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After months of falling profits, HTC has announced a $1.1bn cooperation agreement with Google that will see a number of HTC employees join the search giant. What’s more, Google will receive a non-exclusive licensing agreement for HTC IP. Many of the HTC employees joining Google have already worked on the …

Immortal’s CS:GO team continues its slow implosion as Vito ‘kNg’ Giuseppe has announced he’s no longer on the team’s active roster after an internal suspension, and the Teles twins Lucas ‘LUCAS1’ and Henrique ‘HEN1’ Teles have reportedly asked to leave the team. This controversy has been steadily growing since the …

Esports and gaming video broadcaster Level Up Media has launched its brand-new website, TheGamer.tv. Initiallyannounced back in February of this year, TheGamer.tv is the world’s first dedicated destination for audiences looking for the latest premium console-based videos from blockbuster titles such as FIFA, Call of Duty, GTA, Assassin’s Creed and …

When Project CARS 2 launches tomorrow, it will be the culmination of several years’ hard work for developer Slightly Mad Studios, not just in terms of getting the game to market, but also in its quest to secure over 180 car licences from almost 40 different manufacturers, giving the series …

The Madison Square Garden Company (MSG) has hired esports veteran Nick Allen to head up its fledgling esports division, showing MSG’s continued push into the esports space. MSG own a string of venues and sports teams, and recently invested into esports outfit CounterLogic Gaming (CLG), allowing CLG to purchase an …

The 12 teams competing in Blizzard’s inaugural Overwatch League have been announced, and with it Blizzard has sent a clear message to regions existing outside of North America: you’re not wanted.  Much like Major League Baseball’s World Series, this international competition is centered firmly on North America. This is bad …

The new AI toolkit beta will enable both developers and researchers to use Machine Learning agents in complex learning scenarios

Owlchemy Labs, EA and Nukebox Studios to present talks to the NGDC 2017 with Unity on board as a partner

With any new medium, advertising causes economic growth. With VR however, that’s harder to accomplish in a non-intrusive way. Develop speaks with Advir CEO, Samuel Huber, to see how the company is working around the issue

Blizzard has announced the start date for its Overwatch League.  The preseason will start on December 6, meaning that Blizzard’s Overwatch League is technically starting in 2017 as they’ve been claiming. The preseason will involve a series of exhibition matches between the 12 teams in the League. However, the real …