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This week, we talk to Microsoft and Sony about their E3 announcements and what’s to come for the platform holders. In the blue corner, Sony Worldwide Studios’ senior VP Michael Denny discusses PlayLink and how it’s looking to utilise casual gamers’ familiarity with smartphones as a recruiting tool for multiplayer …

ESL has notified several staff that they’ll be made redundant, multiple sources have told Esports Pro. Reaching out to ESL for confirmation, the company responded with this comment, presented in full: "ESL is realigning resources and expanding its organization to drive innovation in the esports market, including creating opportunities in …

Yo-Yo Games 2D engine comes to Mac for the first time

Epic Games headline the biggest awards night for the UK gaming industry along with charity partner WarChild

Jon Dawson of Tribal Wars takes us through the changes in technology that the browser-based game has faced since 2003

Following the launch of Wargaming Mobile, Unreal Engine 4 free-to-play games will come to the platform

For Honor is getting ranked and tournament play today, with a beta for PC players on the Public Test Server (PTS) The beta will only have 1v1 Duel tournaments at the moment, although future modes are planned. Does this mean there’s an esports light in the future for Ubisoft’s hack …

Starting this week Twitch will be giving its Affiliates the chance to offer a subscription service and earn a cut of the revenue, similar to the deal Twitch Partners are currently offered.  Affiliates will be able to offer $4.99, $9.99 and $24.99 subscriptions, similar to the tiers offered to Partners. …

Garry Newman tweeted that over $4million has been refunded

One of the developers of breakout hit PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds has seemingly left the door open for other console versions of the game. An Xbox port was confirmed at E3 and was described as a console exclusive. Speaking to VG247, however, executive producer Chang Han Kim said: We definitely do have …