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Having already debuted ChilliSource this year, Tag Games is unveiling new back-end technology ChilliConnect

Perfect World China has recently unveiled its newest title,Ultimate Weapon, which it intends to utilize to secure a foothold into Chinese eSports. Currently, the Chinese eSports scene is dominated by Tencent Games, but Perfect World does have rights to thehighly popularDota 2in the region. Read more at All In >>>

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Event returns for seventh outing on November 19th

Halo 5: Guardians, the latest title in Microsoft’s $4.5bn video game franchise,launched on Xbox Onethis week with a renewed focus on competitive multiplayer gaming, known as eSports. When Halo first launched in 2001, it acted as a catalyst for eSports, according to Microsoft. Even before the Xbox Live service became …

The many similarities between Escape from New York and Metal Gear Solid would have led to a lawsuit were it not for director John Carpenter. Hideo Kojima’s game contains lots of references to the 1981 film, the most well know of which is Snake’s name and likeness. [CanalPlus] wanted to …

Sony has said that the newly announced Gran Turismo Sport should not be regarded as a full release in the popular series. The game was announced at Paris Games Week last night and sounds as if it occupies a middle ground between previous ‘Prologue’ taster titles and a fully-fledged instalment. …

SuperData Research forecasts an explosion of growth in eSports in the U.S. thanks in part to televised events on TBS and ESPN in 2016 and beyond. With big eSports events on the horizon like Riot Games’League of LegendsWorlds and Blizzard Entertainment’s BlizzCon, which featuresStarCraft II, World of Warcraft, Hearthstone,andHeroes of …

Sony’s Paris Games Week conference last night delivered new footage on a number of big upcoming PS4 titles. Freshly announced titles included Gran Turismo’s first foray onto PS4, Gran Turismo Sport and new Quantic Dream title Detroit: Beyond Human. There were also some impressive gameplay peaks at Guerrilla’s Horizon Zero …

Sat on aBrewster’s Millions-style cash pile and no idea how to blow it fast? Maybe it’s time to think about buying an esports team—like Team Impulse, for instance, which is now up for sale, along with its spot in the 2016League of LegendsChampionship Series. Read more at PC Gamer Pro …