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A full version of HoloLens will launch ‘when the world is ready’, to avoid the fate suffered by Kinect, Microsoft has said. If a consumer bought it today, they would have 12 things to do with it,” creator Alex Kipmanexplained (viaRecode). And they would say: ‘Cool, I bought a $3,000 …

One of the biggest titles in the battle arena genre is coming to another platform. Smitebecame the largest MOBA to hit the console platform last year when developerHiRez Studiostook the title to theXbox One. Now the game is coming to another platform—the PlayStation. TodaySmiteentered Closed Alpha on the PS4. Read …

As we countdown to the MCV Awards 2016, which takes place in London on March 3rd, we profile each of the finalists for the Best Publisher category 2K Games 2K had its best year since 2008 in terms of revenue – both its WWE and NBA franchises have grown by …

New ProtoStar demo unveiled at Mobile World Congress, is first app to use follow-up to OpenGL

Hafu Chan is one of the bestHearthstone Arenaplayers in the world. She’s also a woman. Some of the things she has to deal with a result of those two factsare the topic ofThe Trials of a Female Esports Champion, a ten-minute interview/documentary that examines some of the struggles women face …

Vivendi has increased its stock in Gameloft, resulting in a battle for control of the mobile studio. The media giant – and previous owner of Activision Blizzard – has now acquired more than 30 per cent of Gameloft’s stock, meaning it must now attempt to takeover the firm with a …

Friendly banter between professional players is a common occurrence in North America’s FACEIT Pro League. Often it’s nipped in the bud before it takes a nasty turn, but unfortunately for Cloud9, they’ve now had to take measures against one of their own after his questionable behaviour spread like wildfire through …

Konami’s upcoming Euro 2016 DLC for PES 2016 will not feature a full licensed roster of teams. 24 teams feature in the tournament, but only 15 of them will be officially licensed in the expansion. Missing out are Ireland, Russia, Switzerland, Romania, Sweden, Poland, Austria, Belgium and Hungary. The licensed …