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This weekend’s Dota 2 International in Seattle saw many upsets, but perhaps none bigger than in an intermission before an LGD / Liquid match which saw Na’Vi star Danil ‘Dendi’ Ishutin get beaten by an AI. Not one of Dota 2’s famously poor bots, mind you. This bot is developed …

In the absence of new releases last week, the Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy made it to No.1 again. It’s the fourth consecutive No.1 for Activision’s title, which has been at the top spot a total of sixth times since launch on June 30th. Crash Bandicoot’s sales only declined one …

Dutch footballer, Egdar Davids, to receive compensation based on the sales of the Lucian Striker skin

Overwatch’s fifth season of Competitive Play is coming to an end at the end of August, a little over two weeks away on August 29 at 1am in the UK. This means that players looking to snag a higher rank, or even compete for one of the top 500 player …

After a very slow first year of competition the Overwatch pro scene has exploded over recent months. Blizzard has finally woken up and realised that it had to actually talk about the Overwatch League if they wanted it to start this year, sending everyone, even the mainstream media, in a …

Jem Alexander speaks with marketing and PR manager, Sean Walsh on VooFoo Studio’s tenth birthday

Daniel ‘dandaking’ De Sousa has qualified for the Quake World Championships. De Sousa, also known by his handle Astroboy, made headlines last month when he qualified for a US-based Quake Champions tournament while playing from his native Australia with a ping of over 200ms. The story here is largely the …

The 2017 festival set new records with over 50,000 attendees

Nintendo is facing a new lawsuit over the design of the Switch. According to Engadget,accessory maker Gamevice has taken issue with the tablet-based console, alleging that it has violated a patent used in the company’s Wikipad device, a gaming-focused Android tablet. Gamevice is also arguing that the Switch and its …