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Over the last couple of weeks, the Fighting Game Community has lit up again over the long debated issue of coaching. The Street Fighter V grand finals at Texas Showdown kicked everything off with a new twist. Echo Fox’s Julio Fuentes was facing the fact the bracket was reset when …
Read More »Chief creative officer Rich Hilleman departs EA
Publisher praises Madden creator as a “pioneer”
Read More »An interview with CS:GO world champ FalleN: on duelling, playing in arenas and how to improve
On Sunday night, under the giant roof of London’s O2, two fearsome teams of pro-gamers went head-to-head in a grueling six hour battle for the title of ESL Pro League champions. The game: Counter Strike: Global Offensive. The teams: Brazilian based Luminosity Gaming and Franco-Spanish G2 eSports. Before the five-round …
Read More »Women In Games Awards: Meet The Finalists – Unsung Hero
Today we celebrate the Top 30 Women in Games and will find our who has won the six award categories. The Women in Games Awards take place later todayat the Hamyard Hotel, London. Tickets cost just 49 and are available by simply clicking here. The awards, held in conjunction with …
Read More »Prize pool for Dota 2’s The International 6 passes $5 million in 48 hours
The prize pool for The Intentional 6, the biggest Dota 2 competition of the year, has already exceeded $5 million, despite fans only being able to contribute for less than 48 hours. The International Battle Pass launched late on Monday and, at the time of writing around 45 hours later, …
Read More »There’s a $1,200 special edition Assassin’s Creed movie ticket pre-order
Ubisoft is often cited for the multitude of ways in which is tempts consumers to pre-order its games, and it’s staying loyal to this approach for its upcoming movie, too. VG247 reports that ticket pre-sale site Kernal currently has a range of ticket pre-orders up for grabs, the most expensive …
Read More »Xbox One branding will help Battlefield 1, EA argues
EA’s Battlefield 1 has teamed up with Xbox One for its marketing push – a fact that EA says will not dent the game’s commercial prospects. "Our console partners want to stand right next to the biggest and best games in the industry," EA boss Andrew Wilson told investors, as …
Read More »Green Man Gaming rolls out new website and store
To celebrate its sixthbirthday, digital retailer Green Man Gaming has launched a brand new website. Green Man Gaming now has a new online store and e-commerce platform, which it claims provides a higher amount of localisation for different markets around the world.Furthermore, the firm is offering special deals for 24 …
Read More »Warner finally announces its Batman Arkham collection remasters
It’s been a long time coming. Warner Bros has confirmed that its Batman bundle, offering remastered versions of two of the Caped Crusader’s four adventures. Batman: Return to Arkham includes his first two Rocksteady outings – Batman: Arkham Asylum and Batman: Arkham City. Both games are getting the remaster treatment, …
Read More »Blizzard: There’s no place for racism, sexism or harassment in our community
Mike Morhaime has once again stepped up and proven he is one of the few leading gaming executives unprepared to sit by and tolerate hate and discrimination in the games community. His latest stand comes after last week’s DreamHack Hearthstone tournament where finalist Terrence Miller, who is black, was the …
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