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"Joining Playtonic now, feels like a chance to ‘be-there’ at the start of something special."

The Unicorns of Love have partnered with Lagardère Sports, the sports arm of the major media group.  The deal will see Lagardère Sports give the Unicorns a helping hand when it comes to selling media rights and acquiring sponsors, something that the group has done for multiple sports teams.  "We …

Several workshops to be held throughout 2017 under The 22% Project banner

ESL has announced that its ESL Play app is now available on iOS and Android devices.  The app is now available to devices worldwide, after extensive mobile testing. The app allows people to sign up for tournament across 50 games and will also offer other features such as logging results …

"We at Insomniac Games stand united in strongly opposing President Trump's immigration ban."

The Splinter Cell movie has been in the works for years and is now back in the headlines – or so it seems. Producer Basil Iwanyk, who previously worked on the likes of John Wick and The Expendables, gave an interview to Collider about the upcoming adaptation of Ubisoft’s popular …

Capcom’s new Resident Evil title was January’s best-selling boxed release. The survival horror release shot to No.1 despite only being on shelves for four days including in this sales data (chart ran from January 1st to 28th). The PS4 SKU was the single best-selling release of the month, too.  Resident …

The Canal Esports Club has announced that it plans to stream the FIFA 17 Ultimate Team Championship Series European finals on it website and show highlights on the Canal+ Sports TV channel.  The competition takes place in Paris on February 4th. Europe’s best Ultimate Team players will be battling it …

Two of the founders of Guitar Hero Live developer FreeStyleGames have set-up a new studio. Called SlingShot Cartel, the outfit has been launched by Jamie Jackson and Dave Osbourn. Also joining the duo former FreeStyleGames senior execs Gareth Morrison and Jonathan Napier. The firm is working on two games at …

After cracking down on Counter Strike: Global Offensive gambling accounts last year, Valve has now started targeting more gambling websites based around its multiplayer shooter Team Fortress 2. In a statement released on the Team Fortress website, the company wrote: "In July of last year we outlined our position on …