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Esports organisation Team Immunity has been banned from participation in any Riot-organised League of Legends competition after failing to pay their players in a timely fashion, aruling issued todayexplains. Team Immunity has been part of the Oceanic League of Legends scene since 2012, and placed first in 2013’s Season 3 …

Overkill, the Starbreeze studio dedicated to the Payday series, has promised to fix the online problems troubling the Xbox One version of the game. Many players are even now still struggling to get into online games, some three months on from the game’s release. The issues will be resolved, Overkill …

Fans ofStarCraft 2and its upcoming expansionLegacy of the Voidwon’t have long to wait after its release for its first major tourney. DreamHackWinter willhosta $50,000Legacy of the Voidtournament from Nov. 26 to 29, just a few short weeks after the expansion’s Nov. 10 initial release. Read more at Daily Dot >>>

UKIE’s 2015 member survey has found that four out of five UK video games businesses expect to experience growth in the next 18 months. That’s up from the 2014 survey, where 77 per cent of businesses expected the same. The highest levels of enthusiasm were found among developers, where 93 …

Green Man Gaming and Nintendo have teamed up to offer digital Wii U and 3DS titles through the retailer’s online store for the first time. Nintendo is the first console platform holder that GMG has partnered with, although the UK digital retailer has told MCV that it plans to expand …

A lawyer and avid gamer Blum is at the centre of operations for Unikrn, a competitive platform aiming to take lead in the burgeoning eSports market, leading the operators business development and legalinitiatives. Bryce further maintains a full-time practice ineSports law through the law firm IME Law (Managing Partner).Blum details …

Discussions reach impasse as SAG-AFTRA members vote to halt work

Event to exhibit ten unpublished games to delegates

Crowdfunding platform promises to continue enabling creative projects to find success

Public voting is now open for the Players’ Choice category at this year’s Games Media Awards. The prize is the only one voted for by members of the public. Consumers can vote on a single piece of work to be named one of the top pieces of games media from …