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AlphaDraft, a fantasy eSports betting site, has become the latest such venture to secure capital investment to the tune of $5m. The site, which launched in January of this year, also announced that they intend to pay out $5m in prizes and money throughout the course of 2015. The news …

OPM's Nathan Adcock on how to increase your chances of getting a job in games

Playmob’s Nick Taylor explains why charity partnerships are not just about raising money

Virtual reality firm Oculus says it won’t be blocking porn on its Rift VR headset. That’s according to Oculus founder Palmer Luckey, who – as reported by Variety – on stage at the first Silicon Valley Virtual Reality Conference was asked if the firm had any plans to block X-rated …

Intel Developer Blog: Breaking the myth of what hackathons are really like

Take-Two financials report DLC and virtual currenty revenues grew 47 per cent during the last year

2K Games will release a major triple-A game before March 2016, Take-Two has announced. The firm would not be drawn on what the game is, and CEO Strauss Zelnick would not even confirm if the title will appear at E3 next month. "We leave these announcements to the labels," he …

New Creative Skillset report looks at education, career development and diversity

Japanese publisher Capcom has said that remastered versions of its back catalogue of hit titles will be one of its focuses. In a Q&A, the company said that it has started ‘aggressive digital download sales activities’. It says that this is the result of it being harder to sell lower-priced …

Indie retail continues to flourish in Austria, as the country’s hypermarkets fail to make a significant dent in the games retail space. Additionally, the two largest grocery retailers in the country – Rewe International and Spar sterreichische Warenhandels – both have a minimal games offering, allowing specialist and independent games …