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With the ELEAGUE Street Fighter V Invitational rapidly approaching Panda Global have decided to sign one of its participants.  The organisation announced the signing of Victor "Punk" Woodley earlier this week, giving the player the backing of a significant organisation just before he heads to Atlanta to play at ELEAGUE.  …

Despite being out for almost a year at this point there has never been a Blizzard backed Overwatch tournament in the South East Asian region, until now.  The Overwatch SEA tournament is open to players from Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, and Thailand and features a $5,000 prize pool, which …

ESL UK has announced that Alex “Machine” Richardson will be the desk host for the upcoming ESL UK Premiership finals.  The event, which features both CS:GO and League of Legends, will be held at the ESL Studio in Leicester on March 18th and 19th and will feature the best teams …

Gfinity have announced the second of three titles that will be played in its Challenger and Elite Series competitions.  Street Fighter V is the latest game to be revealed for the competition, after Counter-Strike: Global Offensive was announced earlier in the week.  This marks the first time that Gfinity has …

Leeds United FC will play host to a brand new consumer games event next month. Play Expo Leeds will take place on April 16th. It will mirror the formula of previous Play Expos, offering access to hit modern games, VR, retro titles as well as arcade and pinball games. There …

While we may still be some way off seeing VR games competing with the top eSports titles, the role of VR for eSports viewers is expected to grow in importance. That’s according to Intel eSports marketing manager George Woo, who told eSports Pro that getting people to experience eSports in …

When Square Enix published the original Nier back in 2010 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, both its reviews and sales figures made for pretty grim reading. Instead of becoming a new, best-selling franchise – based off developer Cavia’s popular Drakengard RPG series – it ended up being the last …

Neil Semple, head of creative content at the Department for International Trade, talks up China as a huge potential market for UK-made games. The UK boasts one of the most vibrant and dynamic gaming industries globally. But in terms of sheer size, there is no market like China. Home to …

PS4 exclusive Uncharted 4 has received eight nomination for this year’s video games BAFTAs. The Naughty Dog title is in the running for Artistic Achievement, Audio Achievement, Best Game, Music, Narrative and three Performer nominees. Hot on its heels are indie hit Inside with seven and narrative outing Firewatch with …

Christophe Balestra has announced that he is leaving Uncharted developer Naughty Dog at the start of next month. The studio’s co-president has been with the company for 15 years, having joined when it was in the midst of the Crash Bandicoot and Jak & Daxter era. Fellow long-term co-president Evan …