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Streaming platform Twitch has announced that it has signed a partnership agreement with both Team SoloMid and Cloud 9 to collaborate on many areas related to sponsorship and sales. According to the press release Twitch will now represent both teams in “sponsorship sales and [will] further fuel the growth of …
Read More »Tempo Storm to purchase Dream Team’s NA Challenger Series slot
Dream Team is selling its place in the North American League of Legends Challenger Series to Tempo Storm. A report from ESPN’s Jacob Wolf first broke the news, with theScore eSports later confirming that the deal is in place. According to Wolf the deal is worth "roughly six figures”, with …
Read More »Ginx announces new daily eSports talk show with Machine, OJ Borg and Nysira
Ginx eSports TV has announced a brand new daily show called The Bridge that will see industry professionals discussing the latest goings on in the world of eSports. The dedicated eSports channel has managed to secure former ESL caster and host Alex “Machine” Richardson, ESL stage host and BBC reporter …
Read More »Wargaming’s Chris Taylor leaves company
Taylor to pursue indie development
Read More »Disney launches free coding tutorial featuring characters from forthcoming Moana
This as part of Code.org's Hour of Code program
Read More »First ever eSports Industry Awards crowns winners
18 awards given out at London event
Read More »Motorola is first third-party manufacturer to offer access to Google Daydream
Android Nougat 7.0 update coming to Moto Z and Moto Z Force later this week
Read More »Winners crowned at the first ever eSports Industry Awards
Last night saw the first ever eSports Industry Awards take place at The Brewery in central London. People from across the industry attended the event hoping to get their hands on an award and help celebrate their peers’ achievements. With 14 awards given out live on stream and four awards …
Read More »Pokemon Sun and Moon sell 1.9m copies in Japan
New 3DS titles Pokemon Sun and Pokemon Moon have failed to match the sales of the series’ 2013 releases. Kotaku reports that Famitsu figures form the pair’s opening weekend in Japan pin unit sales at 1.905m. That’s a little short of the 2.096m sold by 2013’s Pokemon X and Y. …
Read More »Bethesda finally confirms Nintendo Switch support
Elder Scrolls publisher Bethesda has for the first time confirmed that it will be supporting the Nintendo Switch. I love it,” Bethesda director Todd Howard told Glixel when asked what he thought about Nintendo’s new console. I got to play it. I will tell you – well, maybe that’s an …
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