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Trade body’s latest study shows studios are contributing £1.25bn to UK GDP

As we head towards the GMA 2016 Awards on October 10th MCV looks back on some of the key highlights of the event. Here we speak to VideoGamer editor James Orry. His team picked up the coveted Best Video Team award in 2015. How did you first get into the …

Geomerics’ latest point-release also introduces new tutorials and sample code for easier engine integration

Pioneering virtual reality headset due on September 20th

Konami has nailed down another top-level partnership, this time with one of the Premier League’s big guns. PES 2017 has signed Liverpool as an ‘Official Partner’. The deal grants it the rights to use the team’s logo and kit, faithfully recreate players and add Anfield as a playing venue. You’ll …

Future of studio in question as King prepares to shut down latest title this October

VR pioneer Oculus Rift will become available from a range of UK retailers from September 20th. However, while the unit was previously available for 500 directly from the Oculus website, that price has now been increased to 549. We’d presume that Brexit is the villain, here. At launch the Rift’s …

By 2018, esports is projected to be a billion dollar industry. The current industry model of esports is dynamic: it is responsive to a burgeoning influx of angel investment, steadily accumulates hundred of millions of viewers through Twitch and traditional TV platforms, and is rapidly growing due to a constant …

A new rising star in the potentially growing Counter Strike: Global Offensive scene in South Korea has made quite a name for herself as the only female player in a pool of about 50 in Korea’s first CS:GO league, VSL CS:GO Korea Beginning. Read more on Slingshot eSports >>>

Europe’s biggest video game event of the year is due to kick off in just a few days, and of course it wouldn’t be complete without a ton of eSports events. Gamescom is taking place in Cologne, Germany between 17 and 21 August, and ESL is set to have a …