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Marketing consultancy Strive Sponsorship and bank Coutts have announced a new event “aimed at supporting the growth of revenue for eSports businesses in the UK”. It promises a range of experienced speakers with subjects focused on increasing revenue. It will be held at Coutts’ head office on the Strand and …

The Swedish firm has been bought by the version management provider to greater productivity support to clients

Team Dignitas is among a number of sports assets that have been consolidated into a single holding company by its owners Josh Harris and David Blitzer. Harris and Blitzer also own the likes of the Premier League’s Crystal Palace, the NBA’s Philadelphia 76ers and NHL’s New Jersey Devils. The pair …

Mobile MOBA Vainglory will host its 2017 World Championship at Singapore’s Kallang Theatre on December 14th-17th. Super Evil Megacorp will welcome 12 teams including the game’s in-form team Cloud9, ACE Gaming, last year’s winners Rox Armada, Elite8, Hunters and Singapore’s own Impunity. Also along for the ride will be the …

Superdata’s monthly figures are out for digital gaming sales in September. The highlight is the apperance of Uncharted: The Lost Legacy in the Top 10, having taken the number four sport with 1.44m. With no adds-on or additional content available, and a selling price of 30 we can easily calculate …

UK retailer GameSeek is celebrating its 15th anniversary next week with a variety of special deals, the retailer has informed MCV, including discounts on Switch and the Classic Mini SNES. Between October 2nd and October 6th, visitors will be able to purchase the Switch for 258.50 – that’s 20 lower …

Independent designers will now be able to create and sell Valve-related merchandise via 3D printing firm Shapeways’ marketplace thanks to a new partnership between the two companies. Announced on Shapeways’ website, this licensing deal will allow fans to create 3D prints of their designs based on any IP from Valve, …

There are few better illustrations of just how much money is being thrown at the esports scene than the fact that a mobile game you have probably never heard of based on a franchise you’re only partially aware of now offers a five-figure cash prize tournament. Mobile fighting game Power …

Epic’s controversial foray into the battle royale genre has got off to a very strong start. Fortnite Battle Royale enjoyed a possibly unexpected marketing boost when it became the subject of some debate following criticism from PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds developer Bluehole earlier this week. The result? 1m players tried the game …

A report from Jason Schreier from Kotaku says three sources have confirmed the job losses at the studio including its general manager