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After a remarkable group stages-for all the wrong reasons-Valve’s flagship Major series of Dota 2 tournaments has run into further delays and production issues. In an opening gambit last week, Majors host James “2GD” Harding made a series of jokes about disabled pornography and Chinese government censorship leading eventually to …

Full day of sessions and workshops planned for Tuesday, March 15th

Call of Duty publisher Activision Blizzard will not have a booth at this year’s E3. Rather, the company will be showing off its new Call of Duty title on Sony’s stand, further cementing the game’s tie-up with PlayStation. That’s the new title in the series developed by Infinity Ward. Activision …

Microsoft has altered the way in which it intends to deliver Quantum Break’s unusual combination of game and live-action TV show. The original plan, as detailed last year, was to include both the game and the show on the retail disc. The idea is that as players make decision in-game …

An esports organization is threatening to sue its ownHaloteam after the players decided they want out of their deal. The Noble EsportsHaloteam was formed in May last year, but underwent a number of lineup changes before adding Tyler "Calm Mentality" Mozingo and Alex "Swift Kill" Ramirez in January ahead of …

Kopla Games financed by angel investor Klaas Kersting, who also funded Supercell as a startup

Zynga CEO Mark Pincus has been replaced by former EA exec Frank Gibeau. Pincus’ resignation from his position at the top of the social and mobile studio marks the second time he has stepped down from the post. He returned to the company last April, replacing outgoing boss Don Mattrick, …

DayZ and Ion dev says creating for Oculus and Vive has been ‘a real lesson in ‘back to basics’’

A slip-up on the US PlayStation Blog may have revealed a couple of details about the much anticipated No Man’s Sky. In a graphic that has now been pulled, the game was listed as having a $60 RPP (making it a full-price title). It also seemed to suggest that pre-orders …

Former chief Mark Pincus steps down for a second time