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When Counter-Strike: Global Offensive gamblers talk about the money they’ve lost, their stories follow a familiar pattern. The CS: GO player says he (usually we’re talking about a young man or a boy) developed an interest in collecting virtual in-game items, known as skins. He was also attracted to professional …

Gonzalo ZeRo” Barrios is the most famous name in Smash 4, and he’s been a topic of conversation even more than usual in recent months. ZeRo, the king of Smash 4, is best known for his winning streak of more than 50 tournaments. But 2016 has been a struggle at …

The past few months have seen a meaningful surge in coverage surrounding the betting side of the esports industry, and it hasn’t been pretty. Back in April, Bloomberg published a significant investigative piece detailing the scope of the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive skin betting marketplace and many of the issues stemming …

A defining chapter in Team Liquid’s Juan "Hungrybox" DeBiedma’s legacy was about to be written. He was considered a "god" of Super Smash Bros. Melee but never the best—a great player who was never able to win the big one at the Evolution Championship Series (Evo). When Melee first came …

The creative director of EA and Visceral Games’ Star Wars action title has likened it to the Uncharted series. Amy Hennig, who previously worked on the Uncharted series, offered some insight into the project at a panel at this weekend’s Star Wars Celebration, as reported by GameSpot. "The process that …

Avalanche Studios talent acquisition manager Karin Bogren discusses what being an ‘Avalancher’ means and why you should become one by joining the Just Cause and Mad Max developer

The Xbox One S will debut on August 2nd, Microsoft has now confirmed. That day will only see the launch of the most expensive version, however – the 350 2TB SKU. There’s no word yet on the launch dates of either the 300 1TB model or the 250 500GB machine. …

The birthplace of Pokemon is still waiting for the biggest release in the series to arrive at its homeland. Having launched in the US earlier this month and in the UK and much of Europe last week, there’s still no firm indication when Pokemon Go will celebrate its Japanese launch. …

The Force is strong with this one. Back in March, ILM revealed an upcoming Star Wars virtual reality experience called Trials of Tatooine that would, for the first time, actually give folk the chance to swoosh about a lightsaber in a virtual world. Will is pretty much all we’ve ever …

20-page report recommends policies to help retain talent, protect IP and grow British games businesses