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Blizzard wants to dominate the esports landscape. That much was evident after the keynote at its annual convention Fridaymorning in Anaheim, which opened with emphasis onStarcraft II: Legacy of the Void,Heroes of the Storm,Overwatch, andHearthstone, with only a passing mention ofDiablo(new patch coming, guys!) and aWorld of Warcraftsegment that offered …

The initial trailer for the upcoming live-action Warcraft film has arrived. Fresh from Blizzcon 2015, the trailer paints a picture of the epic conflict Legendary and Atlus are tasked with capturing in adapting Blizzard’s revered franchise. The footage debuted this weekend during Blizzard CEO Mike Morhaime’s Blizzcon keynote address and …

Activision Blizzard has announced the launch of a new film and television studio to produce adaptations for its various franchises. The publisher has confirmed Call of Duty will get its own multi-movie franchise, while Skylanders is to receive the animated series treatment as Skylanders Academy. Not much is known about …

Bioware has released a new teaser trailer for the upcoming Mass Effect Andromeda. In celebration of N7 Day (November 7th), the studio uploaded a new video for the next game in it and EA’s popular multi-platform franchise. The Andromeda tease doesn’t contain any gameplay footage, but rather a passing of …

Take Two has joined the ever-growing list of publishers profiting from players’ increased hunger for digital content. The publisher has revealed that Grand Theft Auto Online – which was included as part of Grand Theft Auto V – currently has 8m weekly players. For comparison, EA’s Battlefield 4 and Battlefield …

The long wait for the arrival of DayZ on consoles just got a bit longer. "Alright everyone, let’s make this news stand out a bit: DayZ won’t hit the Xbox Game Preview program this year,” developer Bohemia has now said.The main focus of the DayZ team is the PC version, …

Bandai Namco has joined the line-up of publishers looking to meet with indie developers at next month’s Interface event. The firm will host meetings with developers alongside the likes of Channel 4 Games, KISS, Sold Out, Green Man Gaming and Double 11 who are all looking to sign new products …

The creator of Deadly Premonition and D4: Dark Dreams Don’t Die has said that he is stepping away from games development for a while. Hidetaka ‘Swery65′ Suehiro’s career dates back to the late 1990s, although he’s best known for cult horror curio Deadly Premonition which was released in 2010. Starting …

Though most will know the studio for its work on the hugely successful Prison Architect, the history of Introversion Software makes for some very hard reading. The studio was started by a group of friends at Imperial College London: Mark Morris, Chris Delay and Thomas Arundel. Delay had been working …

We’re giving you the chance to win five tickets worth 249 each for you and your colleagues to attend London Games Conference, which takes place on Thursday, November 19th at the Congress Centre in London. All you need to do is read the conference programme listed below and answer this …