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Ninjas in Pyjamas has announced its return to Dota 2 by signing the core of the former Escape Gaming roster.  Escape lost their team after Khezu and Yapz0r left the team and the rest of the members searched for a new opportunity. That new opportunity came in the form on …

G2 Esports has announced that it intends to start streaming on Facebook Live from next month.  The move is an attempt to “grow its global audience, unlock new sponsorship opportunities, and elevate engagement with its brand to new levels,” according to a statement from the organisation.  This does not mean …

US production company Rooster Teeth has created its own games publishing division, the company announced yesterday. The new arm will be known as Rooster Teeth Games and will aim to bridge the gap between indie game developers and gamers around the world using its network of over 30m YouTube subscribers …

Players can now sign up to have access to the Ghost Recon: Wildlands closed beta, that will kick off next week. Ubisoft revealed yesterday that the closed beta will run from February 3rd to February 6th, with pre-load starting on February 1st. It will be available on PlayStation 4, Xbox …

Gravity Rush 2 has gone straight in at No.1 in the Japanese games charts this week, according to the latest sales data from Famitsu. The PS4 exclusive RPG only managed to scrape 16th place in the UK charts this week, but in Japan this gravity-shifting adventure title sold 69,092 units …

Kinguin, an online game reseller that has invested heavily in eSports, has announced that it will no longer sponsor G2 Esports.  The move is to prevent any conflict of interests and stay within Riot’s rules for the LCS. This issue has arisen as a team that Kinguin has the naming …

Overnight the group stage of the ELEAGE Major concluded, meaning we now know the eight teams that will be fighting it out in the knockout stage of the competition this weekend.  NaVi, Virtus Pro, Fnatic, SK Gaming, Gambit eSports, FaZe Clan, Astralis and North all made it to the top …

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First title coming in March 2017

Bethesda has announced that its upcoming first-person sci-fi action game Prey will be released on May 5th 2017 on PS4, Xbox One and PC. Those who pre-order the game will also receive a special bonus in the form of the Cosmonaut Shotgun Pack. This exclusive pre-order bonus contains a special …