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Northern Gaming has been acquired by NRG Esports, Northern Gaming’s CEO Mike Maring has announced. Northern Gaming have had a rollercoaster ride, forming in Toronto last year and signing a roster of notable streamers, in addition to a Rocket League team that won June’s world championships. While Northern Gaming parted …

The post-international roster shuffle, a yearly event as reliable as Christmas, is well underway, but it seems to have brought back an organisation that’s long been absent: Team Leviathan. Team Leviathan was a well known North American team that last competed in 2016, failing to reach The International 2016’s regional …

Microsoft has officially ceased production of the original Xbox One, leaving the Xbox One S and the Xbox One X as the only remaining consoles in its line-up currently being made. Speaking to Glixel,a Microsoft spokesperson confirmed: "We stopped manufacturing the original Xbox One when we introduced the Xbox One …

GAME has announced a new partnership between its games event company Multiplay and Minecraft creator Mojang to bring BlockFest events to the UK. BlockFest events are community-based and aim at bringing the best of official Minecraft experiences to local communities around the world,” the announcement said. The exact format and …

Retailer CeX has suffered an online security breach. In an email to customers this morning, the retailer said it was investigating the breach "as a priority" and promised it was "taking a number of measures to prevent this from happening again." According to the email from managing director David Mullins, …

"We took a look at our live server, and we saw that our combat needed an upgrade." Adam Clegg, H1Z1’s senior designer, has a gift for understatement. The difference between battle royale shooter H1Z1 on its live server, and the test server currently hosting the Combat Update is like night …

Rainbow Six Siege’s next big expansion. Blood Orchid, is coming September 5th. The patch notes for the expansion have now been released, and it’s the game’s most expansive patch to date. "3 months ago, Operation Health was deployed as a major initiative to improve the game for the upcoming years," …

As Gamescom 2017 posts record visitor numbers, analysts are divided on whether the show was a success. SuperData’s CEO Joost van Dreunen, for instance, said that despite being unable to attend this year’s show, "from afar, it seemed a bit underwhelming." Indeed, this year’s show was light on new announcements. …

Green Man Gaming has appointed Paul Turner as its new performance marketing EVP. In his new role, he will be responsible for ramping up Green Man Gaming’s international digital marketing campaigns as it expands its localised websites into new regions. He will also be in charge of driving international traffic …

Gamescom set a new visitor record this year with more than 350,000 attendees passing through its halls from 106 countries. It also marks the first time Gamescom has beat the ‘100 country mark’ for visitors, cementing its importance on the international stage. Gamescom 2017 also saw 30,700 trade visitors attend …