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TheDota 2 International Championshipstook place last week, determining the winner of the grand Aegis of the Immortal trophy and distributing $18.4 million in prize money among the 16 participating teams. Beyond the mythical battles and skirmishes inside the game, the tournament was also an important event in the ongoingcontest between …

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

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

According to the latest research conducted bySuperData, Hearthstone dominates the digital collectible card games global market, which is set to hit an all-time high of $1.3 billion this year, with a monthly revenue of $20 million. The research team noted that Hearthstone managed to transform the entire digital collectible card …

An anti-piracy group acting on behalf of Columbia Pictures has hit video hosting site Vimeo with a slew of copyright takedowns to prevent piracy of its Adam Sandler summer film, Pixels. Entura International sent the video hosting site a number of DCMA take-down notices on videos using the below criteria: …

Hendrik Lesser replaces former incumbent Guillaume de Fondaumieré

Curse Inc. has released a new white paper that highlights the advantages of having VoIP implemented into online games. The data within it shows Curse Voice’s progress since its creation and the positive growth that games implemented with the VoIP have seen. There is huge market potential for VoIP since …

A new London games event that plays host to YouTube legends” has been cut from three days to one. Created be Endemol and Gadget Show Live organisers Upper Street Events, Legends of Gaming Live is to see YouTube personalities battle it out. There will also be upcoming games on show, …

Event hosted 806 companies from 45 countries

After livestreaming events, eSports gain new audiences through video on demand on YouTube. Watching videos of other people playing video games has become the new Saturday morning cartoons for millennials—except they’re doing this every day, according to Ryan Wyatt, global head of content for gaming at YouTube. Read more at …