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German mobile and browser game studio InnoGames increased its revenue by 25 per cent last year, taking it to a record high of €130m (around 112m), the company revealed today in its 2016 financial report. In its mobile business, InnoGames beat last year’s revenue results by 68 per cent, stating …

The eSports Integrity Coalition has revealed that its disciplinary panel is now active to help solve all disputed and issues within the world of eSports.  Much like the recently announced WESA arbitration court the ESIC panel will provide independent enquiries, investigations and rulings, including appeals, in relation to matters brought …

Sean Cleaver sat down with Playground Games’ Ralph Fulton to talk about the history of the studio, the mindset to their development and their future.

Gfinity has finally revealed the details of the upcoming European Halo World Championship 2017 Qualifier: London.  The event will take place between February 17th and 19th, and in a surprising move it will be held at The Great Hall in Wembley Stadium and not at the Gfinity Arena.  The best …

Adam Orth says Three Zero One has "run its course"

FIFA YouTuber Craig ‘NepentheZ’ Douglas and business partner Dylan Rugby have pleaded guilty to charges of gambling they previously rejected, the BBC reported yesterday. After the BBC broke the news, Douglas took some time to explain the situation on Twitter (see below), saying he’ll upload a video in due course …

Koch Media has announced a new distribution partnership with Italian developer and publisher Milestone. The partnership will begin with the release of the next entry in Milestone’s MXGP franchise, MXGP3 – The Official Motocross Videogame, and will see Koch Media being the exclusive distributor of all Milestone’s 2017 titles. After …

Turtle Beach has announced a new partnership with VFL Wolfsburg that sees the headset manufacturer become the club’s official eSports audio partner.  The deal will see all of Wolfsburg’s eSports players use the Turtle Beach Elite Pro headset and will see the launch of a new gaming zone at the …

Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto has said the company’s internal development teams have "mastered" the Unreal Engine, according to VentureBeat. Speaking at a Q&A session with investors in Kyoto, Miyamoto reportedly spoke at length about how the team had been experimenting with the popular game engine and how the Switch had been …

Ubisoft has announced that the first free update from Rainbow Six Siege Year 2 is now available for Xbox One, PS4 and PC. Year 2 pass holders can download the Operation Velvet Shell update from today, but non-season pass holders will have to wait until February 14th before they can …