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ESL continues a raft of big eSports investments today with news that the $250,000 ESL Frankfurt Dota tournament this June will be the first in a 12-month series totalling $1m in base prize money. The announcement comes off the back of another $250,000 pledge to August’s ESL Cologne CS:GO tournament, …

Studio working on 'super show' that combines TV and games

The demise of Sega was not inevitable and can be blamed on two decades of bad decision making. That’s according to for Sega of America CEO and current LeapFrog vice chairman Tom Kalinske. "It could have been avoided if they had made the right decisions going back literally 20 years …

A PC port for Bandai Namco’s PS3 release Tales of Zestiria could be in the works, if a new Steam database listing is anything to go by. The listing has been changed from Tales of Zestiria to TOZ since it was originally spotted, but would seem to indicate a Steam …

Developers, publishers retailers and media compete for winner's cup and bragging rights

OlliOlli developer Roll7 has revealed it’s working on more than just a sequel to its 2D skateboarding title. The team has announced cover-based shooter Not A Hero for release this year on PC, PS4 and PS Vita. A beta version will make the convention rounds in both the UK and …

Nintendo has announced a price drop for Donkey Kong, Peach and Yoshi amiibo figures. The toys – previously priced at $12.99 each – are now available for $9.99. All three characters ranked in the lower half of the top 10 best-selling amiibo in North America. New versions of Peach and …

The Games 5s five-a-side tournament is back on May 21st after its successful revival last year. The contest will pitch teams from games publishers, developers, retailers, media and elsewhere in the business against each other. Last year, Testology walked home with the winner’s cup – have you got what it …

Rockstar has announced a third delay for the PC version of Grand Theft Auto V. The game had at one stage been due out alongside the PS4 and Xbox One titles last November, but was subsequently pushed back to January 27th. However, this was then changed to March 24th. Now …

The Walking Dead and Game of Thrones developer Telltale Games has received significant investment” from film giant Lionsgate. The deal sees Lionsgate’s CEO Jon Feltheimer join Telltale’s board. The move is designed to extend the entertainment company’s properties into the video games sector and to allow for co-development of both …