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Say hello to Bits and Pixels, a brand-new video games licensing agency based in London. Founded by Sandra Arcan and Su-Yina Farmer, the boutique licensing agency aims to deliver bespoke, intelligent brand extension for some of the world’s most iconic and beloved gaming franchises. It will also deliver branded products …

Respawn has announced the cancellation of mobile title Titanfall: Frontline, just four months after it was announced. The spin-off strategy card game was currently in closed beta on iOS and Android, but now the studio says it will shut down the servers at the end of January. The developer explained …

Japanese developer Hidetaka Swery” Suehiro has opened a new indie studio in Osaka, marking his long-awaited return to game development. The studio, named White Owls Inc, will focus on video games, VR and books, but it looks as though Swery will also be branching out to work on other projects …

Studio to focus on MMOs and "IP beyond the Angry Birds universe"

ESPN conducted an anonymous survey with 33 top League of Legends players from Europe and North America and revealed the average salary for each region.  According to the survey the average salary for a North American LCS player is $105,385. This is listed as a base salary so any bonuses, …

Misfits is at it again, this time picking up Smash 4 player Larry ‘Larry Lurr’ Holland.  Larry Lurr is one of the best Smash 4 players in the world and currently sits inside the top 10. He had multiple top three finishes in 2016 and is expected to continue his …

It only took a couple of days, but the first Nintendo Switch allocation has already dried out at some retailers. Both Amazon UK and US websites had sold out as soon as Friday, only a day after Nintendo’s big reveal. In the US, GameStop also announced yesterday that it has …

Here at eSports Pro we hate event spoilers, but also know that no one has the time to watch every major tournament every weekend. That’s why we are starting up the weekend wrap up, a short post every Monday that lists all of the winners from the previous weekend. In …

ESL has confirmed rumours that the ESL Pro League Season 5 and 6 will be streamed exclusively on YouTube.  The deal was rumoured earlier in the week, and has now been confirmed. This means that the english language stream of the tournament will not be available on Twitch at all. …

Last week I got the chance to head down to London to go and play with the Nintendo Switch. There wasn’t too much in the way of eSports, with that Smash Melee virtual console port yet to be confirmed, but I did manage to get hands on with Splatoon 2 …