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One of the more surprising things to emerge from E3 was Nintendo’s inclusion in a new drive towards crossplatform multiplayer. Switch owners will be able to play alongside gamers on Xbox and PC in Minecraft and Rocket League. This sets Nintendo apart from Sony, which has so far blocked such …

Nine games are shortlisted with all of them playable at the conference and the winner announce don July 13th

Independent News & Media has announced a brand new video games expo for Ireland. PlayersXpo will take place at the Convention Centre Dublin on Saturday October 28th and Sunday 29th and vows to be the biggest show of its kind the country has ever seen. 20,000 visitors are expected across …

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