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A former Bethesda employee, speaking to Develop on condition of anonymity has confirmed the rumoured closure of Zenimax Galway and revealing the full extent of the layoffs. Over the summer of 2014, the branch’s customer service group began to handle multiple titles handled by ZeniMax Online’s sister company Bethesda Softworks, …

The latest Call of Duty doggedly refuses to abide by the established narrative of decline, with Black Ops III claiming this year’s Christmas No.1 title. Black Ops III remains the sixth COD to claim the festive crown. The release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens at cinemas was not enough …

Former employee reveals bulk of customer service was being handled out of Irish branch

We’ve known for a while that Microsoft’s re-jig of Xbox 360 shooter Gears of War was coming to PC. What we don’t know is when it’s coming. And we still don’t. However, Xbox boss Phil Spencer has said that the current Xbox One exclusive will be arriving on computers in …

We all know Daigo Umehara for his may achievements in the fighting game scene such asEvo Moment 37, or the moment where he literally parried all of Justin EG | Jwong” Wong’s attacks at near death to clutch the championship out. Thevery moment, according to his opponent himself, may have …

Marmalade Technologies has combined all of its game-making tech into one solution, adding in new cloud services and extra support for devs. James Batchelor finds out more

League of Legends developer Riot Games has sold the entirety of its remaining shares to Tencent. “Riot’s approach to compensation has always been about aligning the incentives of the company with Rioters, and also about ensuring that we compensate our talented team of professionals well,” the company said. “As a …

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It was Christmas come early for certain professionalesportsplayers on Twitter today as dozens of pros woke up to find that coveted little checkmark next to their account names, marking them as verified users on the popular social media platform. Read more at Daily Dot >>>

In February, DingIt decided to enter the billion-dollar video streaming market. But how can it hope to compete with giants like Twitch and YouTube Gaming? MCV catches up with head of content Adam Simmons to find out. How would you assess DingIt’s performance so far? We are extremely happy with …