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You’ll soon be watching eSports in pubs and reading about it on the back pages of newspapers, says IGN. The media giant – which runs global eSports event IPL – says that the sector is growing at such a pace that it could become a mainstream sport in as little …

A new online store has launched, and it believes it can be a major presence on social media. 2Game.com sells games for all major formats, and the retailer aims to create a community rather than just a customer base. Having experience within the social media sphere and a real passion …

European distributor Koch Media has expanded its team with a hire and a promotion at its UK arm. Richard Ives joins the firm as vendor manager. He has held a number of roles around the games industry, including a trade marketing manager position at SCEE and was an account manager …

Competition deadlines helped drive on creation of Faster Than Light, says Subset Games dev

Virgin’s competitive gaming venture is determined to expand its UK userbase. The service, which allows consumers to play games online to win money, was launched in the US in 2010 and the UK on October 5th this year. We saw the demand for FIFA in North America, and obviously the …

Nintendo might be selling Wii U hardware at a loss, but each sale should still result in a profit for the platform holder. The Wii U hardware will have a negative impact on Nintendo’s profits early after the launch because rather than determining a price based on its manufacturing cost, …

Microsoft's Phil Harrison, EA's Sean Decker, Google, Twitter and Sega all set to speak at key industry event

Brazilian developers warn piracy isn't the only issue choking its sector

E-sports organiser Xtreme Gaming has announced that it will not conduct the WCG India leg and the Winter edition of its BYOC LAN gaming competition this year. Since its inception in 2007, this is the first BYOC (Bring Your Own Computer) event to be cancelled. Xtreme Gaming has been organising …

You lug boxes of stock around the store and punch prices into the till, but do you dream of lugging heavy men in spandex and punching them into submission? Well, we can’t make that happen. But we can bring you closer to the lyrca-clad behemoths you idolise. MCV and THQ …