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Two ofesports’biggest tournament organizers are joining together for a set of international leagues across three different games, culminating in a massive stadium final. ImbaTV of China and Ukrainian outfitStarLadderhave announced a partnership for a series of leagues inDota 2,Counter-StrikeandHearthstonefor a combined $550,000 prize pool. Read more at Daily Dot >>>

And nearly 70 per cent will not move their computers to accommodate for virtual reality experiences

Call yourself a CS:GO fan, do you? Huh. That’s interesting, because the fact you’re not dressed from head to toe in licensed clothing inspired by popular in-game weapon skins tells a very different story. No, it’s cool. I’m sure you’re still really good at it. Read more at PCGamesN >>>

One of Capcom’s flagship in-house development teams has slowed down game creation in favour of working on technology for virtual reality projects. Division 1 is the department best known for creating the Resident Evil games, but in Capcom’s latest financial report, the publisher reveals the team has a new focus, …

Division 1 currently building a new game engine to support VR platforms

Developers will be able to build their own websites, apps and online communities that connect with Halo 5: Guardians

After over half a year of dominance, next week will see one of Hearthstone’s most popular decks rendered obsolete. Players have since early this year been voicing concerns about the strength of a deck set known as Patron Warrior, which has become widely popular online and adopted by huge numbers …

E-sports are going mainstream. Well, that’s not strictly true. The world finals of Dota 2 werewatched by 20 million peoplethis year; last year, League of Legends picked upmore than 27 million for its finals, and 11.2 million of them watched it live. Esports arealreadymainstream. Read more at The Guardian >>>

Rocksmith developer renamed Ubisoft Halifax, now recruiting

Ubisoft has made another addition to its huge roster of first-party developers. The French publisher has purchased Longtail Studios, the developer who most recently worked on Rocksmith 2014 Edition. The Canada-based developer has been rebranded as Ubisoft Halifax, and will be focusing on developing mobile games. In the past, the …