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BBC Three has announced a deal with esports company Gfinity that’ll see the online-only TV channel broadcast tournament games and exclusive short-form video content from Gfinity’s Elite Series. The event, held at the Gfinity Esports Arena in London, has attracted lots of interest in recent weeks, with Gfinity recently announcing …

Facial animation experts create new tools to help build on real-time AR and MR experiences

Exclusive content for exisiting titles is expected along with third party games to be published by Techland

Dingit TV just revealed its partnership with Gamescom this year, as the head sponsor of the Indie Arena Booth. The Indie Arena Booth will be in Hall 10.1, with over 80 games from 26 countries on show. Dingit will organise tournaments and give a prize for best indie game displayed, …

343i's head of consumer products, John Friend, talks with our sister site, Licensing.biz

Capcom just published its financial results for the three months ended on June 30th, with net sales reaching 11,746m yen (80.6m) and representing a 7.5 per cent increase compared to the same period last year. The Japanese developer and publisher estimates its revenue will reach 93bn yen (638m) by the …

From August 31st, subscriptions will increase by £10 to £50 per year in UK - an increase of 25 per cent

The Town of Light publisher Wired Productions just announced a partnership with non-profit charity Take This, which aims to provide support and information about mental health issues. This partnership marks the beginning of a year-long campaign to raise awareness and bring ongoing attention to the importance of mental health issues,” …

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered is now available for the PS4, Xbox One and PC as a standalone title. The release was expected soon enough the remastered game was shipped as a preorder bonus with Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, but it’s taken nearly a year to be available …

Chinese giant Tencent continues to show its interest in western companies, this time by investing in Planet Coaster and Elite Dangerous studio Frontier Developments. Tencent has announced the acquisition of a 9 per cent stake in Frontier, which represents a 17.7m investment. For the Cambridge-based studio, this move will facilitate …