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Blizzard have unveiled changes to their Heroes of the storm HGC event, with the second year sticking closely to a lot of the format and culture of this years inaugural year, although with a few tweaks. Here are some of the big changes, which will take effect when the HGC …

The Tiny Trax developer aims to grow in size as it doubles down on PSVR development

DreamHack has signed a data and integrity partnership deal with Genius Sports. Genius Sports will now distribute data and video streaming from DreamHack’s esports events around the world to a global market of regulated betting outfits, but this data access will also see Genius Sports stepping in to ensure that …

The services provider wants to add yet more to its portfolio with a deal for the QA company

Have you ever fancied your chances as a cyberpunk sports star? Do you fancy taking a crack at Roll7’s new competitive multiplayer game? Do you have a PC? If you answered yes to the above, or at least two out of the three above, we’ve got just the ticket. We’re …

NPD figures for the US games market, which combine both physical and digital sales, often make happier reading than our UK retail figures. And the latest 49 per cent year-on-year rise in figures for September shows that more clearly than ever. Sales soared on the back of the hugely successful …

Starbreeze drops to 33.3 per cent interest in the venture and no longer needs to invest the $7.5m remaining captial

North American esports outfit Cloud9 has raised $25m in Series A Investment, welcoming investment partners from across sports and entertainments. The fund was led by Founders Fund, made up of several Paypal funders, and it was joined by funding from San Francisco Giants outfielder Hunter Pence, the Beverly Hills Sports …

Argos has announced a UK-first Fast Track delivery trial that guarantees its customers will be the first in the country to receive Microsoft’s Xbox One X. The ambitiously-named Minute-Past-Minute delivery option will be trialled across London Zones 1-5 and promises that customers will receive the console on their doorstep just …

Warner Bros has officially confirmed that Lego Dimensions is no more. The news follows a report from Eurogamer last week stating that the toys-to-life franchise had been canned a year earlier than planned, according to sources close to the company. That doesn’t mean Lego Dimension packs will suddenly disappear from shelves, …