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The new competitive mode in Overwatch went live just a few days ago, and everyone’s grinding for their golden guns. The mode uses a new Skill Rating metric to rank players, with higher ratings earning more points towards buying special cosmetic rewards at the end of the season. The Rating, …

Smash 4 has been a curiosity in the world of fighting games. By all measures, Smash 4 should be an eSports success story. Viewership numbers are strong, and tournaments of all sizes garner impressive numbers of participants. But despite all of that, Smash 4 hasn’t garnered the public acclaim from …

Following yet another battle plagued with lag, OpTic Gaming fell to Luminosity 3-1 on Tuesday, June 28. Denied a replay by an admin, Damon "Karma" Barlow and Ian "Crimsix" Porter had enough, taking to social media to express their frustrations. Read more on ESPN >>>

Online multiplayer title will move to 3D art style in contrast to studio's iconic 2D pixel visuals

Amber Dalton is the Director of Sales, Global Events at Twitch. A pro gamer, named as one of the Game Industry’s 100 Most Influential Women” by Next Generation Business, she has been working at Twitch since 2011 – at first as director of Marketing & Events and since 2015 at …

UK government will provide creators with grants of up to £50,000 to support the development of projects and growth of studios

Studio recently appointed ex-Disney and Bandai Namco staffer Sean Walsh as marketing and PR manager

The next title from OlliOlli and Not a Hero developer Roll7 will be launching with the help of 505 Games, MCV can reveal. Details are scarce about this upcoming project save that it is an online multiplayer experience. The indie studio says that this new game is a departure from …

The speculation was correct – online shooter Evolve is dropping its upfront price on PC. A F2P beta is due to go live today, with the idea being to test server loads and experiment with new ideas on what sounds like could be the long path to full release. Those …

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