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Investment firm Morgan Stanley has predicted that the Overwatch League will bring in more than $100 million a year when it gets going. The report, which was discovered by Dot Esports, says that if everything goes perfectly for the league and it expands quickly that number could be as high …
Read More »AOC to sponsor UK Masters CS:GO tournament at Insomnia60
Monitor manufacturer AOC has been announced as the sponsor of the UK Masters CS:GO tournament, with the finals set to take place at Insomnia 60 next month. The competition itself is already underway, with the best UK Counter-Strike teams battling it out online. The top four teams from this online …
Read More »Gfinity announce increased revenue but still make a loss
Earlier today Gfinity released their interim financial statements for the period ended 31st December 2016 and it makes for some interesting reading. Arguably the biggest news for the company is a big increase in revenue over the same period in 2015. In 2016 they made a total of £0.9 million, …
Read More »Gamescom 2017 tickets now on sale
Gamescom tickets are now on sale at the Gamescom Ticket Shop. This year, Europe’s biggest games show runs from Tuesday August 22nd (or Wednesday 23rd for members of the public) until Saturday August 26th in Cologne, Germany, and for the first time ever a limited number of early bird day …
Read More »The original StarCraft is getting remastered
Blizzard has announced plans to revisit pioneering 1998 strategy title StarCraft. StarCraft: Remastered is described as a reverently crafted modernisation” of the classic title, and will boast 4K graphics. Also included will be expansion Brood War and all the trappings you’d expect from a modern title, including online matchmaking and …
Read More »Green Man Gaming brings on Paul Eibeler as board advisor
Former Take-Two CEO and president "excited to be joining the Green Man Gaming team during an exciting period of growth and expansion in the business."
Read More »HTC strikes VR partnership for Ready Player One film
Warner Bros has partnered with Vive maker HTC for the creation of virtual reality content to accompany 2018’s Ready Player One film. The movie, which is being helmed by Steven Spielberg, is an adaptation of the Ernest Cline book of the same name. Cline has also co-written the screenplay. The …
Read More »Outlast 2 ban was due to mistake from developers
Red Barrels Studios submitted build included "video file for reference taken from an alpha version of the game."
Read More »Destiny 2 is officially confirmed
Bungie and Activision have gotten the ball rolling on Destiny 2. The game has now officially been announced via Twitter, although it will be of little surprise to those who saw the leaked promotional material that emerged online last week. That particular leak pointed to a release date on September …
Read More »HTC announce 33 more companies joining its Vive X accelerator
Highway to the VR zone
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