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Keynote to kick off today at 3pm UK time

Former Yager employee Bernd Diemer now working on Horizon: Zero Dawn

New initiative to support developers through tax claims

The BioShock series may be next in line-for the HD next-gen makeover treatment. AGB grabbed a screenshot of a listing on the website of South African retailer Raru for a SKU called The BioShock Collection. The game is listed for PS4 and Xbox One with a release date of November …

Unikrn, a startup focused on esports betting has acquired DotaProHub, an 18 month old esports startup. Gurgaon-basedDotaProHub, is an analysis tool for competitive Dota 2 gaming that caters to fans, professional players and casting studios alike.As part of the deal, DotaProHub foundersSwaroop HegdeandAditya Mukherjeeare moving to Seattle, WA where Unikrn’s …

Craig Chapple talks to Bigpoint CEO Khaled Helioui on the development of its long-awaited Game of Thrones: Seven Kingdoms, and why it’s staffing up its Berlin studio to finish the job

Prepare to re-live the glory days of grabbing a gaming bargain from a man wearing a bum bag and an apron. Replay Events, Showmasters and Dark Cleo Productions have announced The London Gaming Market, which will take place at the Royal National Hotel in Russell Square in London on November …

Cineplex Entertainment will host eSports tournaments in theaters all over Canada. eSports are ready for their close up. Canada’s largest chain of movie theaters has purchased a competitive video game platform and plans to showcase the tournaments on its screens around the country. Read more at Fortune >>>

Mass Effect series writer Drew Karpyshyn has returned to BioWare three and a half years after leaving the studio. Karpyshyn announced in 2012 that he hadretired” from the game industryand that his parting was completely amicable and 100 per cent my decision”. In a newblog post, the writer said he …

Nat Marco, Mark Inman and Ricky Haggett to work on solo projects