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Award presented to Romero for her "her illustrious career in game design, her advocacy for the art and creative process behind game-making, and her commitment to encouraging the next generation of talent in the industry."

Anonymous source says they've cut 7 more employees in 2017

Ron Gilbert’s new adventure, Thimbleweed Park, aims to recapture the charm of old school point and click adventures using ‘improv game design’.

Developer CD Projekt has announced some big numbers for its now smash-hit RPG series The Witcher. Total cumulative sales of the series, which now spans three titles, have now passed 25m global unit sales. Furthermore, sales of the Witcher 3 and its expansions have passed PLN 1bn (PolishZloty), which is …

Destiny 2 will be released on PS4, Xbox One and, for the first time, PC, when it debuts on September 8th. The game also has its first full-length official trailer, which you can see below. As has been previously suggested, characters, weapons and gear do not carry over from the …

Anonymous tipster points to layoffs

The developers of Crossfire, the FPS that is massive in Asia, have acquired the rights to the World Cyber Games brand.  The World Cyber Games were once one of the biggest events in the eSports calendar, but with the last event taking place in 2013 the brand has sat dormant …

The World eSports Association has announced that both SK Gaming and Renegades have joined the organisation.  This is the first time that the organisation has expanded since it was formed around 12 months ago. Both teams join as full members, meaning they get all the benefits of the original founding …

The draw for the Call of Duty Global Pro League has taken place and we know know what the four groups look like.  The Red Group has arguably the most interesting match ups, as we get to see a rematch of last year’s CoD Champs final between Team EnVyUs and …

ELEAGUE has been nominated in the Outstanding Studio Design and Art Direction category at the sports Emmys.  This nomination shows just how good the ELEAGUE broadcasts have been, not only have they been the best eSports shows we have ever seen, they are even rivaling traditional sporting show, which is …