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Following Valve’s banning announcementfor several players in the Southeast Asian scene, fans took to social media to raise apetition for reconsideration against Valve’s verdict. Jellal AAAlgorithm” Fernandez, a player currently coaching in SEA, started the petition saying that Valve should have given different levels of punishment for the players involved. …

Vulcun has announced they are dropping the fantasy sports section of their eSports entertainment venture from January 14th. The site originally began as a way to offer regulated fantasy drafting competitions across international borders, however recent litigation efforts by several US states have made such ventures risky. Last month, New …

Battlefront creator is biggest studio over Christmas period as Treyarch falls to second

The best-selling game of 2015 in Japan is also its first No.1 of this year. According to data from our friends over at Famitsu, Capcom’s Monster Hunter X takes the top spot, selling 149,587 units, 9,000 units ahead of second place, Monster Strike from Mixi. Both of those titles are …

Demo shows of Epic’s engine delivering real-time shadows and collision detection in AR

CV Bay’s Katie Edwards discusses how to improve your chances of finding that ideal position

iBuyPower today announced the successor to its Revolt gaming PC, the Revolt 2. The new model claims to offer improved performance, power, and control by rethinking the gaming desktop design from the ground up”. The result is frankly quite impressive, as the Revolt 2 looks unlike any other gaming desktop …

It’s a new year and a new opportunity for your team to shine. And it starts this week as we announce the finalists of the MCV Awards 2016. We’ve had hundreds of nominations since lobbying opened late last year and tomorrow morning we’ll announce which companies and teams have been …

Win a ticket to major mobile conference, takes place January 18th to 19th

Things continue to look exceptionally bleak for the Japanese console games market, according to data from Famitsu. In 2015 the sector’s games market generated 321bn, a 13 per cent decline year-on-year. Meanwhile, software sales dropped 16 per cent to 191bn, and console sales dipped to 130bn – a 8.5 per …