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Xbox One has had another price cut, lending further credence to widespread rumours of a new version being in the works. An assortment of bundles are currently available. For instance, a 1TB machine with Forza 6, Tomb Raider, Halo 5 and a 25 gift card can currently be had for …
Read More »Get superior compression for your textures with this free tool
Intel Developer Blog: Get your textures down to less than half the side without losing quality
Read More »John Riccitiello: ‘Mobile giants are leaving money on the table for smaller devs’
Unity CEO tells Unite Europe audience that social aspects and advertising, rather than analytics, should be the key investment for devs wanting to ‘outperform’ mobile chart-toppers
Read More »Virtus Pro disqualified from The Summit 5 Dota 2 tournament after using ineligible player
Virtus Pro have been disqualified from The Summit 5 after trying to use an ineligible player, disguised as one of their regular team mates. Over the weekend the European leg of The Summit 5 qualifiers wrapped up, with two of Europe’s finest Dota teams, Virtus Pro and Ad Finem, battling …
Read More »Intel launches 10-core i7 CPU
High-end PC users now have a new Intel CPU to lust after. The new i7-6950X Extreme Edition features a whopping 10 cores – that’s a first for the company, whose previous i7s feature four multithreaded cores, equating to a working eight cores. The 6950X comes unlocked, too, opening the door …
Read More »Streaming tech firm Polystream raises $1.5m in seed funding
Funding led by London Venture Partners and Initial Capital
Read More »Women in Games appoints new CEO
The not-for-profit organisation Women in Games has hired Marie-Claire Isaaman as its new CEO. She is replacing Jenny Richards-Stewart, who held the position for 18 months. Isaaman formerly was a researcher and education consultant at Norwich University of the Arts for the past eight years. She worked as course leader …
Read More »Sonic Team is killing Sonic Runners
Sega has announced that it is closing Sonic Runners, which was the first mobile game from Sonic Team. Sales of the game’s currency, Red Star Rings, were terminated last week. All other operations connected with the tile will be killed on July 27th. Any unspent currency will be rendered redundant …
Read More »Tobias Sherman on sharing ELEAGUE with his kids: ‘I’m like the coolest Dad in school’
Tobias Sherman is the Global Head of eSports for WME | IMG and one of the minds behind Turner’s ELEAGUE. During the league’s media day, Sherman chatted with theScore esports and revealed how much it meant for him seeing ELEAGUE become a reality and what it took to get it …
Read More »Pirate Warrior is finally a real competitive deck
It’s always bothered me how pirate decks have never been viable in Hearthstone. I mean, the design team took the time to create a goofy tribe focusing on unique, powerful weapon synergy and then… nothing. Yeah people bust out Pirate Rogue every once in a while (usually when there’s been …
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