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The eSports events themselves are sights to behold. Take for instance the glitzy IGN Pro League finals in Las Vegas, where gamers are celebrities and fans are tripping over themselves to get close to the stars. That particular event is one of the most interesting and coolest I have been …

Supermarket giant Asda is weighing up its options in the digital games space. Asda Direct trading director Frazer Locke has told MCV that digital is the one thing lacking from its new online entertainment offer, which it launched last year. And it is looking at a whole range of options. …

It’s attracting an audience in the tens of millions and the attention of video game giants Valve, Riot, Activision Blizzard and Ubisoft. So why is it struggling to generate money? And why isn’t the mainstream media talking about it? Christopher Dring investigates Do you remember ShootMania at Ubisoft’s E3 press …

ZeptoLab takes to the breakfast table with pudding puzzler

John Lewis wants to open 21 more stores, and that could be good news for the games industry. The department store’s brand director Peter Ruis said at a retail summit last week: We need new shops, we don’t have enough. We’re not in the places we need to be.We need …

Intel Developer Blog: A look at the impact ad-blocking software could have on free-to-play

UK TV star and film critic establishes Hotsauce Interactive; considers console and handheld

Partnership to bring 'cross fertilisation of minds, skills and creativity'

Evolve conference launch for new tech, which promises to drastically reduce length of dev process

Professional gaming in the UK is lagging behind its rivals in Asia, the US and Europe in terms of sponsorship, says eSports specialist Multiplay. The firm says that eSports is as popular in the UK as it is in other territories, but it’s not generating the same commercial attention. And …