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CEO Andy Wafer discusses the potential of Apple's new screen input technology

It looks like Nintendo’s long-awaited foray into the mobile sector is still on track for the end of the year. VentureBeat reports that DeNA West CEO Shintaro Asako told an audience at GamesBeat 2015 that soon, we should be able to announce the game” adding: I can’t say too much …

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 >>>