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The Golden State Warriors have named Hunter Leigh as their new head of esports. This news comes soon after the GSW-owned Golden Guardians announced they had a slot in the new League of Legends NA LCS team. Leigh will be overseeing the Golden Guardians, but also the Warriors’ forthcoming NBA …

Hot on the heels of the closure of one Marvel game, another has risen from its ashes. Disney’s Marvel and 21’st Century Fox’s FoxNext Games have unveiled Marvel Strike Force, which is described as a squad-based action RPG for mobiles. It’s due out in 2018. Confirmed characters include Captain America, …

Riot last night announced the ten winners of slots in their new-look LCS league, which is doing away with relegation and promotion and promising franchised teams revenue sharing from 2018. There were over 100 applicants for the league, but the final 10 teams taking place in the league are: 100 …

Big-money Kickstarter title Project Phoenix has been engulfed by accusations of foul play. The game, which brings together some of the biggest names in the world of Japanese RPGs including Final Fantasy composer Nobuo Uematsu, Final Fantasy illustrator Kiyoshi Arai and Diablo III and Valkyria Chronicles veteran Hiroaki Yura, smashed …

The studio behind the in-development Clicker Heroes 2 has said that game is ditching free-to-play to become a premium game. The first game was free to download but supported by microtransactions, which allowed the player to progress faster. Its sequel, however, will cost now cost $29.99 to buy but will …

2017 success story PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds has capped off an incredible debut on the market by claiming no less than seven different Guinness World Records. These records are: Most actively played video game on Steam – Recorded a peak of 1,984,278 concurrent players as of Oct 10th, 2017* Fastest time for …

In an almost admirable act of overt trolling, one US analyst has argued that EA’s decision to temporarily halt microtransactions in Star Wars Battlefront 2 was a mistake. “The handling of the launch by EA has been poor,” KeyBanc Capital Markets analyst Evan Wingren, as reported by CNBC. “Despite this, …

The developer gets a cash injection to see out Q4 but is looking for potential investment next year, according to The Telegraph

The developer lays off 30 staff as it focuses its attention on its Montreal studio, says Gamasutra

NewBay, the publisher of MCV, Develop and Esports Pro, announced today that it will be evolving its UK-based video games brand portfolio into a single website, magazine, and suite of events, under the banner of MCV. The brand will be led by the current Editor, Seth Barton, who said “MCV …