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Football club FC Basel 1893 has hired two new players for its esports lineup. Two new FIFA players have been signed to the Swiss side, with Florian ‘CodyDerFinisher’ Muller and Tim ‘The StrxngeR’ Katnawatos joining Luca ‘LUBO’ Boller at the club. It’s disappointing to see the team double down on …

It’s no secret that some parts of game development can be stressful. But there are ways to make the development process much more fun. James Cox, general manager of YoYo Games, has some top tips

Fig has today announced its first-ever returns to investors. Accredited investors who purchased Fig Game Shares for Kingdom and Castles, the first Fig-funded game to be released, has earned a 2x (or 100 per cent) return on their initial investment after just a few weeks following the game’s launch. The …

On Tuesday Ubisoft announced that it would be teaming up with ESL to kick off three months of Go4 cups in the UK, with a focus on console competitors. The competition will be open to Xbox One and PlayStation 4 players, with matches running every Tuesday from 19:00 to 22:30 …

Game publisher Kongregate has announced a new $10m initiative to help fund promising indie titles on PC and console. The move continues Kongregate’s expansion into cross-platform publishing and will include both paid and free-to-play titles. The fund will provide independent developers with customised marketing, financial assistance and production support, as …

Film division of the Indie publisher to release movie by UK film maker Jonathan Beals on September 19th

Chipotle Mexican Grill has announced a sponsorship deal with OpTic Gaming, OpTic revealed Tuesday. Chipotle are one of the world’s largest fast food chains, and have probably seen esports as a more affordable and acceptable way to advertise than with conventional sports, with esports advertisement being an effective way to …

“So, is it just like Overwatch, then?” Playing LawBreakers on launch day, and the several beta tests before that, I’ve been bombarded with this question, in Steam messages, Discord and even the office. Thing is, besides being an FPS that features selectable heroes, LawBreakers isn’t anything like the Broverwatch many …

The communications market research reports found data collected last year made Pokemon Go the most used gaming app for smartphone users

Despite being on sale for just two days last month, Square Enix’s Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age was the best-selling game in Japan this July, according to the latest figures from Famitsu. As we reported last week, the 3DS version ofDragon Quest XI sold an incredible 1.1m …