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Splosion Man studio to continue working with platform holder as it focuses on indie development

Pro gamers switch titles all the time, but genres? That’s a rare thing indeed. Yet that’s exactly the route former Halo and Call of Duty champ Scott ‘Gandhi’ Lussier has taken. An elite shooter happiest with a controller in his hand, Lussier nonetheless made the switch to MOBAs last year, …

GamesAid has once again smashed its funding record and is giving away more money to more charities. The UK industry charity, which raises money for disadvantaged young people, raised 564,000 over the last year – up 29 per cent compared with the year previously. Since GamesAid’s inception, the charity has …

On Sept. 5,Gamers2beatSK Gamingto qualify for theLeagueChampionship Series. It was a landmark day for the young team and its players, but it was perhaps more significant for its owner. Carlos Ocelote” Rodriguez is one of the most recognized figures in theLeague of Legendsesportsscene. The Spaniard was considered a top player …

Fighting game competitors have it so good today versus the ’90s. Cramming into an arcade has been swapped with hotel ballrooms and event centers. Beating the local 7-Eleven champions has been replaced with beating global grand masters. Winning a bracket scores you thousands of dollars as opposed to a slightly …

The freshest face in Blizzard’s cadre of hit games, Hearthstone, has been a darling of the esports scene. As of May 2015, Hearthstone boasts over 30 million active users. It has regularly been one of the most viewed games on Twitch,consistentlybeatingoutBlizzard mainstays World of Warcraft and Starcraft 2. Now that …

Larian Studios’ Kickstarter campaign for Divinity: Original Sin II has ended successfully with over $2m in funding. The crowdfunding effort launched last month, seeking $500,000 for a sequel to its well-received 2014 release. "After 35 days, 42,713 backers, over 19,000 comments, and a whopping final total of $2,032,434 (plus an …

Gunslinger and Splosion Man developer Twisted Pixel is no longer part of Microsoft Studios, the developer has announced. The once again independent studio confirmed the news to IGN, explaining that the team had always been open to the possibility of separation. Twisted Pixel executive producer Bill Muehl stated that the …

Super Mario Maker has sold more than 1m units worldwide in its first three weeks available, Nintendo has revealed. In that time, players have created 2.2m levels that have been played nearly 75m times. "For Mario fans around the world, including myself, Super Mario Maker was a dream 30 years …

Not all first party triple-A games are equal. Some fall short of the weight of lofty expectation placed on their shoulders. Others, however, strike a bigger chord with fans than their makers expected. It seems that Sony’s interactive survival horror Until Dawn, which hit PS4 last month, falls into the …