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Coming into Saturday’s draw for the Worlds group stages, we speculated on multiple possible scenarios for a Group of Death. Could we see a group with EDG, SKT or G2? What about Flash Wolves, SKT and RNG? Read more on The Rift Herald >>>

The conclusion of The International 6 effectively saw the end of the Dota 2 season for another year. What follows every TI is a huge roster shuffle window that never fails to provide drama. There have been very few teams of note that have escaped unscathed. Read more on Red …

The groups for the first stage of the League of Legends World Championship have been drawn, with group D hosting many of the world’s best teams. Group A sees Korean champions Rox Tigers face off against European champions G2 Esports, North America’s Counter Logic Gaming, who won the spring split …

Analyst IHS has concluded that Xbox Live remains the best online console network on the market. Xbox Live was a pioneer in the field and was for a long time considered one of the main differentiators between the two console giants. Now in an extensive report, IHS has, using a …

One of crowdfunding’s biggest gaming successes has seen its release date pushed back by a whole year. Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, which is being made by Koji Igarashi and is dubbed as a spiritual successor to Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, had been due out in 2017. Now, however, …

Uppercut Games chooses 3D optimisation software for new iOS adventure

Pillars of Eternity studio’s art team share personal project of 17 people

Japanese publisher’s latest branch will focus on visual art production

The Professional eSports Association is the latest CS:GO league to be announced, featuring top North American teams and player ownership of the competition. The PEA CS:GO league will start in January of 2017 and will feature Team Solomid, Cloud9, Team Liquid, Counter Logic Gaming, Immortals, NRG eSports and compLexity Gaming, …

Project becomes first virtual reality movie Outstanding Original Interactive Program to win an Emmy