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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

Demos used to be a staple part of a game’s launch cycle. Even as far back as 1994, games magazines would boast about the number of playable demos they had that month, and it was generally accepted business practice that demos were largely beneficial to a game’s overall sales. Indeed, …

After the disappointment of Smash Melee being relegated to the Saturday of EVO this year the organisers of Genesis have some good news in the shape of a new doubles circuit.  Known as Fuse, the circuit will consist of three premier doubles tournaments and six major tournaments, each of which …

Half Life 3 confirmed?!?