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Twitch has announced that the Curse desktop app will be rebranded to the Twitch desktop app and a ton of new features are being added.  The app, which will go into beta on March 16th, will make communication between Twitch users incredible easy, with voice and video calls and text …

Zelda games are always popular in the speed running community, but Breath of the Wild has taken the scene by storm, with hundreds of runners trying to get the best time.  Currently that best time is held by American gymnast86, who finished the game in 58 minutes and one second. …

Bethesda has revealed that they are testing out Quake Champions with top eSports players to try and gauge the game’s chance of succeeding as an eSport.  id software studio director Tim Willits said at PAX this weekend that the studio is currently focusing on the 1 vs 1 duel mode …

NRG eSports has announced a new sponsorship deal with a company called Events DC.  Events DC is what’s known as a quasi-public company. According to Dot eSports this means that it receives taxpayer money, and its board is appointed by the mayor of Washington DC, but technically operates independently from …

Team NP, a North American Dota 2 team, have announced a new sponsor in the form of online insurance company, Netsurance.  The Canadian company has taken its first step into the world of eSports by sponsoring the team. The company name and logo will now appear on Team NP apparel …

The next game from music game maestros Harmonix has been revealed. It’s called DropMix, and has been jointly developed with toy giant Hasbro. Inside the box is a deck of cards and a Bluetooth and NFC enabled board that can connect with a smartphone or tablet (iOS or Android). Each …

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Blizzard has confirmed that the price of cards packs for Hearthstone is to increase from March 22nd, and the UK in particular is in for a rough time. The prices, which apply to PC, Mac and Android, were announced on the Battle.net forums. The European price is going up by …

There are three new entries in the Top Ten this week, with Ubisoft’s Ghost Recon Wildlands debuting at No.1. A year to the week after The Division enjoyed its record-breaking arrival, Wildlands sets a new 2017 week one record, and becomes the second fastest selling Tom Clancy title ever. Last …

The saga of the Spectrum ZX Vega+ continues this week with news of a fresh delay to the hardware and another personal attack from the company behind it. Last week it was reported that Retro Computers threatened the BBC with legal action if it reported on its ongoing failure to …