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It was only a few months ago that China collapsed at The Shanghai Major. Despite having three of the top four teams at The International, not a single team finished in the Top 8 at Shanghai, an unprecedented decline for the region’s Dota rankings. Read more on theScore eSports >>>
Read More »Seven-figure salaries, sold-out stadiums: Is pro video gaming a sport?
Hordes of fans queue outside, eagerly awaiting a glimpse of their heroes. Inside, a shining trophy stands upon a pedestal. The players arrive, eyeing it covetously as they make their way to their positions. Suited pundits have had their say and hand over to the commentators. One team forms a …
Read More »Valve to release The Lab renderer for Unity
Full source code included for tool featuring reported 10 directional lights per pass, 8K shadow textures and increased performance in VR
Read More »Soulbound Studios using Improbable’s SpatialOS for new MMO
Chronicles of Elyria will use world-building tech to create game where players can grow old, die and be reincarnated
Read More »Vicon’s latest cameras introduce high-definition motion capture
Mo-cap specialists adds two new models to its family of products
Read More »Game mechanics cannot be protected by copyright
Developers are going to find it increasingly more difficult to protect their game mechanics under copyright law following a ruling from a Texas court judge. The ruling stems from a case in which DaVinci Editrice sued Ziko Games over a game with mechanics that were identical to its own,GamaSutrareports. DaVinci’s …
Read More »Starbreeze acquires Defender of the Crown and other Cinemaware IP
Cinemaware’s stable of games IP now has a new owner – Payday developer Starbreeze. The studio has paid €525k to acquire the company’s assorted games brands, included in which is the Defender of the Crown series. The purchase was made with Starbreeze’s VR platform StarVR in mind. "Defender of the …
Read More »Record number of registrations for Brains Eden 2016
Games jam and student festival has support from PlayStation, ARM, Unity, and more
Read More »Let’s talk about sexualisation in video games
With the line between what players and acceptable and offensive seemingly blurring, James Batchelor asks how devs can ensure they design characters without controversy
Read More »GOG Connect syncs with your Steam library
PC users are now able to link their Steam and GOG accounts and potentially grab some DRM-free games. GOG has announced GOG Connect. Available via its website, it allows users who are logged in to then sign in again via their Steam account. GOG will their scan their library for …
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