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One of gaming’s most successful blogs has been acquired by Canadian website network Enthusiast Gaming. Destructoid was established in 2006 and currently attracts 5m monthly visitors, which will now add to Enthusiast Gaming’s 50m monthly users. "Destructoid has been a major gaming news brand for over 10 years and we …

Say ‘Micro Machines’ to practically anyone and they’ll come back with one of two responses: Matchbox-like miniature cars – which famously ‘come in collections of five’ – or the head-to-head driving game, which was a huge hit on both Mega Drive and the original PlayStation. Now, Codemasters is returning to …

Last year's event raised £90,000 and this year the charity want to break the £100,000 mark

NBC Sports has announced it’s leaping into the esports arena, with a $100,000 open tournament for vehicular kickabout Rocket League. It’ll be partnering with FACEIT and Psyonix to launch the tournament, which will take the form of a 2 v 2.  The tournament is going to get a lot of …

Book a table, test your knowledge and win at the Komedia, Brighton on July 11th

Ninjas in Pyjamas have released their Overwatch team, less than a month after they pulled the plug on their Dota 2 roster claiming they wanted to focus more on Overwatch, CS:GO and League of Legends. It seems for the organisations Overwatch roster at least, that dream has been NiPped in the …

Developer Byron Atkinson-Jones recently took a class with students from the Prince's Trust and found a surprising trend amongst the games designed by his pupils

KeSPA, the Korean Esports Association, has announced that it’s going to partner up with League of Legends stats outfit OP.GG to put together an offiicial database for Korean League of Legends players, and Korean FIFA pros, too. It could be a valuable tool for those looking to get up-to-date information …

Classic games across all Sega consoles will be available for free on iOS and Android devices

Sega is relaunching its 1000 game retro back catalogue on mobile devices for free. The long-sighted and wide-reaching initiative is called Sega Forever. Today we’ll see five initial launches, including the original Sonic the Hedgehog title, with a new game rolling out roughly every two weeks thereafter. Now, retro gaming …