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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 …

In 2015 the electronic entertainment market reached $91 billion in terms of revenues, and is expected to reach about $107 billion in 2017, according to Newzoo data. The PC segment constitutes as much as 37 per cent of this market, or about $34 billion. Intel estimates that the amounts spent …

Carmageddon: Max Damage’s physical release will be handled by Sold Out, it has been announced. The game will arrive at retail on June 3rd alongside its digital release. It will cost 29.99 on both PS4 and Xbox One. Carmageddon has an infamous 19 year legacy, it’s a one-of-a-kind franchise, and …

Microsoft announces that Danish Project Knoxville studio Press Play has already been shuttered

Microsoft has announced that famous UK Fable developer Lionhead Studios is likely to close. The platform holder announced this in a post on Xbox Wire, which also stated that development of Fable Legends has been terminated. Furthermore, Xbox has revealed that Denmark-based Press Play Studios is also set to close, …

In 2014 Bear Simulator raised $100k on Kickstarter. The game itself was released on Steam last month. But backers and buyers have been told that future development of the title has been canned. Well the game didn’t have a great reception, has a stigma against its name and there’s plenty …