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Publisher TopWare has responded to the criticisms levelled at recent changes to seven year old RPG Two Worlds II. It was revealed yesterday that the Steam version of the game has seen the introduction of a microtransaction store that offers players the option of buying items that expedite progress. However, …

When Twitch announced in March it was going to sell games and give creators and developers the chance to earn a cut of each sale, the industry wasn’t sure what to make of it – though a potential competitor for Steam looked to be a major positive. While the platform …

Consumers are now able to buy the HTV Vive at more US retailers than ever before. The company has announced a large online retail expansion” that sees the virtual reality hardware become available from BestBuy.com, Walmart.com, Jet.com and B&H. These retailers mark a massive expansion of our online retail presence …

SK Gaming has lifted the trophy on the CS:GO Dreamhack Summer tournament, beating out home team Fnatic in a tense 2-1 victory. It’s a good start to a summer campaign that’s going to see SK competing at the ECS Season 3 finals next week and the Krakow Major a month …

After two successive months as the best selling console hardware in the US, Nintendo Switch has slipped back behind the PS4. NPD hasn’t released any numbers, so we don’t know by how much Switch sales fell or PS4 grew. By the same token, the Switch stock situation seemingly remains a …

“We need to keep up the pace, and make sure no one can keep us with us.” said Dob ‘Quackniix’ Engstrom in a press conference at Dreamhack moments after Fnatic beat Team Dignitas 4-3 in a best of 7 series to win the Mid-Season Brawl of the Heroes of the …

At a pre-finals conference for Heroes of the Storm’s HGC Mid-Season Brawl, players from Fnatic and Dignitas came together to talk about their upcoming match, when questions turned to the two teams playful trash talk towards each other. “I want to be clear that it’s never serious,” said Dob ‘Quackniix’ …

Valve has revealed the six invited teams for August’s The International 7 tournament, in addition to where Valve will be pulling the addition 12 teams that’ll be joining them from the regional qualifiers.  The invites are safe choices. Epicenter winners Team Liquid are joined by four time Major champs OG …

Following on from our feature on getting work in audio, we've got a full interview with the lead audio designer at Ubisoft Reflections, Dorian Pareis. He tells us about his journey and what you need to get in to the audio side of the games industry

Audio is a very specialised area of the games industry. Some designers have been doing it for decades. So how did they get their jobs, and what do they look for when hiring new audio designers? Sean Cleaver asks UK studios and outsourcers for their advice and experiences