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EA is planning to release a 10-hour trial of Mass Effect: Andromeda for Access subscribers, the company revealed on its website today. The game doesn’t launch until March 23rd in the UK, but those who subscribe to EA Access on Xbox One, or Origin Access on PC, will be able …

The Dallas Cowboys may not have been able to make it past the Packers last week, but there is some seemingly good news coming from the Cowboys camp. They are looking to invest in eSports.  In an interview with AdAge, Matt O’Neil, senior VP of brand marketing for the Dallas …

Meanwhile, legal proceedings with Rockstar North and Take Two continue

Activision and MLG have announced that they are bringing the Call of Duty World League to Dallas this March.  The event will take place between March 17th and 19th, at the Worthington Renaissance Fort Worth Hotel. Up to 176 will compete, with 16 teams being invited directly into the group …

This morning, the Prime Minister Theresa May, will announce proposals for a new industrial strategy, designed to ‘build on Britain’s strengths and tackle its underlying weaknesses’. It will allow businesses to strike new ‘Sector Deals’ to address their specific challenges and opportunities. That means the games industry could request a …

Following the release of Valve’s first VR headset in 2016, the company has said that more virtual reality headsets using its Lighthouse tracking tech are in the works. In reply to a question on a Reddit AMA, Valve’s Joe Ludwig outlined progress being made in licensing the firm’s SteamVR Tracking …

Fnatic has returned to the world of Call of Duty by signing Tom ‘Tommey’ Trewren and the rest of his team.  The new Fnatic roster includes Tommey, Matthew ‘Skrapz’ Marshall, Gurdip ‘SunnyB’ Bains and Bradley ‘wuskin’ Marshall.  This is the first time Fnatic has had a Call of Duty team …

Slick announces news on company's 10th birthday

MOBAs and FPS games may dominate eSports at present, but Team17 want to expand the space by pushing Worms WMD into contention. And while it sounds somewhat optimistic, the game does have a number of things going for it as an eSport. It’s highly-refined for starters, with numerous iterations over …

It appears that Activision’s Call of Duty series had a very good 2016. The publisher has confirmed the news that not only was Infinite Warfare last year’s best-selling game in the US, but that Call of Duty was the best-selling franchise globally for the year. It is the seventh time …