaming devices in the world. Hundreds of millions of people now hold a world of games in the palm of their hand at every waking moment, eliminating the inconvenience of computers and consoles. Read more on ESPN >>>
Read More »European Women in Games Conference set for September
The sixth edition of the European Women in Games Conference will take place at the University of Greenwich, on September 7th. Over 40 speakers will gather to deliver keynotes and lead panel discussions and workshops on various subjects, including careers, VFX and animation, eSports and BAME diversity. Lecturers include deputy …
Read More »Vivendi’s Stéphane Roussel appointed as the new CEO of Gameloft
Former Vivendi COO Stphane Roussel has been named CEO of Gameloft during its shareholders’ meeting yesterday. In addition to Roussel, four new members also entered the Gameloft board of directors: Sbastien Bollor (chairman of Omnium Bollor, director and chairman of Blue Solutions USA), Frdric Crpin (member of the Vivendi management …
Read More »Future launches three new kids magazines including Minecraft Mayhem and Your Gaming Heroes
Media firm Future is launching three new kids magazines – and two of them are video game related. Minecraft Mayhem, Your Gaming Heroes and Your Comic Heroes are aimed at kids aged between six and 12, and will come out every three weeks. Editor Daniella Lucas, who heralds from Gamesradar.com, …
Read More »BioShock: The Collection appears on 2K’s website
The long-rumoured HD BioShock compilation has resurfaced once again, this time on publisher 2K’s website. A logo, cover art as well as screens for HD versions of BioShock and BioShock Infinite were spotted and recorded by AllGamesDeltabefore they were promptly removed from 2K’s site. These pics give an indication of …
Read More »Australian Greens party calls for Producer Tax Offset for devs as part of $158m games investment
Political party also proposes revival of short-lived Australian Interactive Games Fund and $5m funding for creative working spaces
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