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A member of the South Korean parliament has put forwards an initiative aimed at criminalising account boosting in video games.  Representative Lee Dong-sub has tabled the initiative, which could see account boosting punished with a hefty fine of up to 20 million Won ($18,000), or some time in jail.  A …

The newly announced Mario Kart Arcade GP will be leading the charge at Bandai Namco’s latest VR entertainment centre, which is due to open next month, the publisher has announced. The facility, VR Zone Shinjuku,is set to be the largest VR entertainment facility in the whole of Japan. Opening on …

New avatar system detailed along with the new tagline "for everyone, everywhere"

The global games software market is expected to exceed $100bn in 2017, according to a new report from Futuresource Consulting, with console game sales rising significantly toward the end of the year during Q4. The report estimates that over 20m physical Switch games will be sold this year, while Xbox …

Blizzard has revealed the finer details for the Overwatch Open Division, and it appears the company is throwing the doors open to anyone with a burning desire to compete. If you’re good enough. Qualifying for the Open Division is as simple as it gets. All you have to do is …

The OpenIV editor shuts down claiming it was "The day, when GTA modding was declared illegal."

“Penalties for boosting and throwing are about to increase dramatically.”  That’s the message from Overwatch game director Jeff Kaplan, as he’s taken to the game’s forum to reveal the company’s distaste for practices that fiddle with the game’s internal metrics for ranking players.  Dot Esports spotted the post on Overwatch’s …

New game Pet Paradise to be promoted along with expansion

The community around PC Grand Theft Auto V modding tool Open IV is up in arms following its removal as a result of a cease and desist. The developers have pulled the software, claiming that Take-Two had threatened legal action. Open IV can no longer be downloaded and owners who …

The shortlist for BAFTA’s Young Game Designer competition is now online. Ten finalists have been selected for each of the four main categories, and the winners will be announced on July 8th at a special ceremony at BAFTA HQ in London. Now in its sixth edition, this year’s competition, which …