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Valve is not one for communicating when they plan to do things, so it was a massive surprise when they dropped updates for their two biggest games last night. Dota 2 received the Bladeform Legacy update, the headline of which was the new Juggernaut Arcana cosmetic item that was announced …

Tournament organiser PGL has announced that it has been chosen by Valve to host the next Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Major in Krakow, Poland.  The announcement comes just four months before the main event is set to take place, with the final stages of the competition due to take place in …

Blizzard is suing a company that makes cheats for its games for more than $8.5 million.  The company, Bossland, creates cheats and hacks for many of Blizzard’s titles, and sells them online. Blizzard argues that this is copyright infringement, unfair competition, and violates the DMCA’s anti-circumvention provision. They also claim …

Hank Baskett, a former wide receiver for NFL teams such as the Philadelphia Eagles and Indianapolis Colts, has purchased a stake in Denial eSports.  The organisation announced the deal earlier in the week, with Baskett becoming a co-owner of the team alongside Stephen A. Crystal, a well known tech investor. …

The Clash Royale-like spin-off for Hi-Rez’s MOBA title Smite has been put on hold. Smite Rivals only made its first public appearance in January at the Hi-Rex Expo. It stuck pretty close to the successful Clash Royale model, with players creating decks of characters, all of whom came from the …

Six of Capcom’s 8-bit Disney classics will be bundled into a single release on PS4, Xbox One and PC next month. The Disney Afternoon Collection includes Chip ‘n Dale Rescue Rangers, Chip ‘n Dale Rescue Rangers 2, DuckTales, DuckTales 2, Darkwing Duck and TaleSpin. These titles were originally released between …

The debate about Oculus exclusivity and its backing of developers continues with Oculus arguing that its actions are of benefit to the entire VR sector. HTC recently voiced stern criticism of Oculus’ model, which sees developers receiving funding in return for releasing games exclusively on Oculus Rift. Oculus VP of …

Parents need to be made aware of the potential risk posed to their kids by the gambling scene that has become associated with some video games. That’s according to the Gambling Commission, which has outlined some of its concerns in a new position paper on virtual currencies, eSports and video …

Developers create DLC and donate some of their sales to the charity

Goes from trying to break 10,000 concurrent players to hitting 100,000 for the first time