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The National Collegiate Athletic Association, otherwise known as the NCAA, will be discussing esports at their next scheduled meeting in October, where the organisations board of directors will discuss what role the NCAA has in college esports. This is overseen currently by the National Association of Collegiate Esports (NACE), acting …

Games industry trade body Ukie has welcomed three new members onto its team. Industry consultants Vanessa Joyce (pictured centre) and Marie-Claire Isaaman (pictured left) join to support and scale Ukie’s mission as well as work on special projects, while Laura Martin (pictured right) has been appointed to Ukie’s Digital Schoolhouse …

New additions to "help scale the ambitions of Ukie on behalf of the UK games industry"

Ninjas in Pyjamas has announced that a split with its main sponsors Betway, citing extra regulations as a part of entering the League of Legends European Championship Series. Betway signed up with Ninjas in Pyjamas a year ago, and in a blog post explaining the end of the partnership, the …

Entreprenuer and founder of the Sefaira software platform to help drive PlayStack's technology roadmap

Following consultation and fan feedback, the name now becomes part of the Blizzard logo for online gaming

Last January brought us a piece of information no one expected and, let’s be honest, a lot of people didn’t actually believe. When the rumblings of a Mario and Rabbids crossover spread across the internet like wildfire, the general response ranged from disbelief and excitement to curiosity and, in some …

London-based studio PlayStack has appointed Mads Jensen as COO and board director, the company has announced, effective immediately. In his new role, Jensen will work alongside CEO and founder Harvey Elliott to guide the company towards bringing even more creative games to market over the next year, driving the studio’s …

British mobile developer Hutch is crossing the pond and opening a new office in Nova Scotia, Canada, the company announced. The racing developer behind free-to-play hit Hot Wheels: Race Off (pictured) already has a London and a Brighton office and is now moving to Canada to broaden its capabilities and …

Blizzard has once again changed the name of its online gaming network, this time settling on the moniker ‘Blizzard Battle.net.’ The news comes just less than a year after Blizzard announced it had decided to move away from its long-standing Battle.net brand, and simply change it to Blizzard. Services such …