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The race to integrate 2017’s hottest game mode into every online title under the sun is on. Crytek’s Warface is following in the footsteps of Epic’s Fortnite by adding a battle royale mode to the free-to-play shooter in its next update. In an even bolder act of brinkmanship, the map …

Call of Duty: WWII developer Sledgehammer has told fans that it intends to return to a dedicated server structure for the game at some point in the future. Following the introduction of an update last week that caused some online issues, Sledgehammer shifted the game off its dedicated servers and …

There’s no budging Activision’s Call of Duty: WWII from the top of the charts this week. Not only has the FPS clung onto its debut position, but it also posts the best week two sales for any game in the UK charts this year, beating previous record holder FIFA 18 …

No reasons given but the delays give an extra two months development for both The Inpatient and Bravo Team

Following a unique open giveaway to test the games viability, it failed to meet its player target and has now been discontinued

Esports veteran Drew Holt-Kentwell has launched a new global esports agency named FTW Talent. Holt-Kentwell, who is a former competitive player and previously head of global esports at Razer, has launched the company with legal specialist Roger Quiles. The agency already has a roster of over 25 players, coaches, content …

Popular PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds streamer Jake ‘ChocoTaco’ Throop has announced that he has quit his job to become a full-time streamer of Bluehole’s game. Throop, who is 29, told Kotaku that he had been working as an area manager for a company that teaches engineering to kids using LEGO. Just a …

Four teams will compete at this weekend’s tournament final of the 2017 Blitz Twister Cup, which fans can watch live online. The competition, taking place on November 11th, centres around Wargaming’s free-to-play World of Tanks: Blitz, which can be downloaded across assorted smartphone formats. Four regions will take part – …

The former head of esports at Beverly Hills talent agency WME:IMG has helped found a new development studio and media company that will exclusively concentrate on esports. Tobias Sherman has established the company, which goes under the name of Foundry IV, with Simon Abitbol and Lilia Russo. Sherman was also …

Team Liquid has confirmed the passing of hugely popular Overwatch coach Dennis Hawelka. ‘INTERNETHULK’, as Hawelka was known, was a coach across a number of titles including Overwatch and League of Legends, the latter of which he was coaching for Team Liquid at the time of his death. He reportedly …