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Microsoft will publicly roll out its Xbox 360 backwards compatibility update for Xbox One on November 12th. The update, which has been available to preview members for some time now, allows a selection of 360 titles to be downloaded and played on Microsoft’s newer hardware. The functionality was one of …

The Taiwanese government met with development and eSports board members yesterday in talks to become the sixth country to recognise competitive gaming as sport. Taipei’s Department of Economic Development and the Taiwan eSports League submitted an appeal to the country’s Ministry for Education last week to discuss classifying the activity …

Less than two weeks after the release of the first episode, Telltale has surprised us all by revealing that Episode 2 of Minecraft: Story Mode will arrive today. Episode Two: Assembly Required should be making its way onto Xbox One, Xbox 360 and PC some time this afternoon. The PS4 …

Sega has said that it is currently pondering how to go about re-releasing cult RPGS Shenmue and Shenmue 2. Despite the fact that fans have been clamouring for more Shenmue for years, it was the recent success of the Shenmue 3 Kickstarter that finally gave Sega the nudge it needed. …

New studio enters recruitment drive

Some of the world’s top eSports teams are actively recruiting for teams to compete in Blizzard’s upcoming competitive shooter Overwatch. The Daily Dot reports that Tempo Storm made an offer to the world’s most successful Team Fortress 2 group Froyotech, about the formation of an Overwatch team. A two-year deal …

The PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 will not receive all of the post-release DLC pencilled in for the PS4 and Xbox One versions. Players on older machines will not be able to buy a Season Pass to access the content, either. "Season Pass …

John Broomhall talks with Supermassive Games’ Barney Pratt

Senior project manager Tom Johnson on landing a job at the Star Citizen developer

Reports of Rare’s death appear to have been greatly exaggerated as the studio scored its first No.1 hit in 17 years. But why did so many believe they were dying in the first place?