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The Electronic Sports League has revealed its new anti-doping program, with random saliva tests for ESL event players starting in September. ESL rep Anna Rozwandowicz detailed its planned testing process onReddit, revealing the policy will debut at the ESL One Cologne Counter-Strike: GO tournament next month. "ESL One Cologne will …

League of Legends finished on top of Twitch’s latest monthly most-watched games list, the streaming network has announced. Kotaku reports LoL finished ahead of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Dota 2, with Hearthstone and Rocket League rounding out the top five. Folks are also still tuning into titles such as Starcraft …

Retailer Smyths Toys Superstores is teaming up with The Pokmon Company for the first time as part of a new campaign. As part of the inaugural retail activation between the two firms, the toy specialist’s 80 UK and Irish outlets will feature a range of activities and offers from the …

Capcom has announced that its 1998 survival horror classic Resident Evil 2 is being remade. It is going to be a complete remake of the original game produced by Yoshiaki Hirabayashi, the producer of the Resident Evil HD remake that was released earlier this year. It’s currently unclear what formats …

The Dare to be Digital 2015 team talks to Develop about working on their entry title Selfienation

Larian Studios has revealed that Divinity Original Sin II is in the works and that the firm will be using Kickstarter to fund the title. This crowdfunding effort will open on August 26th, though there’s no word on how long it will last. The developer is also inviting fans to …

The Dare to be Digital 2015 team talks to Develop about working on their entry title Impulse Revolution

Bandai Namco has announced that it is partnering up with Polish developer The Farm 51 to publish its upcoming game, Get Even. The psychological thriller is set for release on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC in 2016. We are very proud to be collaborating with The Farm 51 on …

The Dare to be Digital 2015 tea talks to Develop about working on their entry title, You and the Garden

The Dare to be Digital 2015 team talks to Develop about working on their entry title Pathos