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Riot has announced that both the EU and NA LCS leagues will use a new ten ban system in 2017 instead of the traditional six ban.  All LCS matches will now kick off with each team banning five champions and picking five champions. The exact order can be seen in …

Steam gets steamier

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is one of the most hotly anticipated Nintendo titles coming out this year, but so far Nintendo has only given a vague launch window of 2017”. However, a new report from Eurogamer suggests that consumers in Japan and the US might see …

Develop speaks to Tehran based Saedi about the inspirations behind Bit ByterZ new game.

Capcom will be holding a four-day interactive experience to celebrate the launch of Resident Evil 7, the company announced today. Taking place between January 20th – 23rd in a haunted and dilapidated venue in East London, Resident Evil 7: The Experience will see members of the public take part in …

The sequel to crowdfunded racing title Project CARS is aiming for a September launch. That’s according to a post on Project CARS 2’s forum by developer Slightly Mad Studio’s CEO Ian Bell, in which he says that the current guess for a release date is ‘Septemberish’. However, the exec is …

Wesley Edens, co-owner of the Milwaukee Bucks, who purchased the Cloud9 Challenger League of Legends team is set to launch his new organisation in the coming weeks.  According to a report from ESPN Edens and the Fortress Investment Group will launch FlyQuest, a new organisation with a spot in the …

After opening a studio earlier this year at Vault501 in Santa Monica, Creative Dialogue Tool’s Mark Estdale takes Develop through exactly what CDT is:

Nominees released ahead of March 1st ceremony, which will be streamed on Twitch

Nvidia has announced its GeForce Now streaming service will be getting a complete makeover this March, coming to both Mac and PC for the first time. This potentially paves the way for lapsed PC gamers and Mac users to play the latest releases without the hassle and expense of owning …