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There are just four weeks to go until we celebrate the Top 30 Women in Games and the winners of the six special categories are announced. The Women in Games Awards take place on May 19th at the Hamyard Hotel, London. Tickets cost just 49 and are available by simply …

Want to have your say in who is considered for the inaugural eSports Industry Awards? You need to get your nominations in before Friday, May 6th. There are 18 categories at this year’s show that celebrate this fast-growing and innovative sector. These are: Best Streaming Platform eSports Commercial Partner of …

Steamforged’s table top game based on the popular Dark Souls series met it 50,000 funding goal in just three minutes. At the time of writing, Dark Souls: The Board Game has raised 461,630 – almost ten times its initial goal – and has been backed by 5,763 people. What’s more …

Backend-as-a-service firm rebranded as GSN Games Barcelona

Quadrupled draw distances, water effects and dynamic light and shadows introduced to Jagex’s MMO

Call of Duty legend Matt Nadeshot” Haag has founded a new eSports team called 100 Thieves. The team has acquired the King Papey Call of Duty squad and will compete in Stage 2 of the Call of Duty World League starting tomorrow. The move has come as a surprise to …

Blue Isle Studios has announced its follow-up project to last year’s console horror-fest Slender: The Arrival. Valley sounds like an altogether different proposition, going by the early press. Players will don a powered suit that grants them extraordinary speed and agility, along with the phenomenal ability to manipulate life and …

MCV offers the most comprehensive UK video game release schedule available. Here’s a round up of the most notable recent changes and upcoming games. Click here to see the full listing. Publisher 2K Games has just revealedMafia III’s release date: the new installment in the organized crime franchise will launch …

VP of Amazon Games Mike Frazzini says firm is more focused on community when developing new Lumberyard engine

Dark Souls 3 may be the current love of the series’ dedicated community, but a problem with the original game has proved a source of frustration for some this week. Kotaku reports that the PC version of Dark Souls (dubbed the Prepare to Die Edition), which was released a year …