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Read More »Games Industry Christmas Party sells out!
The Christmas party season kicks off on Tuesday the 6th of December with our annual event, co-hosted by Develop and eSports Pro. We’re delighted to report that the event has once again SOLD OUT, and with all ticket revenue going to GamesAid that’s brilliant news. This year’s party will once …
Read More »Ginx successfully launches new show The Bridge
UK based eSports TV channel Ginx TV launched its new three hour talk show The Bridge last night. The first episode, which went live at 8pm on Monday November 28th on both the Ginx TV channel and the Ginx Twitch channel saw hosts Alex “Machine” Richardson and Marcella “Nysira” de …
Read More »DeMoN, Raven and eyyou out of Fnatic’s Dota 2 team
Jimmy "DeMoN" Ho, Marc Polo "Raven" Luis Fausto and Nico "eyyou" Barcelon have all been dropped from the Fnatic Dota 2 team after failing to reach the Boston Major. The three players joined the squad after The International, aiming to combine the best players from two of the best performing …
Read More »Bengi and Duke leave SK Telecom T1, Faker stays put
After winning the League of Legends world championship the SK Telecom T1 team has undergone some changes, with two players and a coach moving on. Both Lee "Duke" Ho-seong and Bae "Bengi" Seong-woong who played in the championship winning team have not resigned with the SKT organisation, and are free …
Read More »Project Genom, the Russian MMO pulled from Steam Early Access, has returned
NeuronHaze claim they've resolved all issues and the MMO is back to stay
Read More »How to enter the MCV Awards 2017
The MCV Awards return for 2017 on March 9th at London’s The Brewery. Here, we detail the criteria for each of the 24 categories and how you can get involved. Don’t forget to check the event’s website for even more details. The Awards Specialist Retailer Mainstream Retailer Independent Retailer New …
Read More »Fnatic’s 2017 League of Legends roster includes sOAZ and Amazing according to report
With the post season roster shuffle in full effect major League of Legends teams are starting to finalise their rosters for 2017. Fnatic has supposedly done just that by signing two players from rivals Origen. According to ESPN’s Jacob Wolf the new Fnatic roster includes Paul "sOAZ" Boyer, Maurice "Amazing" …
Read More »Martin Wyatt reflects on Gfinity’s vastly different 2016
Over the last few years Gfinity has looked like a company that can’t quite decide what it want’s to be. One month they are focusing on a massive self funded event like G3 and the next they are effectively a production company for hire. Then they might return with the …
Read More »Is the Gfinity Arena now known as the “Theatre of Electric Dreams”?
When Gfinity first revealed the Gfinity Elite Series they also dropped a bombshell that went somewhat unnoticed by many. They referred to the Gfinity Arena as the “Theatre of Electric Dreams.” This new name is something that has divided opinion. Some love it, while others hate it. But the big …
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