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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. …

John Riccitiello announces plans in internal email condemning president Trump's ban.

Riot has announced that it will hold the 2017 League of Legends World Championships in China, while the Mid Season Invitational will take place in Brazil.  The Mid Season Invitational will take place in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro between April 28th and May 21st. The tournament will be …

The British Esports Association has announced that Sophie Goldschmidt has joined its advisory board.  Goldschmidt is currently the Chief Commercial Officer at Chime and has previously held positions at the Rugby Football Union, the NBA, the Women’s Professional Tennis Association and is currently a non-executive board member of the PGA …