Popular streamer Guy ‘DrDisrespect’ Beahm has announced a hiatus from streaming after admitting to infidelity live on Twitch. "I have a beautiful family, and a wife, and kid. And I want to be transparent that I’ve been unfaithful," said Beahm, visibly upset. "I apologize to you guys, and my sponsors, …
Read More »Ataribox experiences technical issues, delaying Indiegogo launch
Atari, or the people currently responsible for the brand, has been forced to delay crowdfunding for their Ataribox console, citing a developmental delay. The Ataribox is planned to be based on ‘PC technology’, and is an AMD processor with Radeon graphics and a Linux-based operating system. The machine is planned …
Read More »The sound and music of Call of Duty: WWII
Develop talks to composer Wilbert Roget and Sledgehammer Games audio director David Swenson
Read More »Ovosonico’s Massimo Guarini on why games should be for everyone
Jem Alexander speaks to Ovosonico's Massimo Guarini about catering to a larger audience, developing more personal experiences and delivering messages through games
Read More »Amazon Lumberyard end of year video highlights new features
Engine development continues as Amazon celebrates a year of improvements
Read More »The FCC votes to overturn U.S net neutrality protections
The US Federal Communications Commission voted Thursday to overturn the 2015 ‘net neutrality’ rule, which prohibits internet service providers (ISPs) for blocking, throttling or prioritising Internet traffic. This was originally put in place in 2015 over fears that ISPs would start charging more money for certain services, meaning slower game …
Read More »Keywords Studios purchases localisation provider LOLA
Another day, another Keywords acquisition.
Read More »A combined physical/digital chart for UK games is coming in 2019
As the slide to digital becomes more and more prevalent, we’ll finally be getting a chart combining physical and digital sales for the first time in 2019. The download chart will be provided by the Interactive Software Federation of Europe (ISFE) in combination with data firm B2Boost. GamesIndustry.biz, who broke …
Read More »YouTube and FACEIT team up for ECS season 4 final rewards
FACEIT and YouTube have partnered up to offer viewers the chance to win Loot Drops while watching livestreams on YouTube Gaming, starting with the Esports Championship Series season four finals. These Loot Drops contain FACEIT Points rather than the more traditional CS:GO skins you might see watching events on Twitch, …
Read More »Riot hires Mo Fadi for UK esports role
Riot’s UK efforts have been strengthened by a new hire, Mo Fadi, who comes to the company from Wargaming. Fadl held the position of head of esports at Wargaming, and has been hired to ‘drive and develop UK LoL esports’, meaning he’ll be a key part of Riot’s UK grassroots …
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