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Over at GDC Japanese mobile game developer Cygames announced that it has sponsored three of the biggest names in fighting games.  Cygames has quickly risen through the mobile game ranks in Japan, becoming one of the biggest publishers in the market. They now have so much disposable cash that they …

Twitch and Reddit are doing something a little different at South by South West this year.  The two companies have partnered in order to run an in person Ask Me Anything series, where tons of guests from all areas of South by South West will get on stage and answer …

The Esports Integrity Coalition has announced that it has signed an information sharing Memorandum of Understanding with the Nevada Gaming Control Board.  This deal means that the ESIC and NGCB will share information on on eSports bets and suspected match fixing, allowing both parties to assess the data to see …

FACEIT and Valve have announced the details of the open qualifiers for the Dota 2 Kiev Major.  FACEIT will be in charge of it all, including the new Champions Cup qualification tournament that sees Tier 8 Battle Cup winning teams invited to fight it out for a slot in the …

Stream.Me has announced that it is creating its own eSports team and the first signing is Carl “Perfect Legend” White.  Perfect Legend is a fighting game player who has won Evo four times in his career. Currently he is mainly playing Mortal Kombat X, although is expected to jump over …

Developer Epic Games has finally released its free FPS action title Robo Recall on the Oculus Rift. The game is built with Unreal Engine 4 and features high intensity shooting and melee action, with a large number of enemy characters besieging the player. It requires the Oculus Touch controllers to …

New chapter in TinyBuild / G2A spat

PS4 sales in Japan shot up 64 per cent last week, according to the latest data from Famitsu, thanks to a number of new PS4 titles in the Japanese Top Ten. Chief among them was Nier: Automata, which debuted at the top of the charts after shifting 182,762 units. It’s …

Over 6.8m players took part in the open beta for Ghost Recon Wildlands. That’s a record high for the company, overtaking the 6m people who participated in the For Honor beta earlier this month. Across the game’s various beta phases, some 6.83m players took part, with over 34m hours played. …

Consumer electronics specialist Snakebyte is branching out in to the UK and Ireland. The German company has partnered with UK sales and brand consultant Twenty5Eight Solutions, which is headed up by Big Ben Interactive’s and 4Gamers’ Neil Meredith. Snakebyte offers a range of gaming hardware and accessories, although it’s best …