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High-end PC users now have a new Intel CPU to lust after. The new i7-6950X Extreme Edition features a whopping 10 cores – that’s a first for the company, whose previous i7s feature four multithreaded cores, equating to a working eight cores. The 6950X comes unlocked, too, opening the door …

Funding led by London Venture Partners and Initial Capital

The not-for-profit organisation Women in Games has hired Marie-Claire Isaaman as its new CEO. She is replacing Jenny Richards-Stewart, who held the position for 18 months. Isaaman formerly was a researcher and education consultant at Norwich University of the Arts for the past eight years. She worked as course leader …

Sega has announced that it is closing Sonic Runners, which was the first mobile game from Sonic Team. Sales of the game’s currency, Red Star Rings, were terminated last week. All other operations connected with the tile will be killed on July 27th. Any unspent currency will be rendered redundant …

QA and localisation provider helping to honour the best publisher-owned devs of the past year

Stevens & Bolton's Tom Lingard and Raveen Sagar offer advice on how to ensure your game is protected

Fable Fortune was in development for 18 months, Microsoft backing the team trying to finish it

Tobias Sherman is the Global Head of eSports for WME | IMG and one of the minds behind Turner’s ELEAGUE. During the league’s media day, Sherman chatted with theScore esports and revealed how much it meant for him seeing ELEAGUE become a reality and what it took to get it …

It’s always bothered me how pirate decks have never been viable in Hearthstone. I mean, the design team took the time to create a goofy tribe focusing on unique, powerful weapon synergy and then… nothing. Yeah people bust out Pirate Rogue every once in a while (usually when there’s been …

A few days ago, ESPN published a story outlining contract disputes between Luminosity Gaming’s Counter-Strike: Global Offensive team and SK Gaming. The story explained that the players signed a contract with Luminosity Gaming in December last year, but then entered talks with SK Gaming via email in February, which resulted …