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The International 6 will be unlike any other in Dota 2 history. Not only because it is the sixth iteration of one of esports’ largest events. Not only because it will break its own record of having the highest prize pool of any esports event in history — again. It …

Fnatic is one of the oldest and most popular brands in esports. Starting as team in 2004, the organization quickly evolved from just another Skandinavian clan into a global lifestyle brand. Today, the company fields rosters in all relevant esports titles, and just recently, has announced its expansion into esports’ …

Uncharted 4, Metal Gear Solid V and BioShock Infinite performer urges cash-strapped creators to ‘get creative’ about how to entice big-name actors to their project

Industry veteran Rich Hilleman has jumped ship to Amazon Game Studios following his departure from EA after more than three decades at the publisher. Hilleman joined EA as a support specialist in 1982, becoming its 39th employee. He later went on to work on the John Madden Football and NHL …

Studio hopes to help other devs enjoy similar success to its own Landlord Real Estate Tycoon

An unofficial sequel to Star Wars Battlefront 2 will not be allowed to use the Star Wars name or take place in its universe. Developer Frontwire announced plans to release the game for free on Steam last month. However, it will be of little surprise to hear that LucasFilm has …

Dev and publisher previously worked together to launch mobile action RPG

Audio outsourcers may seem like another service devs have to splash out on, but it’s more akin to bringing in extra – and specialised – staff

New alt.ctrl.GDC Award to recognise games that use unique controllers

Keiji Okayasu, the director of the first Shenmue, has joined Ys Net to work on the Kickstarted third entry in the beloved RPG franchise. Okayasu co-directed the Dreamcast 1999 original at Sega alongside Yu Suzuki, who founded Shenmue III developer Ys Net in 2008. He also ‘subdirected’ Shenmue II for …