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EA’s Battlefield 1 is set to get even bigger in 2017 with the addition of eight new maps by the end of the year, the publisher has announced at its EA Play event in LA. The first map, Nivelle Nights, is due this month, while the second, Prise de Tahure, …

EA unveiled the third title in its EA Originals series this evening, which is a brand-new IP from Hazelight, the creators of Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons. Entitled ‘A Way Out’, director and writer Josef Fares said this prison escape game will be a co-op title like no other. …

TechCrunch reports the start-up gained investment in January

With the signing of Lasse ‘Kongen’ Bækkelund Thursday, Team Liquid have plunged themselves into competitive FIFA. It’s a big step for the endemic organisation, as most football esports contenders are fielded by real teams, or play solo. Team Liquid’s deal is unusual but not totally unheard of, and will see …

The audio team at Frontier talk Develop through the recording and the mixing of the rollercoaster construction game

Jonathan ‘Loda’ Berg is stepping away from competitive DOTA 2 play, and the Swedish legend will be taking a break from competing with the team until after The International 7, Valve’s next tournament. Berg is well known to fans of The International for his victory with Alliance at TI4 in …

Andy Robson, the managing director of QA company Testology, has suggested in a Facebook post that Muslims should be forcibly removed from the UK. Kotaku UKreports that the now deleted post read (verbatim): I don’t give to monkeys about brexit or who’s voting as I don’t care because they are …

Tekken 7 has punched straight in at No.1 in the Japanese weekly chart, according to the latest figures from Famitsu, selling 54,319 copies in its first four days on sale. While not quite as successful as the PS3 launch of Tekken Tag Tournament 2 (which sold around 69,000, says Famitsu), …

Bafta award winning developer Roll7 has lifted the lid on its new sports title, an arcade multiplayer action game called Laser League. Laser League is a 4 on 4 future sports game with an arcade feel. It’s too early to call it an esport, but it’s for sure competitive and …

Overwatch pro Daniel ‘Dafran’ Francesca has had a rough night. Last night on stream he admitted to deliberately throwing ranked games, while getting himself killed repeatedly, streaming animated porn over his gameplay and other general unsportsmanlike content. Francesca is known for two things: his tracking and aim talents, and his …