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Forza Horizon 3 arrives tomorrow (September 27th) but its release will bring with it the demise of the series’ earliest instalment. The game’s official blog has revealed what it describes as Forza Horizon’s EOL (End of Life), which is scheduled for October 20th. On October 20, the original Forza Horizon …

The PS4 and Xbox One BioShock compilation has claimed its second top spot in the UK All Formats charts. The title took No.1 despite a 50 per cent drop in sales week-on-week. Last week’s second place title PES 2017 holds the No.2 with a 48 per cent sales dip. Meanwhile, …

Blizzard is overhauling the pro side of Heroes of the Storm by introducing online regional leagues in 2017. North America, Europe, China and Korea will each have a region specific league in 2017, with teams competing in regular matches on a consistent schedule and with top quality broadcasts. The top …

Dutch football club Ajax has signed FIFA player Koen Weijland, becoming the latest team to enter the world of eSports. The five time Dutch champion has been ranked as the best player in the world in 2010, 2011 and 2015 and will now represent Ajax at all future tournaments. He …

Riot Games has responded to criticism of how it assists LoL teams financially by adding crowd funding options to the Worlds and MSI prize pools. Starting with Worlds 2016, which starts in just a few days, League of Legends players will be able to add to the prize pool by …

The Nanyang Cruise Cup will be the first ever Dota 2 tournament played on a cruise ship. Between October 13th and 17th four of the best Chinese Dota 2 teams, including TI 6 champions Wings Gaming and TI 4 champions Newbee, will play on board the Sapphire Princess cruise ship. …

New features now in early access, with 210 fixes and improvements made

iOS and Android owners are now able, should they choose, to download a new game based on the 11th series of cult UK sci-fi comedy Red Dwarf. It’s even called Red Dwarf XI: The Game, lest there be any confusion. The UKTV, Grant Naylor Productions and GameDigits product tries to …