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Subsets of the games community are crying ‘censorship’ once again after Blizzard has said it will pull sexually exploitative Overwatch artwork. The pose in question depicts Tracer looking over her shoulder at the viewer, displaying her lycra-clad behind. It’s a position that nearly every female game or superhero movie star …

Software additions and launch of Platform SDK coincide with release of consumer model of VR headset

Spurred by the success of Titanfall, Respawn Entertainment is gearing up its workforce for a follow-up to the robotic first-person shooter – as well as something completely new. HR and recruiting manager Kristin Christopher tells Matthew Jarvis who will fit the bill

Ubisoft’s online shooter The Division is at the top of the UK Top 40 once again. The new IP holds this position in spite of a 35 per cent decline in sales over last week. This is the game’s third UK No.1, and the longest a Ubisoft title has held …

New location aims to employ 200 staff within five years

Shaquille O’Neal, the former NBA superstar, has become the latest American sports celebrity to put their money into their electronic counterparts. Joined by baseball players Alex "A-Rod" Rodriguez and Jimmy Rollins, the three were part of last week’s financial round for eSports team NRG. NRG fields a League of Legends …

Hoyts Cinemas have joined as an official sponsor of the Oceanic Pro League in Oceania and will act as the official viewing party partner for all major League of Legends esports events during 2016. Damian Keogh, HOYTS Group CEO said, HOYTS are excited to partner with League of Legends esports …

When the history books of esports are written, they will refer with reverence to the Roman Empire of gaming that was StarCraft. Released in 1998, the original StarCraft developed an unprecedented following in South Korea, where, for over a decade, complex leagues with ever-burgeoning prize pools increased the game’s profile …

Blizzard is investigating accusations of large-scale cheating in China’sHearthstonecommunity, both on the in-game ladder and in offline tournaments. The allegations, brought to light by senior members of the ChineseHearthstonecommunity and published last week byGosuGamers, claimed that over a dozen top Chinese players were involved, including TongFu’s "FengFengFeng" and five members …

Multiple freelance League of Legends casters have signed an open letter announcing their boycotting of the Mid-Season International over pay rates. Christopher MonteCristo” Mykles, Erik "DoA" Lonnquist, and Chris PapaSmithy” Smith were invited by Riot to cast the event, to take place in Shanghai this May, but turned down the …