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The community funded prize pool for The International 6 has become the largest prize pool in eSports history. Currently the prize pool sits at $18,571,128 although that will continue to grow until the competition is over on August 13th. Many are expecting the prize pool to break the $20,000,000 barrier …

Total Dark is a third-person RPG self-funded by the Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture studio

Mermaid said to be about twice as fast as Kraken tool

Director of product development Chelsea Blasko promoted to chief product officer

Apply by 12pm Tuesday, Auguse 2nd to be in with a chance of up to £50,000 plus Xbox support

Oculus has updated the number of motion-tracking sensors supported by the Rift virtual reality headset, ahead of the launch of its Touch motion controllers later this year. The tech now allows devs to track through up to four boxes, twice the number used in the standard room-scale VR setup for …

In-app marketing firm helping track app invites in Nibblers and Smash Squad

Main body of machine will be a screen with a folding stand for portable use, running on Nvidia’s Tegra processor

Nintendo’s NX, according to new reports, IS a portable console that can hook up to a TV. Eurogamer says it has word from a number of sources that the NX is a high-power portable console with its own integrated display. It adds that the device has an attachable controller at …

It’s been a ride. ELeague – the televised CS:GO tournament from Turner Broadcasting – is coming to an end, and it’s easy to call it a success. The matches have been thrilling, the production has been fantastic and the viewing numbers have been surprisingly high. Read more on Ginx >>>