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Is there a doping problem in eSports? That’s the prospect many of the sector’s leading companies are now facing up to following recent claims from one player about widespread drug use. Counter Strike player and former Cloud9 member Kory ‘Semphis’ Friesen caused a storm last week when he claimed that …

PC-style keyboard and mouse support appears to be on the way to Xbox One. The console can already work with USB keyboards, and now Xbox boss Phil Spencer has said that mouse support is also in the works. The confirmation came from a conversation on Twitter regarding the possibility of …

It’s been a hit on PS4 and it’s still topping the Steam charts, but the success of sports racing title Rocket League has taken its developer Psyonix by surprise. And that, founder Dave Hagewood told Gamasutra, is part of the reason why the game has struggled to get its servers …

Smite developer Hi-Rez Studios is turning focus more on the sustainability of eSports as they push to bring MOBAs to console. Chief Operating Officer of the Atlanta-based company, Todd Harris, told eSports Pro that last month’s decision to cap the World Championship prize pool at $1m was made in order …

Japanese PlayStation 4 sales shot up this week as Batman: Arkham Knight launched in the country. That’s according to Famitsu market data that shows that sales of Sony’s latest hardware rose 73 per cent week-on-week. Batman: Arkham Knight debuted in second place, shifting 48,330 units in its first week on …

Nintendo has revealed a Super Mario Maker Wii U bundle heading to UK retail. The game (which will be physical) will be packed with a 32GB black Premium Consoles and the classic variant of the Super Mario Amiibo. It also includes a hard cover artbook. There will also be a …

The long wait for an official PS3-style dedicated PS4 media remote appears to be nearing an end. GameSpot spotted a couple of listings for an officially licensed remote from PDP, which is due for a US release in October priced at $30. Like the PS3 model that came before it, …

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Analysts believe that Genyo Takeda is the man most likely to be named as the new president of Nintendo. The vacancy has yet to be filled following the death of former boss Satoru Iwata earlier this month. Two directors currently serve at the company – Mario creator and development legend …