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Former studio production director Hakan Abrak has been appointed as the new studio head of Hitman studio Io Interactive. He replaces former studio head Hannes Seifert, who after seven years at Io Interactive has now left Square Enix to move on to pursue a new project nearer his home in …

Nintendo has announced three more indie titles that will be launching on the Switch’s digital eShop on March 3rd, and that it will be home to over 60 ‘Nindie’ titles by the end of this year. Yacht Club Games’ Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment and Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove and …

The second season of the PES League in Europe gets underway later today as the best players in the continent play against each other to try and book a slot in the finals that will be held in Cardiff alongside the Champions League finals.  Starting today players will compete on …

BT Sport has signed a deal to broadcast EA’s global FIFA 17 competitive gaming events in the UK. The series of eSports events will see the best FIFA 17 players from around the world compete against each other to become the ultimate champion, and BT Sports customers will have a …

Club Penguin, the online social MMO aimed towards kids, is being closed down in about a month, but that hasn’t stopped the speed running community rallying round it in its last days.  There has always been somewhat of a Club Penguin speed run, with players trying to get 500 coins …

In a surprising move US TV network the CW has announced that it will air the upcoming H1Z1: Fight for the Crown competition.  The competition will see 15 teams, including Echo Fox, Denial eSports, Panda Global and Rouge Gaming, fight it out for a share of $300,000 with the event …

Minute Media, a large sports media company that owns the likes of 90min and 12up, has announced its plans to venture into the world of eSports coverage.  The company has managed to raise $15 million through VC funding to expand its operations, with the launch of its new eSports service …

The full schedule of the Capcom Pro Tour will be announced next week.  A tweet from the Capcom Fighters account revealed that the full details of the tour will be announced on Monday, February 27th.  There has been a lot of rumours about the format of the Pro Tour after …

This comes after November acquisition of Red Fly Studios.

High growth in games industry means New Zealand desperate for more high level talent to fill vacancies