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IEM Katowice is one of the largest tournaments in eSports, so big in fact it’s split across two weekends. While official stats have yet to be released, many thousands of fans swarm on the Spodek Arena in the small Polish town to watch the best LOL, Starcraft 2 and CS:GO …

It’s not too late to get your nominations in for the Women in Games 2017 awards, which take place in May. There are seven categories in this year’s awards, with nominations closing on March 10th. The New Development Talent Award recognises exceptional new talent in games development and design, and …

It was only released last week, but already Nintendo’s critical smash hit The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has been emulated on PC. Motherboard reports that a hacked version of the game’s Wii U release was available online very shortly after the official release. It can be played …

Russian football club FC Anzhi Makhachkala have announced a new signing, in the form of Dota 2 player Alexander “XBOCT” Dashkevich.  XBOCT is one of the best players ever from the CIS region, being a part of the NaVi team that was considered the best in the world for many …

One of the most entertaining European Dota 2 teams have left their organisation after their contracts expired.  The Ad Finem team has left the organisation, and will be announcing details of their new home in the coming weeks.  The core of the team has been playing together for many years, …

Last year Yiliang "Doublelift" Peng announced he would not play for TSM in the Spring Split to focus on streaming instead. But now he is back.  However it may not be where you think, as Doublelift will be playing for rivals Team Liquid. After a horrific start to the season …

The European Call of Duty scene has been rocked by roster changes in recent weeks, with many of the top teams switching players in some way.  However the most interesting story was the one that apparently started it all. Josh ‘Joshh’ Sheppard who was a member of the Splyce team …

Bethesda has announced that it is now accepting sign ups for the Quake Champions beta, which is expected to launch in the coming weeks.  Those hoping to get into the beta can sign up on the official site, and also check out a ton of new information about the game, …

Funcom’s bold attempt at championing the male form in Conan Exile will be toned down for the game’s Xbox release. Much merriment resulted from the game’s release on Steam earlier this year when players discovered an ‘endowment slider’ among the customisation options. We’ve seen games with breast size adjustment before, …

So here’s the thing – when millions of new electrical devices are shipped out for a product launch, some of them are going to be faulty. It’s statistically inevitable. The challenge then becomes determining whether the unavoidable issues that arise online are symptomatic of inherent problems we should be worried …