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WESA introduces arbitration court for eSports

WESA has created an arbitration court for eSports professionals to help settle disputes. The court will act independently of WESA, despite being founded by the group, and will help settle disputes related to matters such as contract disputes, prize money pay out and distribution, financial misconduct and player representation. The …

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Valve cracks down on Steam ‘bullshots’

"We haven’t been super crisp on guidelines for screenshots in the past, so we’d like to take this opportunity to clarify some rules in this space,"

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Valve is banning ‘bullshots’ from Steam store

Developers will soon be prevented from using anything other than in-game shots in a title’s Steam Store carousel. Listings will often use either promotional art or assets created during development. However, with No Man’s Sky attracting such fierce criticism for the difference between its some of its pre-release material and …

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Japanese schoolgirl game has £68 DLC that lets you see through people’s clothes

Gal*Gun: Double Peace, a Japanese on rails shooter that sees you fend off school girls, has a 67.99 microtransaction that gives you the ability to see through the girl’s clothes. As spotted by Eurogamer, the microtransaction adds the Pheromone Z item to the in game store. Once you equip this …

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YellOwStaR is the manager of PSG’s new eSports division

Bora "YellOwStaR" Kim has retired from professional League of Legends in order to become the manager of Paris Saint Germain’s eSports division. YellOwStaR has been a regular in the EU LCS since it’s inception, spending most of his time on Fnatic. After 336 professional games, and tons of European championships …

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Valve responds to the Washington State Gambling Commission, refuses to stop skin trading

Earlier this month the Washington State Gambling Commission contacted Valve and asked them to put a stop to all gambling done through Steam’s services. Valve just replied, and said no. In a lengthy letter to the commission, which was also sent to Tech Raptor, Valve said they were disappointed” that …

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Anti-Trump billboard accuses the presidential candidate of being a Hanzo main in Overwatch

A billboard over in America has accused current presidential candidate Donald Trump of being a Hanzo main in Overwatch. The billboard shows an image of Trump playing at a computer and reads: Donald Trump mains Hanzo and complains about team comp in chat,” before directing people to www.trumpisnotateamplayer.com. The website …

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FACEIT launches SMITE competitions

Third person MOBA SMITE has launched on FACEIT, allowing players to compete in multiple competitions. Both Xbox One and PC SMITE players can now use the FACEIT platform, allowing them to compete in daily and weekly competitions in the Americas and European regions. These tournaments offer up a range of …

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