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ESL has released the schedule for the Intel Extreme Masters Masters CS:GO event that starts next weekend.  The teams have been split into two groups of six and will play a round robin format on the first two days. From this the top placing team in the group will advance …

Games veteran David Gardner has been named as BAFTA’s first vice president of games. He joins current VP of film Barbara Broccoli and VP of television Greg Dyke and will both co-chair the BAFTA council and work as an ambassador, working to advance BAFTA’s global games strategy. "BAFTA is a …

Japanese RPG specialist Square Enix has not only announced a brand new RPG, but also a new studio to make it. The game is currently going by the name Project Prelude Rune. It is being made by a new Tokyo developer called Studio Istolia. ‘Istolia’ apparently originates from the Greek …

Both South by Southwest and PAX East will hold $10,000 Major Hearthstone competitions next month.  PAX East will be first up, with its competition running between March 10th and 12th in Boston. South by Southwest will then follow with that event running between March 16th and 18th in Austin.  Both …

EDward Gaming has announced that they will not be able to make it to the Intel Extreme Masters Katowice event this week due to visa issues.  Players were apparently unable to attend visas, so the team was forced to pull out, however the most skeptical fans will remember that EDG …

Nintendo Switch owners who intend to buy their games digitally will most definitely want to invest in some additional storage. IGN spotted a list of download sizes for some of the Switch’s digital launch titles, and one in particular stands out – Dragon Quest Heroes I & II, which has …

BAFTA has announced the nominees for the AMD Esports Audience Award.  The award will be handed out on April 6th, at the BAFTA Game Awards, but will be the only award voted for by the public.  Clash Royale, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Dota 2, League of Legends, Overwatch and Street Fighter …

Nintendo’s already thin launch line-up for the Switch has trimmed back a tiny bit further. Publisher Nicalis has confirmed that The Binding of Isacc: Afterbirth+ will now not be among the launch games for Nintendo’s new console, although it is still expected to arrive next month. For those of you …

Plans to use the investment to expand North American operations

Each semi-finalist awarded $15,000 and paired with a scientist to take their idea forwards