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The upcoming League of Legends Mid Season Invitational tournament will, for the first time, have a significant impact on the World Championship later in the year. Any team that makes it out of the group stage at MSI will secure their region a top four seed at Worlds. This doesn’t …
Read More »Collegiate League of Legends to hit US TV network
Big Ten Network has announced the BTN Invitational: A University League of Legends Event, which will be broadcast on their network over in the States. The event will take place at PAX East on April 22nd, and will see Ohio State University face off against Michigan State University in a …
Read More »LEGO readies biggest Minecraft set to date
A whopping 1,600 piece LEGO Minecraft set is hitting stores this summer. FamilyGamerTV has revealed that the huge Village set is incoming this June. This follows LEGO unveiling the already-large Minecraft Fortress as New York Toy Fair earlier this year. Village comes with a number of MInecraft figures, including Steve, …
Read More »Goodgame closes 4th Floor studio, cancels PC debut weeks after reveal
Developer promises no layoffs, as staff affected move to positions on two new PC titles
Read More »Stardew Valley passes 1m sales
A small rural simulator born out of frustration with the Harvest Moon series is one of the biggest PC hits this year. Less than two weeks after its release it was reported that Stardew Valley was nearing half a million copies sold. Now Polygon has had it confirmed from publisher …
Read More »Halo Championship Series: Pro League to launch next month with $250,000 prize pool
Xbox and 343 Industries have announced that the new Halo Championship Series: Pro League will launch on May 31st with a $250,000 prize pool. The league, which is similar to Activision’s Call of Duty Pro League, will be split into two divisions, one in North America and one in Europe. …
Read More »MLG Columbus becomes biggest Counter-Strike tournament ever
MLG Columbus has set multiple new records in the world of Counter-Strike eSports events. The first ever major event held on American soil managed to bring in over 1.6 million concurrent viewers who watched more than 45 million hours of the tournament. Both of these numbers are a significant increase …
Read More »Indie marketplace Itch.io’s Steam release halted by Valve
‘We just don’t have the tools and processes to handle many types of non-gaming software right now,’ platform holder explains after blocking Greenlight app
Read More »How Portal and Unreal Tournament solved VR’s movement problem
HTC Vive launch title Budget Cuts is one of virtual reality’s most versatile experiences yet, requiring players to shoot, throw, duck and crawl in order to sneak past an army of murderous robots. Develop caught up with Neat Corp’s Joachim Holmér to ask why he threw virtual knives at a wall for a day and find out why stealth is the perfect fit for VR
Read More »Unofficial Minecraft Mod beats LEGO Jurassic World in UK iPad charts
Crazy Craft Mod For Minecraft PC Edition was the No.3 best-selling paid iPhone game in the UK charts during its debut week (week ending April 3rd). It beat another new release, LEGO Jurassic World, which debuted at No.4. The data is couresty of mobile games specialist Reflection. The Minecraft app …
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