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Largely positive news ahead of 2017 for games industry body TIGA

Doesn't reveal how many of those were sold or bundled in with Samsung phones, however

Sherlock based TV show Elementary will have an episode featuring eSports and a number of top players.  The show, which features Jonny Lee Miller as Sherlock Holmes and Lucy Liu as Watson, will air an episode featuring a ton of eSports stars on February 19th in the States.  Two time …

Pitch Bootcamp to be held at the end of this month.

HTC has announced the world’s first app subscription service for VR content. Dubbed Viveport, it will launch as a monthly subscription service in early 2017, giving customers a one-stop shop for browsing new apps and a place for developers to show off their products. HTC has yet to announce exact …

Games London has announced a new training course for developers to ensure they’re market-ready.” The Pitch Bootcamp will take 30 games companies through an intensive two-day course covering topics such as games finance, investor engagement and pitching skills. The aim is to prepare them for the upcoming Games Finance Market …

Echo Fox, the eSports organisation founded by NBA legend Rick Fox, has signed a ton of top fighting game players.  The organisation has acquired Taniguchi "Tokido" Hajime, Momochi "Momochi" Yusuke, Justin Wong and Momochi "ChocoBlanka" Yuko, who are some of the best Street Fighter V players in the world. These …

After months of uncertainty surrounding the new roster Fnatic have finally revealed the five players that will represent them at ESL One Genting this weekend.  Muhammad Rizky "Inyourdream" Anugrah and Yong-min "Febby" Kim have been added to the team as permanent members, joining Yee Fung "Mushi" Chai and Chong Xin …

Teams that were set to play in the PEA CS:GO league have voted to instead play in the ESL Pro League North American division.  Late last year PEA told teams that they would not be able to play in both competitions, which caused a ton of drama including open letters …

Samsung revealed yesterday it has shipped five million units of its Gear VR headset since launch. The announcement was made during Samsung’s press conference at CES 2017, by Samsung Electronics America’s president Tim Baxter. He also said that users have watched over 10m hours of video on Gear VR. The …