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Ninjas in Pyjamas (NiP) has picked up a PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds team, with two players from the roster previously having signed for Cloud9’s Battlegrounds squad. NiP, best known for their former world domination in the Counter-Strike franchise, took to Twitter to announce the signing of the team, comprising of Cloud9 players …

The British Esports Association has joined the UK Interactive Entertainment (UKIE) trade body as a member, after several months of close collaboration. The British Esports Association is a not-for-profit national body set up to support grassroots competitive gaming in the UK, an area that is viewed by many as essential …

Talking to news agency Reuters, the company said that it will reduce investment due to the slo growth of the market

For Counter-Strike players old and new, Dust II is something special. Home of a thousand frags, Dust II is probably the series’ most played map, and if you’re watching a frag-video and it’s got sand in the background it’s probably this video, or one like it. It’s been several years …

The South Korean army hosted an Overwatch tournament earlier this week, while members of the Republic of Korea Army competing for glory in the Overwatch Soldier: 76 tournament on October 8. Teams from different branches of the ROK Army came together to show who among them was the best as …

Chen ‘Victoria’ Guanhong, a support player for top-tier Dota 2 team LGD Gaming, will be taking stepping away from the team due to chronic illness, it was revealed yesterday. Guanhong was a key player for LGD Gaming during their recent top four placement at The International 7, and the loss will …

The Finland-based studio was started up by industry veterans from Remedy, Unity and others, to make cutting edge tech and games for innovative experinces.

After one of the longest development cycles of this generation, you might have forgiven game director Hajime Tabata for taking a well-earned rest when Final Fantasy XV came out last November. After all, not only did the game shift a staggering 5m units during its first day on shelves around the …

The Mobile Games Forum is rebranding to Gamesforum, event organiser Osney Media has announced, and will return to central London next year with its first cross-platform b2b event on January 24th-25th. Hosted at County Hall, Westminster, the conference will bring together 600 attendees from across the PC, console and mobile …

The mobile games businness event team will hold its first event in London in January 2018