Reports suggest that Roadhouse Interactive has been shut down. The Vancouver-based studio was known for the mobile RPG Iron Maiden: Legacy of the Beast, as well as the Red Bull Air Race series.Pocket Gamerreports that the studio has been closed, with all of its staff laid off. Between July and …
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2K Games had a big week at UK physical retail last week with two brand new titles in the Top 10. BioShock: The Collection – a compilation of the original three BioShock games for PS4 and Xbox One – debuted at No.1 in the UK charts. Meanwhile the publisher’s basketball …
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Switching roles can be a challenge for even seasoned Dota veterans. Moving from one lane to another means adjusting your positioning, your mentality, your entire playstyle. Kanishka Sosale, known to friends as "Sam" and the Dota world as "BuLba," hasn’t only changed roles this year; in fact, he has switched …
Read More »When hooliganism comes to esports, everyone loses
On Reddit, a salty fan of Cloud9 pointed out that VP fans at Dreamhack Bucharest appeared to be holding up signs reading THEY ARE A” and THEY ARE B.” While I’m a plenty salty C9 fan myself, I don’t believe that anyone in the crowd is capable of communicating the …
Read More »Royal Never Give Up and the myth of the Uzi Worlds buff
Until Snake’s near-miraculous run at the Regional Qualifier this year, the longest day of matches for any team in Chinese League of Legends esports was Sept. 8, 2013, the day Royal Club Huang Zu played nine straight games to qualify for the 2013 World Championship as China’s first seed. In …
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