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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

Online video giant Twitch has announced that it has secured a global two-year deal for exclusive streaming rights for over 20 Blizzard eSports events. The agreement secures coverage of major titles including Hearthstone, Heroes of the Storm, World of Warcraft, StarCraft II and Overwatch and, according to Twitch, reflects Blizzard …

CMO of monetisation and cross-promotional ad company Tappx, Ignasi Prat, gives us the best ways for developers to spend time on their game and encourage discoverability

Tencent, the monolithic Chinese internet giant, have shown off a five-year plan to invest $15b into the Chinese esports market. The plan was reported by Chinese media outfit Caixin, but hinted at in the company’s end of year financials for 2016 back in March. It’ll see Tencent supporting its own …