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Augmented reality firm CastAR has raised more than $15m in a Series A funding round. Seed investors Playground Global provided funds for the investment round, which goes toward the continued development of CastAR’s titular AR glasses – currently scheduled for commercial launch in 2016. "Among all the confusion about what …

Final Fantasy VII is now available for iPhones and iPads on the Apple App Store, Square Enix has announced. The $19.99 mobile release is a port of the current PC version on Steam, with a few notable tweaks including touch controls and easy button” options for turning off random encounters …

Bethesda has announced Fallout 4 Pip-Boy Edition is back in stock on its store in limited quantities. The popular and previously sold out collectors edition of Fallout 4 that totes an actual Pip-Boy holster and display for smart phones is available now on the Bethesda web store. Those interested should …

What will probably be the most transformative update yet for Blizzard’s Hearthstone finally has a release date. The Grand Tournament’s 132 cards will be available to buy and play next week, on August 24th. This will also be the day that those who pre-ordered the 50 Pack bundle will finally …

Splatoonhas legitimately become eSports, as Tokaigi Game Show has revealed a major tournament series in Japan. The tournament will also be for Puzzle and Dragons, and will have over $ 1 million in prize money. Eight cities will hold 40 events, in Fukuoka, Sapporo, Nagoya, Osaka, Miyagi, Hiroshima, Kagawa, and …

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The shockwaves of Kory "Semphis" Friesen’s innocuous doping confession are still shuddering their way through the eSports industry this week. ESL spokesperson Anna Rozwandowicz confirmed that the league – which hosted the Katowice tournament Friesen allegedly took Adderall at in March – would be deferring to the World Anti Doping …

Clint Hocking isn’t the only high-profile member of Amazon Game Studios to leave the developer. It was reported yesterday that Hocking, who joined the then growing studio alongside Portal lead Kim Swift in April 2014, has now left the company. GameSpot reports that two other big names have also exited …

SMITE, the free-to-play mythology-themed MOBA from Hi-Rez Studios, has launched on Xbox One. During the game’s alpha and beta testing, there were over one million unique players, and now newcomers can jump into the fray. Read more at VG24/7 >>>

Nearly 100 per cent of sales coming from Japan alone