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The road to the Call of Duty Championship isn’t an easy one. It’s filled with gut-wrenching losses, surprise upsets, and an ever-shifting play field as new games change the rules from one year to the next. And if the most recent esports event is anything to go by, the 2016 …

Online retail giant Amazon is planning on offering a monthly package for its popular Prime service. At the moment, an Amazon Prime subscription can only be purchased annually, setting consumers back 79 in the UK. But a story from The Hollywood Reporter has says that Amazon is launching a monthly …

Opposable Group's Lukas Roper discusses why devs should consider building titles for Google's affordable VR offering

Vainglory developers Super Evil Megacorp have partnered with Collegiate StarLeague to create the first collegiate Vainglory league. The league will offer students the chance to win scholarship money by competing in the mobile MOBA, although an exact prize pool is yet to be announced. StarLeague has hosted many similar tournaments …

Rising Star Coding and Art winners receive internships at top UK studios

Rocksteady’s Batman games may be getting the HD treatment. According to a GameStop employee, who sent a picture of a game listing for the unannounced collection to Eurogamer. This is set for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. This compilation – titled Batman Arkham HD Collection – features both Batman: Arkham …

Space Pirate Trainer takes some of gaming’s most revolutionary mechanics and uses them to push the next generation of VR forwards. Dirk van Welden, founder of I-Illusions,explains how old can become new once again

Players of Rambo: The Video Game, should any remain, will be delighted to know that Reef has released some surprise DLC for the title. The curious on-rails shooter arrived on PS3, Xbox 360 and PC in early 2014 at a time when many punters’ attentions had already turned to PS4 …

Metal Gear Solid creator, Epic boss and Tomb Raider writer will be joined by Blizzard artist David Luong and Witcher 3 designer Matthew Seinke

Visual effects software used in games, films and shows including Clash of Clans, Star Wars Battlefront, Assassin's Creed Syndicate, Game of Thrones, The Martian and Ex Machina