The first instalment in Razer’s three-part eSports documentary has hit the web. Episode one of ‘Team Razer: Great Games’ looks at the beginnings of contemporary eSports, focusing on the formative effect of Blizzard’s seminal real-time strategy game StarCraft: Brood War and widely-known eSports competitors such as Jaedong and Flash, before …
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The Story Mob announced as sponsor of the Indie Studio of the Year award at MCV/DEVELOP Awards 2026
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