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Following in the footsteps of fellow Call of Duty rival brand OpTic Gaming, FaZe Clan has joined the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive circuit by acquiring team G2 Esports. The European squad, captained by Mikail "Maikelele" Bill, had been in talks with FaZe for some weeks before the news was revealed yesterday. …

In a deal first reported byVariety, The CW Network will air a one-hour special based on last weekend’s ESLMortal Kombat XPro League final. The special will serve as the sixth and final episode of the third season of Machinima’sChasing the Cupseries. The first five episodes will be made available on …

The developer of Five Nights at Freedys World has admitted that the game’s release was rushed and missed several key features. The RPG spin-off to the horror series was released last week but was beset with a range of problems including problematic controls and game systems that were completely absent. …

2K Games has for the second time delayed the PlayStation Vita version of Civilization Revolution 2 Plus. The game was originally due out on December 3rd, with the delay announced only one day beforehand. The revised release date was tomorrow, January 26th. Sadly that’s not going to happen either, and …

Faze Clan’srecent acquisition of theG2 EsportsCounter-Strikelineup has been followed by reports that ESL co-founder Jens Hilger allegedly tampered with the deal to secure a higher fee for the squad. As a result, FaZe Clan now hosts the most expensive team in the history ofCounter-Strike. The deal included $300,000 up front, …

It has been alleged that Activision and Bungie were planning to release Destiny 2 this September. It is also claimed that shooter has now been delayed. Kotaku reports that Bungie made the decision earlier this month. It adds that the studio’s plans for the game have been fluid from the …

‘There are a lot of features that this game should have had, features that I was told about, but ignored and didn’t implement,’ admits Scott Cawthon

Playtonic, Hello Games, GameCity and more also listed in round-up of promising creative firms

Question: Can one entity own the entire esports ecosystem? The league, broadcast, teams, players, game and governance? Think along the lines of another major sport, like the NFL. It’s possible, and the main reason for this is the power of intellectual property (IP) law and its growing importance in the …

'Their expertise in the horror film genre is exciting for us as a developer of interactive entertainment,' says Ubisoft Montreal VP