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The previously-closed developer behind Disney Infinity Avalanche Software is to re-open its doors courtesy of a deal with Warner Bros. The publisher has announced that it has re-established Avalanche Software as a first-party studio. Despite its new ownership, the developer will still be led by previous CEO John Blackburn and …

Evo has revealed eight of the nine games that will make up its massive 2017 fighting games tournament.  Street Fighter V, Smash Melee, Smash Wii U, Guilty Gear Xrd Rev. 2, Injustice 2, BlazBlue: Central Fiction, Tekken 7: Fated Retribution and King of Fighters XIV are the titles that have …

With the Gfinity London Call of Duty World League tournament kicking off in just over 24 hours the groups have finally been revealed.  Group A will feature Splyce, Aware Gaming, Fab Games, and Bando.  Group B will consist of Elevate, Supremacy, Imperial and Prismatic. Group C will house Orbit, Team …

Year long contest on the theme of "transformation"

In 2016 ELEAGUE revealed that their sponsorship packages mostly sit around the $2 million mark, and have now revealed that will stay the same for 2017.  When speaking to SportsBusiness Daily, which was spotted by Dot eSports, Seth Ladetsky, senior vice president of sales at ELEAGUE, said that sponsorship prices …

At the Intel Extreme Masters Katowice event eight of the best female CS:GO teams will compete for a share of $30,000.  The group stage of the competition will take place on March 2nd with the playoffs happening on March 3rd. All the action will take place on the floor of …

This past weekend Genesis 4 took place, and featured a large Super Smash Bros. Wii U tournament. However at least one game, if not more, were played with the wrong settings bringing into question the results of the matches.  During the top eight portion of the event the knockback setting …

Latest in a string of layoffs for the company

Square Enix has announced that pre-orders for Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood are now open. The second expansion to Square Enix’s MMORPG is set to launch on June 20th on PS4, PC and Mac in the UK, and a Collector’s Edition of the game will be available alongside the regular boxed …

Riot is finally allowing its casters and analysts to monetise their personal streams and YouTube channels.  Traditionally Riot has banned on air talent from doing this, meaning some of the biggest names in the scene couldn’t make any extra cash based on their streaming.  However over the weekend Mitch “Krepo” …