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Joshua ‘Dardoch’ Hartnett has departed from Counter Logic Gaming to rejoin his former outfit, Team Liquid. The reasons for Hartnett’s departure from CLG’s League of Legends roster seem to be largely behavioural, as seen in this quote from CLG’s announcement. “Over the course of the split, we found that Joshua …

As the dust settles on another explosive E3 show, the latest titles appear to be capturing the hearts and minds of generations X, Y and Z more than ever.  The way in which gaming advertisers are now reaching these adapting audiences is substantially evolving, especially in video. However, as the …

Overwatch outfit Laser Kittenz has terminated the contract of their DPS player Byeon ‘Munchkin’ Sang-beom, who will now be returning to South Korea. ESPN broke the story, reporting that it was a “health complication in his wrist and language barrier issues” that caused the contract termination. Laser KIttenz is a …

Youtube frag reels have been a part of competitive gaming since there was a way to share them, with players having to run recording software in the background hoping to capture that one elusive moment. Nvidia’s ShadowPlay made things easier, letting you turn on your capture software in the past, …

Kuju has teamed up with brand experience agency Ralph Creative to create a one-stop-shop of ground-breaking VR and AR experiences across a variety of platforms and brands, the studio has announced today. The news comes after Kuju co-produced a music remix experience for the single ‘Paris’ from the Grammy Award-winning …

WME|IMG, the company behind the CS:GO Major ELEAGUE and training platform Boomeo, has seen its esports team depart the company. The team, comprised of four members and led by Tobias Sherman, was key for allowing WME|IMG to establish itself in the esports sphere, assisting WME|IMG in striking several deals in …

The London-based esports company Gfinity has announced it’s acquired US esports technology provider CEVO for a total of $2.7m payable in cash and shares, marking the company’s first move into the North American market. Founded in 2004, CEVO made its name in esports competition operations, and has also provided cutting …

Raising money for charity has always been an important part of Twitch’s mission statement, but now the streaming platform has announced it’s raised over $75m for over 100 charities since it first launched. High profile charity drives include speed-running event Games Done Quick, which this year raised $2.2m for the …

Recently unbanned former IBuyPower players are talking about a reunion after an announcement that they be unbanned from ESL events on August 1. On his stream, Braxton ‘swag’ Pierce, known as Brax, mentioned that he would probably link up with former teammates Sam ‘DaZeD’ Marine and Keven ‘azk’ Lariviere to …

Team17 has announced that Ghost Town Games’ award-winning co-op cook-off title Overcooked: Special Edition is finally coming to the Nintendo Switch eShop on July 27th. Priced at 15.99 in the UK, the special edition of the game includes both the base game and The Lost Morsel and Festive Seasoning content. …