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Xbox Game Pass is the latest in a long line of services that have been branded ‘Netflix for Games’ – for better or worse. But with Microsoft and numerous heavyweight publishers behind it, Xbox Game Pass is the strongest contender yet. So why aren’t publishers keen to talk it up? …

SuperData Research Worldwide Digital Games Revenue Report for February has shown a global year-on-year increase of four per cent for the sector. That represents total global digital game revenues of $7.83bn for the month. Mobile and console digital sales grew by nine and eight per cent respectively, offsetting declines in …

Hillman is an Apple design veteran

The owners of the iconic Chinese Theatre on Hollywood Blvd in Los Angeles have announced plans to open an eSports arena.  The eSports arena will open later this year and will be a part of the Chinese 6 Theatre complex, which is adjacent to the main theatre. It will also …

Leaked images of promotional material have revealed that the next Call of Duty title will be set in World War II. After years of constantly pushing the series further and further into the future, developer Sledgehammer Games, the studio behind Advanced Warfare, is set to make a return to the …

Investment firm Morgan Stanley has predicted that the Overwatch League will bring in more than $100 million a year when it gets going.  The report, which was discovered by Dot Esports, says that if everything goes perfectly for the league and it expands quickly that number could be as high …

Monitor manufacturer AOC has been announced as the sponsor of the UK Masters CS:GO tournament, with the finals set to take place at Insomnia 60 next month.  The competition itself is already underway, with the best UK Counter-Strike teams battling it out online. The top four teams from this online …

Earlier today Gfinity released their interim financial statements for the period ended 31st December 2016 and it makes for some interesting reading.  Arguably the biggest news for the company is a big increase in revenue over the same period in 2015. In 2016 they made a total of £0.9 million, …

Gamescom tickets are now on sale at the Gamescom Ticket Shop. This year, Europe’s biggest games show runs from Tuesday August 22nd (or Wednesday 23rd for members of the public) until Saturday August 26th in Cologne, Germany, and for the first time ever a limited number of early bird day …

Blizzard has announced plans to revisit pioneering 1998 strategy title StarCraft. StarCraft: Remastered is described as a reverently crafted modernisation” of the classic title, and will boast 4K graphics. Also included will be expansion Brood War and all the trappings you’d expect from a modern title, including online matchmaking and …