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Live-streaming platform DingIt.tv has secured $1.5m in seed funding. This has been raised by London-based investment firm Black Green Capital. DingIt launched in beta last October. The platform says it will be using this new wave of investment to get more broadcasters and advertisers on board. In addition, Black Green …

The unstoppable crowdfunding force that is Star Citizen has surpassed $80m in funding. Roberts Space Industries funding page shows the in development PC and Linux game is approaching $80.5m at time of publication – the latest milestone was reached thanks to a recent sale on ships and other in-game items. …

Controversial shooter Hatred will launch on Steam this June, developer Destructive Creations has announced. The ultra-violent Windows PC game will arrive via Valve’s platform on June 1st. It’s set to become the first Adults Only-rated title available on the digital storefront. Hatred made news last December when Valve banned and …

The company behind micro-console Ouya is up for sale, according to a report citing a confidential email from CEO Julie Uhrman. Fortune sources claim to have obtained an internal company email where Uhrman states that investment bank Mesa Global has been brought on to manage the sale, with the firm’s …

ESL and ESEA, the largest North American Counter-Strike: Global Offensive league provider, are working together on a league with a prize pool of $1million. The ESL ESEA Pro League, set to begin on May 4, will consist of multi-month seasons punctuated by a Valve-sponsored Major title. This year there will …

The UK’s only dedicated 3D channel is to be closed. Sky 3D was launched back in 2010 ahead of what the entertainment industry was presenting as an expected boom in 3D TV uptake. Now the channel is to be scrapped completely with all remaining 3D content to be shoved onto …

League of Legends and eSports star Hai Lam has been forced to retire after failing to recover from a wrist injury. He’ll be hanging around at Cloud9, however, where he will serve as chief gaming officer. I’m very thankful to have had this opportunity to pursue my dreams and become …

The most recent release from Deadly Premonition creator Hidetaka ‘Swery65′ Suehiro is to receive a release on PC. The news was confirmed by Suehiro on Twitter after a fan asked for confirmation of a translation of an interview he gave to Famitsu. In a separate tweet the developer said he …

Warner Bros has, three months ahead of the game’s release, announced that the Batman: Arkham Knight season pass will cost 32.99. For the money gamers will get access to what is described as six months’ worth of post-release content including new story missions, additional super-villains invading Gotham City, legendary Batmobile …

In an unprecedented move Japanese publisher Square Enix has revealed plans to release a content update for one of its demos. The Final Fantasy XV: Episode Duscae was distributed with Final Fantasy-0 HD last month, but Siliconera reports that director Hajime Tabata has confirmed that work on a version 2.0 …