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Blizzard has confirmed the rumours – Overwatch will be released on May 24th, with an open beta on PS4, Xbox One and PC kicking off on May 5th. Three versions of the game are available to pre-order – the standard SKU, the Origins Edition with extra skins and assorted cosmetic …

Real Madrid and Wales winger Gareth Bale has been named as the cover star of Konami’s Euro 2016 spin-off. Konami will release a standalone Euro 2016 version of PES 2016 both physically and digitally on PS4 and PS3 on April 21st. Existing PES 2016 owners on all formats, including Xbox …

Mass Effect: Andromeda, Dragon Age: Inquisition and Star Wars: The Old Republic exec ‘to return to Seattle for new opportunities there’

Developer Monolith organised the #ForForgey event in December in effort to fundraise treatment for rare form of cancer

The news just gets worse for Mad Catz. Harmonix has announced that PDP is its new co-publisher for Rock Band 4, seemingly replacing Mad Catz. The company isn’t formerly admitting that its former partner has been dropped, simply saying that Harmonix and Mad Catz are continuing to work together” and …

It’s official: Blizzard’s new first person shooter,Overwatch, will hit shelves on May 24. The highly anticipated shooter—mega developer Blizzard’s first foray into the genre and its first new intellectual property in years—will be available for PC, PS4, and Xbox One on that day. But players who pre-purchase or preorder the …

With millions of fans regularly tuning into services likeTwitchandYouTube Gamingto watch their favourite titlesbeing played at the highest level, traditional TV broadcasters are starting to take note. Last year, BBC Three dipped its toe into the world of eSports withliveLeague of Legendstournament coverage, and today Sky will become the latest …

The biggest sports network in Canada is jumping on theesportsbandwagon. The Sports Network, aka TSN, isstartinga section covering pro gaming. TSN is the latest of many sports media companies to invest into esports coverage. ESPN, Yahoo, and Sky have all recently thrown their hats into the ring, so it’s no …

Last weekIntel announced its new AnyKey initiativeto help support diversity in eSports and make competitive gaming more gender-inclusive. Well, it’s clearly got its work cut out judging by one of the questions pitched to the panel at the Intel Extreme Masters press conference in Katowice this morning. Intel’s director of …

UK studio Rebellion has lifted the lid on the fourth instalment in the Sniper Elite series. Sniper Elite 4 will be released on PS4, Xbox One and PC some time this year. The series has to date sold over 10m units worldwide. 1080p is promised on both console platforms. The …