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PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds next monthly content patch will take place on Thursday August 3, bringing another host of additional content, including three new sets of loot boxes, which are proving somewhat controversial. Two of the crates, the Wanderer Crate and Survivor Crate, will join the existing Pioneer Crate in the game …

Nintendo has released its three-months earnings report for the period ending June 30th 2017, and we now know the Switch has sold 4.7m units worldwide to date. Between April and June, the Switch sold another 1.97m pieces of hardware, while total software sales topped 8.14m units. Of that figure, a …

It was when the Ninja Turtles were going through their most formative years and the Ghostbusters were on call most nights, that the UK toy industry woke up to a new dawn of children’s entertainment. 1993 was a year of big franchises and even bigger toys; the Ghostbuster HQ Playset …

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 …