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Valve’s Counter-Strike has been rocked again with yet more evidence of tournament match fixing. The Daily Dot claims to have evidence that a match between iBUYPOWER and NetcodeGuides.com played last August as part of the CEVO Professional Season 5 was fixed. It saw the favourites iBUYPOWER crash to a 16-4 …

Spencer to talk at Windows 10 showcase this week

UK studio exploring acquisition and publishing deals for external titles

Virtual Sports and online games provider Inspired Gaming has acquired London studio We R Interactive. The deal sees the firm purchase the main assets and employees of the developer, as well as its IP such as I Am PlayR and We R Football. Football sim I Am PlayR is said …

Wii U and 3DS platform holder Nintendo is scrapping its Club Nintendo loyalty program. Up to this point all Nintendo hardware and software came with a registration code that could be redeemed to gain virtual Stars. These could then be used to claim a selection of rewards from PC wallpapers …

12-person team working on mobile game

Sony has detailed plans to close all of its Canadian retail stores within the next two months. The announcement comes via a press release issued on The Canadian Press and reported on by CBC News, which states the firm will shut down all 14 of its current Canada-based locations. Five …

Destructive Creation’s controversial upcoming title Hatred has been issued an AO for Adults Only rating by the Entertainment Software Rating Board. Speaking with Games Industry, an unidentified ESRB representative confirmed the rating – adding that content descriptors for intense language, violence, blood and gore would be required for sale of …