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The collective development resources of EA have been unified under a new banner – EA Worldwide Studios. Essentially the divide between EA’s mobile and console operations is being abolished, while Maxis is also being merged into the whole. The move sees a new boss put in place at BioWare – …

The pitch for Microsoft’s latest new IP ReCore is a simple one. According to its lead writer, Bungie alumnus Joseph Staten, it consisted of Mega Man creator Keiji Inafune and Mark Pacini, a veteran of Metroid Prime maker Retro Studios, wanting to combine the best parts of those series for …

ESL’s annual trip to the east coast of the States has been a staple of the competitive Dota 2 scene for a few years now. Often serving as the first major LAN event of the new season, it has always offered up surprises, such as Vega Squadron coming out on …

The story of Riot Games is a list of things that shouldn’t have been possible.It’s the tale of an extremely difficult, user-unfriendly game reaching untold heights of success. It’s the story of a company that has remained committed to listening to and interacting with its fans even as it at …

Bungie and Major League Gaming are kicking off Destiny’s new expansion—and a new metagame—with a mix of live and online Crucible tournaments, beginning with yesterday’s inaugural MLG Destiny Exhibition in Columbus, Ohio. Peaking at around 65,000 viewers in the fifth and final game, the match brought together twelve PvP players …

We already know the superstars going to San Francisco in two weeks’ time to compete at the 2016 World Championships: Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok, Song "Smeb" Kyung-ho and Sren "Bjergsen" Bjerg. But which top talents aren’t going to Worlds? Let’s take a look at 15 players who—in an alternate reality—could be …

The University of California, Irvine is serious about eSports. This fall it will officially launch a competitive gaming initiative, complete with scholarships and an already-decorated League of Legends team, and it’s just finished construction on a 3,500 sqft eSports arena that’s set to open on Friday, September 23rd. The arena …

GODSENT are the first team to be confirmed for the The Gfinity CS:GO Invitational brought to you by Omen by HP CS:GO tournament at EGX. Featuring four former world champions GODSENT are expected to be one of the best European CS:GO teams over the next few months. The current roster, …

Two months on from its launch, Pokemon Go’s US revenue is down to a fraction of what it was at its peak. Slice Intelligence reports that the game’s paying US population is now down 79 per cent since the game’s high point on July 15th. However, Pokemon Go is absolutely …

Alexis Kennedy, co-founder of UK developer Failbetter Gamers, is working on a mysterious new project with BioWare. The lead writer behind Sunless Sea – set in the same universe as Failbetter’s Fallen London – has revealed he is working alongside Dragon Age creators Mike Laidlaw and Patrick Weekes,Eurogamerreports. Heleft the …