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One analyst is predicting that a PlayStation 4 Slim console is on the way. According to the Wall Street Journal, Macquarie Securities’ Damian Thong said that Sony may be introducing a slimmer version of the PS4. Thong also said that this new bit of kit could be released as early …

UPDATE: Dragon’s Crown will be returning to the PSN store. In a statement provided to MCV, NIS America said that the RPG title will be back on PlayStation’s online store shortly via publisher Atlus. Below is the firm’s full statement on the matter: "With regards to our previous statements on …

Sony gamers looking forward to the addition of mods to Fallout 4 are going to disappointed. Publisher Bethesda has announced via Twitter (below) that the beta for Fallout 4 mods on PS4 has been delayed. No reason was given for pushing back this release, but the firm says it will …

ESL has brought in two high profile executives to ramp up production” in its ever expanding studios. Yvette Martinez-Rea has been hired as the new Chief Operating Officer of ESL, having previously been Chief Operating Officer of Violet Grey. Prior to that she held multiple senior positions at Yahoo. My …

As I said to Richard, winning has always been the goal. The funny part about this specific clip is that it was recorded at ELeague. Turns out we didn’t do so well in ELeague. We’ve made some changes since then, but the story of how we got to ELeague goes …

Going on two months since the founders of the World Electronic Sports Association revealed their plans to the CS:GO community, the controversy has died down, but the machinery behind WESA is still grinding away. The organization’s leadership says they are hard at work trying to convince players, teams and sponsors …

Yesterday, Canal+ revealed the arrival of a weekly show about esports. So, we reached out to Diego Buuel, the person behind the esports push at Canal+, to find out more. Buuel is a French film-maker and the host and director of the National Geographic series, Don’t Tell My Mother. He …

League of Legends has long been the gold standard as far as both online gaming and esports are concerned. Riot Games established its lone game as the competitive game of choice through shrewd decisions such as establishing the LCS, ensuring player safety by providing salaries to professional players, and simply …

Mobile phones are the most popular gaming devices in the world. Hundreds of millions of people now hold a world of games in the palm of their hand at every waking moment, eliminating the inconvenience of computers and consoles. Read more on ESPN >>>

UK games developer Rare has teamed up with licensing agent Tinderbox to develop merchandise based on its hit brands. That includes Sea of Thieves, which was unveiled at E3 last week. The pirate game is currently without a release date. Other games set to receive the merchandise treatment includes Battletoads, …