Data firm Nielsen has published its usual rankings of the most anticipated games for the upcoming holiday season (from October to December 2017). Nielsen measures anticipation based on awareness, purchase interest and consumer rating, among other key metrics. This gives a percent value (called Game Rank) reflecting “how strong the …
Read More »South African football team Orlando Pirates announce FIFA team, hint at future CS:GO, Dota, LoL rosters
South African football club the Orlando Pirates has announced a FIFA team as its first venture into esports. “For the first year, Orlando Pirates will focus its esports energies on Electronic Arts franchise FIFA and will later look to moving into the more popular esports segments such as Counter-Strike, League …
Read More »Mobile developer Disruptor Beam lays off over 30 people – Report
The studio who develop free-to-play licensed games has downsized to increase focus on projects
Read More »Game for a Laugh: The road to stand-up – Pt.4
Indie developer Byron Atkinson-Jones is going on stage to tell jokes in the name of charity. This month, he gets some advice from fellow games industry member, Claire Sharkey
Read More »Green Man Gaming launches Spanish and Portuguese sites for Latin America
Green Man Gaming has launched two new local language websites in Latin America today as part of the company’s internationalisation strategy, the e-retailer has announced. Following the success of its English and German ecommerce websites, Green Man Gaming customers in key markets such as Brazil, Colombia, Argentina, Chile and Mexico …
Read More »Forza developer Turn 10 explain how they helped development of the Xbox One X
The developer and Microsoft explain their close working releationship for hardware development
Read More »Ninjas in Pyjamas enters Battlegrounds, two players come from Cloud9’s PUBG roster
Ninjas in Pyjamas (NiP) has picked up a PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds team, with two players from the roster previously having signed for Cloud9’s Battlegrounds squad. NiP, best known for their former world domination in the Counter-Strike franchise, took to Twitter to announce the signing of the team, comprising of Cloud9 players …
Read More »British Esports Association becomes a Ukie member after months of collaboration
The British Esports Association has joined the UK Interactive Entertainment (UKIE) trade body as a member, after several months of close collaboration. The British Esports Association is a not-for-profit national body set up to support grassroots competitive gaming in the UK, an area that is viewed by many as essential …
Read More »Nokia to cease production of VR technology following job cuts
Talking to news agency Reuters, the company said that it will reduce investment due to the slo growth of the market
Read More »Valve’s remaster of legendary Counter-Strike map Dust II is coming in next beta
For Counter-Strike players old and new, Dust II is something special. Home of a thousand frags, Dust II is probably the series’ most played map, and if you’re watching a frag-video and it’s got sand in the background it’s probably this video, or one like it. It’s been several years …
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