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StarCraft has just received its first patch in eight years, and celebrated the occasion by making StarCraft and it’s expansion, Brood War, free to download too. None of this is entirely unexpected. In 2016 a StarCraft patch labelled 1.17 appeared on Blizzard’s FTP site, vanishing before it ever went live. …

The addressable market for Gear VR and Google Daydream headsets has now reached 191m worldwide. That’s according to the latest figures from Newzoo, whose Global Smartphone and Tablet Tracker has estimated how many mobile devices are currently compatible with both bits of hardware. In February, 184.4m devices worldwide were compatible …

Sony Veteran Dave Ranyard has moved on to found a new team, Dream Reality Interactive. Will Freeman finds an outfit convinced there's new gameplay conventions to be found in VR

Apple will usher in the 10th anniversary of the iPhone with three new handsets this autumn. That’s according to Bloomberg, which says that the top-end model will boast a brand new design including a curved screen that covers almost the entirety of the device’s front. Full edge-to-edge displays are very …

The fine comes for the team failing to abide by German employment rules when handing out contracts. An internal investigation by Riot back in March revealed that Origen had given both its substitute players and head coach contracts that didn’t comply with agreements for social security, taxes, and healthcare that …

The Nintendo Switch has only been out for a little over a month, but already one analyst has said that it believes a new iteration could be in the works. As reported by Bloomberg, Citigroup says that despite the Switch’s early success, Nintendo is locking out a large part of …

A new League of Legends server has emerged in China, admitting only the chosen few that have attained Diamond rank in the game. Currently, this prestigious server is only available in China, due to the game’s client operating differently in the region. While most regions will drop you straight into …

US gamers are finally able to buy the PS4 Slim with 1TB of internal storage. Sony’s redesigned PS4 launched in both 1TB and 500GB flavours when it arrived in the UK, but for some reason the 1TB model has been missing from the American lineup until now. Best of all, …

One of the year’s best charity nights is now under a month away. StandUp for GamesAid returns to London’s The Comedy Store on May 8th, and you can grab your tickets right now on the club’s website. This is the fifth year the event has now run. The night will …

Misfits Academy has played its last official game, after the team won promotion to the EU League of Legends Championship Series (EU LCS) on April 13. The promotion has created a flaw for Misfits Academy, who belong to the Misfits eSports organisation, as the LCS has strict rules about multi-team …