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The Gears of Wars esports organisation, known as Gears Esports, has handed out bans to three pro players for code of conduct violations during the first season of the Gears Pro Circuit.  The suspensions are for varying lengths and incidents, and paint a worrying picture of what goes on when …

As has been rumoured for some time, it looks like the remastered version of one of Call of Duty’s most cherished iterations is getting a standalone release. Charlie Intel has published images of what appears to be a physical release for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered, said to be …

Set up five years ago, OP Talent was the first dedicated management company for top YouTube gaming influencers. We manage a large proportion of the UK’s top YouTubers and have been at the forefront of online brand marketing. Our talents are responsible for billions of video views and have millions …

There are few words that define the changes to the games media landscape as strongly as ‘influencer’. With games PR now more heavily skewed towards the loudest voices than ever, Forbes has listed what it believes are the Top 10 influencers in games – and Mark ‘Markiplier’ Fischbach is at …

Developer Io Interactive has updated the PC version of Hitman to remove its DRM. Having recently gained in its independence from former owner Square Enix and retained the Hitman rights, Io has immediately got to work. It’s first move has been to ditch Denuvo DRM. It has also made the …

The proposed new rhythm action title from two of the genre’s biggest names has fallen well short of its crowdfunding target. Project Rap Rabbit was to be made by PaRappa the Rapper creator Masaya Matsuura and Gitaroo Man creator Keiichi Yano. The game was looking for a somewhat ambitious 855k, …

According to Pocket Gamer report, the Chinese media giant owns 2 per cent of the developer

Twitch is a big deal, we all know that, and it’s getting bigger still. The service is increasingly looking to spread its reach beyond its staple Let’s Play and eSports streams, having introduced the IRL (in real life) category late last year. However, the biggest real-world manifestation of the service …

Swedish media company Modern Times Group (MTG) has acquired games portal Kongregate from GameStop. The US retailer acquired the company in 2010, but has now parted ways with a payment of $55m. Kongregate currently boasts around 14m monthly active users across its extensive library. It employs around 80 people. MTG …

The new acquisition joins InnoGames in MTG's growing gaming portfolio