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Ubisoft has revealed two big sequels will arrive before March 2018. Far Cry 5 and The Crew 2 have both been name dropped by the company, as well as confirmation that a new Assassin’s Creed game will arrive in the same time frame – presumably called Origins and set in …

Hot off the back of securing $500m of investment from Softbank, UK developer Improbable has just secured its most high profile partner yet in the form of Jagex. The two UK companies have today announced a technology partnership that will see the Runescape developer use Improbable’s SpatialOS tech in a …

Birthday also celebrated by over 16 million downloads of Table Top Racing: World Tour

Chris Heatherly will be executive vice president of games and digital platforms

Gillette has announced a sponsorship deal with Chinese League of Legends outfit EDward Gaming, making the popular team Gillette’s first. Gillette have some prior experience with esports. They are partners with the ESL and also sponsor League of Legends player / team owner Enrique ‘xPeke’ Cedeño. The sponsorship for EDward …

The Esports Integrity Coalition has handed out a two year ban to Conner Huglin, better known by his player handle of ZonC, banning the player from ‘all’ esports from 10 May 2017 to 9 May 2019. There’s no word on exactly what ‘all’ means in this case, however it’s probably …

As the latest Marvel blockbuster explodes onto screens, Jem Alexander contemplates the first episode of Telltale’s Guardians of the Galaxy and the importance of Marvel making a strong return to games

Founder of Audiomotion joins as business development director

HTC Vive has finally brought its financing scheme to the UK, allowing would-be VR fans to get their hands on a Vive headset for under 35-per-month plus shipping, making it cheaper than a top-end smartphone contract. The contract, which lasts 24 months, offers 9.9 per cent APR representative financing (from …

The French government has passed legislation which will regulate professional esports player contracts within the country. The law should ensure some stability and protection for French esports athletes as the law limits all player contracts to a five-year maximum and 12-month minimum term. There are exceptions available for substitutions and …