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Sean Cleaver made the trip to SpecialEffect in Oxfordshire to find out a bit more about what the charity does to make their projects a reality

Before Ginx TV went all in on eSports the company focused on covering traditional video games both on TV and online. One of it’s most successful shows was The First Hour, where hosts Adam Savage and Anthony Richardson play the first hour of new releases. However when the switch to …

The best Call of Duty team in Australia has announced that they will be moving to North America, potentially for the rest of the Infinite Warfare season.  Having finished at the top of the Pro Points leaderboard in the region, Mindfreak secured themselves a spot in the first season of …

New York City Football Club has announced the signing of FIFA player Christopher Holly, becoming the first MLS club to enter the world of eSports.  Holly is a top talent in the North American FIFA scene, and will continue to play in the top North American competitions. However this new …

Last night the video game BAFTA’s took place and many of the top games from the past year walked away with awards. Once again the AMD Esports Audience Award returned, but there was a surprise winner, that a lot of people are not happy about.  The award was voted on …

Summer Games Done Quick is returning once again to raise money for Doctors Without Borders, and now we know what games will be played.  The event is being held at the Minneapolis Marriott City Center hotel between July 2nd and 9th. During that time speedrunners will be streaming 24 hours …

The Rocket League Championship Series Season 3 World Championship will take place in Los Angeles in early June.  The Wiltern Theater will host the event between June 2nd and 4th, with the best teams from across the world, including two from the new RLCS Oceania region, competing for the title …

Not surprising, but still exciting

Do violent games have a role to play in promoting peace? Will Freeman speaks to charity War Child about what they think

Just over a month after lifting the lid on the GTX 1080 Ti PC graphics card, Nvidia has already toppled it from the top of the pack with an even faster GPU. The GTX Titan XP houses a full version of the GP102 chipset that has to date only been …