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Recent indie release Everything is treading new ground by becoming the first video game to be eligible to win an Oscar. One of the game’s trailers, which takes the form of an 11 minute short film, won the jury prize at the Vienna Shorts Festival. As a result, the short …

Yesterday saw the first big VAC ban wave of 2017, as Valve brought the hammer down on nearly 5,000 Steam accounts after detecting a number of new cheat programs for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. The eagle-eyed team at Dot Esports noticed the spike, which mostly affected users on Linux and Windows …

Backwards compatibility has always been a headline winner, but the extent to which it is actually used has always been a point of contention. New data from Ars Technica about Xbox Live usage suggests that, in Xbox One’s case at least, very little time is spent taking advantage of the …

EA Chillingo’s former marketing director Stephen Hey has set up his own games marketing consultancy, HeyStephenHey. The new firm aims to provide ‘plug-in marketing expertise’ for both independent developers and publishers, with potential clients benefitting from Hey’s 24 years of experience promoting games across a variety of platforms. While the …

Bandai Namco and Tarsier Studios’ Little Nightmares is to receive a three-part expansion pass, the publisher has announced. Entitled Little Nightmares: Secrets of The Maw, the 7.99 season pass will add three new chapters to the game as it tells the tale of a parallel escape story. The first chapter, …

This weekend was an embarrassing moment for esports. The ESL Pro League Season 5 final was playing out as North and G2 Esports clash. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive team North were facing a partisan crowd, G2 getting adoration as one of the most popular teams in the sport, and the situation …

Mojang and Telltale Games have announced the second season of Minecraft: Story Mode, with the first episode set to launch digitally on July 11th on Xbox One, PS4, PC, Mac, iOS and Android devices. A retail launch is also planned for the game, but this won’t be released until the …

After leaked box art appeared on Amazon this morning, Square Enix has now officially confirmed that the next entry in its Final Fantasy brawling series, Dissidia Final Fantasy NT, will be heading to PS4 in Europe and North America in early 2018. Developed in partnership with Team Ninja and Koei …

Mad Catz was one of the most recognisable names in games peripherals. Its history stretched right back to 1989 and incorporated other well-known brands such as GameShark, Joytech, Saitek, and Tritton. It sold peripherals for practically every console, including every generation of PlayStation to date. The company also made the …

Valve's VR HDK will allow for the use of two base stations