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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. …

On Friday night I went to the Gfinity eSports Arena to see a few sets of Street Fighter V, part of Gfinity’s Elite Series. It’s the first time Gfinity have shown the Fulham arena off since its extensive rework for the Elite Series, and with its flashing lighted tunnel, huge …

The indefinite match-fixing ban on ex-IBUYPOWER players has been lifted by ESL following new recommendations on match-fixing sanctions. ESL announced they would be lifting the bans placed on players before February 15, 2015 and adopting the new cheating guidelines recommended by the Esports Integrity Commission on social media this afternoon. The …

Bandai Namco has revealed that fan favourite characters Krillin and Piccolo will be joining the roster for fighting game Dragon Ball Fighter Z Dragon Ball Fighter Z is based on the Dragon Ball manga series by Akira Toriyama, but also the well known anime. The unreleased game has been attracting …

Gfinity has struck out across the Atlantic, acquiring CEVO, an American technology and services provider for the esports market. CEVO was founded in 2004, and is well known for running its own leagues and anti-cheat software, although it also provides white label esports tournament services. Gfinity and CEVO are long …

With a suite of in-house storytelling tools, Deck Nine Games is working on a prequel to one of its favourite titles. Jem Alexander speaks to co-game director Chris Floyd about what it’s like to create new ripples in the Life is Strange universe

Ever since the glorious days of the 8-bit era, console gaming has bloomed into a thriving entertainment industry. However, the players who also did their growing up alongside it have led to a massive change in the gaming demographics. Indeed, most console games these days are created with adult audiences …

Dota roster Team NP has been signed by esports outfit Cloud9, marking a return for all players to Cloud9’s fold. For team captain Jacky ‘EternaLEnVY’ Mao and teammates  Adrian ‘Fata-’ Trinks, Kurtis ‘Aui_2000’ Ling and Johan ‘pieliedie’ Åström, it’s a return to the white and blue jerseys they wore as …