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Rocket League developer Psyonix has announced that it plans to invest over $2.5 million into its eSports programs this year.  The blog post in which the studio detailed its plans for this year revealed that the company will be supporting all levels of competition with the funds. Over one million …

Former Sony London Studio head David Ranyard has formed a new, independent VR studio, Dream Reality Interactive.Based in Farringdon, London, the studio will focus on the development of virtual reality games and experiences. Ranyard, who has previously worked on titles including Singstar, Wonderbook: Book of Spells and VR Worlds for …

Time Warner has released its Q4 financial earnings for the full year ended December 31st 2016. While the company’s overall revenue increased 4 per cent to $29.3bn, its video game revenue was "essentially flat", hitting $13bn. Theatrical and television revenues were higher this year, says Time Warner, but this figure …

15,000 tickets will go on sale to members of the public

E3 is to open its doors to the public for the first time in its 22-year history, event organisers the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) announced today. 15,000 tickets will be available for the event, with tickets going on sale on Monday February 13th. Tickets will be priced at $250, but …

Several key members of VR Worlds development band together to form new VR studio

For graduates, the path into the games industry is a winding one. Jem Alexander seeks advice for students eager to find their fortune developing video games.

Thousands of dollars worth of damage caused in Milkwaukee's Lake Park blamed on Pokémon Go

League of Legends world champion Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok took to Twitch to stream this week, after SK Telecom’s exclusive streaming deal expired, and broke records almost instantly.  More than 245,000 concurrent viewers tuned in to watch the best player of all time, which meant that on his first Twitch stream …

While the DreamHack Masters Las Vegas CS:GO event is just weeks away the company has already confirmed that the DreamHack Masters event will be returning to Malmo later this year.  The event, which was first held in 2016, will return to the Malmö Arena between August 30th and September 3rd. …