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Six of the world’s best Counter-Strike: Global Offensive teams are coming together in Copenhagen’s Royal Arena for the BLAST Pro Series, with the teams playing on the main stage in front of a packed arena. The event is the biggest ever international esports event to take place in Denmark, and …

The new initiative is designed to help developers by funding projects for the cross-platform publisher

Esports players could be competing for Olympic medals in 2024. Tony Estanguet, the co-president of Paris’ Olympic Bid committee, has told the Associated Press that he’ll be looking to organise talks between esports representatives and the International Olympics Committee about esports joining the 2024 Olympics program. Paris will be hosting …

Danylo ‘Zeus’ Teslenko has returned to Natus Vincere after a year-long stint as Gambit Esports in-game leader that culminating in the team being crowned as PGL Major winners. In a Twitlonger, Teslenko talked about why he left Gambit, and it all seems to come down to coach Mykhailo ‘Kane’ Blagin, …

AMD and Square Enix have announced a new partnership that will see the hardware manufacturer promote the publisher’s indie itles to new customers. The program, entitled AMD4U, will provide AMD consumers with a range of games from Square Enix’s indie publishing unit, the Square Enix Collective. The aim is to …

The Overwatch League has today announced two new teams, with a second time setting up shop in Los Angeles, and one settling right here in London Town. Cloud9 has set up shop in Blighty, with Cloud9’s founder Jack Etienne picking up the London slot, while Stan and Josh Kroenke, who own …

Axis Studios has produced many incredible game trailers – including that famous 2011 Dead Island trailer, as well as content for Halo, League of Legends and more. We talk to CEO Richard Scott (pictured) about what’s next for the company. Tell us about Axis for those unfamiliar with your work. Axis Studios …

Telltale Games has seen huge success with its numerous point and click franchises, but it appears that sales for Tales of the Borderlands were rather more disappointing compared to its lauded stablemates. No exact figures have been revealed, but in a recently published oral history of the game’s development on …

Enhance Games has announced that its award-winning game Rez Infinite is now available to buy on PC for the very first time. Originally developed for the PS4 and PS VR, players can now buy the game on Steam and Oculus Home. It’s also compatible with the HTC Vive and will …

The first Quake World Championships is coming to QuakeCon at the end of this month, taking place August 24-26 in Dallas. Here the best Quake Champions players in the world will clash for a share of a $1m prize pool, in addition to the honour of being crowned the first …