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PC accessories specialist Logitech is dropping the latter half of its name in an effort to reflect today’s tech-filled times. From now on, the firm will be known simply as ‘Logi’, with an updated, cleaner logo to match a new focus on design aesthetic. Tech is everywhere,” VP of brand …

Psyonix’s new racer Rocket League arrived on PS and PS4 yesterday, and the developer has said the first DLC is almost ready to roll out. The game is already second in Steam’s Top Sellers charts. Couple this with its availability for free to PlayStation Plus members and perhaps the fact …

Dota 2 tournament ESL One Frankfurt 2015 attracted over 1m online viewers, with numbers sharply up year-on-year. Peak concurrent viewing numbers hit 1,061,441, up 79.8 per cent from last year. Over 15,000 attended the event in person. We are immensely proud of what we were able to create in Frankfurt …

Ark: Survival Evolved continues its dominance of Steam’s top ten sellers chart, beating out GTA V again during the past week. The two titles have been cemented in their respective positions on the list for more than a month now, with Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt …

The total prize pool for Hi-Rez Studios’ Smite World Championships has been capped at $1m, according to President Stewart Chisam. The $1m limitation is less than half of the total from this year’s SWC – which awarded $2.6m in prize money to eight top teams in January – and also …

InXile has revealed new Kickstarter stretch goals for The Bard’s Tale IV in the form of extra design help from Fallout and Planescape designers Chris Avellone and Colin McComb. Studio CEO Brian Fargo announced the news on the game’sKickstarter page, explaining McComb and Avellone will be brought on if funding …

European developers are increasingly developing games for PC rather than mobile, according to a new survey. The GDC Europe State of the Industry report claims that 62 per cent of the 250 people surveyed are currently working on a PC game. This compares to 50 per cent who are bringing …

Intel Developer Blog: Event takes place on July 14th

Rocksteady’s first attempt at fixing the troubled PC version of Batman Arkham Knight is now live, but users have been warned to expect a long wait until the title is back to full health. A patch is available on Steam now that addresses a few things – chiefly the missing …

Valve’s own Counter Strike: Global Offensive was the most purchased game during Steam’s recent PC Summer Sale. The game was purchased 899,405 times throughout the week, according to Steam Spy, pushing its total Steam sales up to over 14m units. Despite the 50 per cent discount applied to the game …