After NBC earlier this week announced it’d be working with FACEIT and Psyonix to produce a $100,000 Rocket League tournament, reaction to the news was met with confused enthusiasm. People are happy that NBC are getting involved in esports in a big way, but many commentators and fans were confused …
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LightSpeed Studios announced as sponsor of the Player’s Choice Award – NOW OPEN TO VOTE!
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Read More »Overwatch introduces customisable crosshairs, changes to loot boxes and highlights
A new Overwatch patch in the Private Test Realm (PTR) has unveiled changes to Loot Boxes and highlights, in addition to the long awaited ability to customise player crosshairs. The customisation option runs deep, with players able to customise crosshairs for each individual hero, meaning you can set Soldier76 up …
Read More »Margin Makers: Guide to Crash Bandicoot merchandise
Activision started talking about the return of Crash Bandicoot as far back as 2011, and six years later it’s finally here, in the form of a remaster of 1996’s original Crash Bandicoot, 1997’s Cortex Strikes Back and 1998’s Warped, entitled the Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy. These new versions support 4K and …
Read More »Heard About: Get Even
Get Even releases today with much praise for its soundtrack from critics. John Broomall talks to the games composer, Olivier Dereviere about his work on the game
Read More »PlayerUnknown’s Batlegrounds sells 4 million copies in three months
Just three months since PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds launched on Steam’s early access program, it’s sold four million copies, Brendan ‘PlayerUnknown’ Greene has revealed on Twitter. The game released on March 23, and since then it’s only improved in popularity, sitting in the top five games live on Twitch and clinging onto …
Read More »Angela Merkel will open Gamescom 2017
Gamescom 2017 will be opened by none other than German Chancellor Angela Merkel. "We consider it a great honour and a sign of recognition that Chancellor Merkel will this year participate in the opening tour of gamescom," German Trade Association of Interactive Entertainment Software MD Felix Falk said. "The visit …
Read More »PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds hits 4m copies sold
A new IP from a previously unknown developer is currently on track to be one of the best selling games of the year. PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, which arrived with very little fanfare and virtually no marketing back in late March, has just passed the 4m copies sold barrier. It had initially …
Read More »Blizzard is reducing Overwatch duplicates, alter Hearthstone card packs
The RNG lottery that is Overwatch Loot Boxes and Heartstone card packs is about to get a little kinder. Overwatch players have long lamented the frequency with which duplicates seem to crop up. Now game director Jeff Kaplan has said via an update video that the rate of duplicates is …
Read More »Hearthstone rolls out changes to card packs, ruling out duplicate legendaries
Hearthstone’s card packs are being revamped in the next expansion, with the system changing in a way that could cause substantial changes to the game’s economy. Hearthstone is the big earner in the card game space, with Superdata estimating Hearthstone made $394.6m in 2016. Most of this comes from the …
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[Industry news] XDS 2026 Insights Report is now live
The 2026 XDS Insights Report examines how external development partnerships are evolving as they become a core part of modern production pipelines. Based on input from 250+ industry professionals, the report shows an ecosystem moving beyond delivery risk and into a new phase shaped by coordination, governance, and long-term collaboration.
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