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American network The CW aired the final part of Machinima’s Chasing the Cup docuseries on Monday night to an audience of around 346,800 viewers. The online series had previously whittled a tournament bracket of Mortal Kombat X players down to just five competing for the biggest share of a $100,000 …

A huge number of recognisable names have been revealed for the voice cast of Wargaming’s Master of Orion revival. Included in the list are Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker), John de Lancie (Q from Star Trek: The Next Generation), Michael Dorn (Worf from TNG), Dwight Schultz (Murdock in the A-Team, and …

Intel Developer Blog: 3D scanning can allow developers to input the player's own features into the game and boost immersion

At Casual Connect Europe 2016,Jas Purewal, founder of Purewal & Partners, gave a talk on the business and law of eSports. He spoke about how clubs remunerate their players, which includes a basic "salary" that can be as high as $12,000 a month, as well as tournament proceeds. "Sponsorship is …

Retailer GAME is hoping to promote a fresh boost to its trade-in program with the creation of a new character. He’s called TIM, which cunningly stands for Trade-In Machine. TIM is set to appear on GAME’s various online channels, as well as in-store. With unwanted Christmas gifts taking up valuable …

'We don’t want to be in the business of selling poor experiences wrapped in grand promises,' insists brand director Tomasz Nalewajk

John Broomhall asks respected sound professionals to share their audio wishlist for the New Year

Ustwo Games’ Peter Pashley discusses how the studio built a VR title free from confusing controls and motion sickness

The future is here – virtual reality is finally launching for consumers. And this isn’t just the launch of a new product – VR’s arrival represents the starting point of an entirely new market. As of March 28th – when the first batch of Oculus’ Rift headsets ship – we …

Almost any app can grab the spotlight for a hot minute, but the real secret to success in the casual sector is keeping gamers happily playing – and paying – for months. Develop asks King, Zynga, Halfback and Storm8 for their tips