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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, …

The sixth edition of the European Women in Games Conference will take place at the University of Greenwich, on September 7th. Over 40 speakers will gather to deliver keynotes and lead panel discussions and workshops on various subjects, including careers, VFX and animation, eSports and BAME diversity. Lecturers include deputy …

European territory manager Mike Gamble looks at the changing landscape of the development industry and reveals why he's optimistic about the future of games

Former Vivendi COO Stphane Roussel has been named CEO of Gameloft during its shareholders’ meeting yesterday. In addition to Roussel, four new members also entered the Gameloft board of directors: Sbastien Bollor (chairman of Omnium Bollor, director and chairman of Blue Solutions USA), Frdric Crpin (member of the Vivendi management …

Collaboration between 30 major players in space, including HTC and Unity, will accept pitches six times a year