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The Halo World Championship is returning in early 2017, with qualifying events taking place all over the world.  Dates for the World Championship itself have yet to be revealed, although it is expected to be sometime in April. However a number of LAN events beforehand have been revealed.  First up …

Dota 2 finally got a new patch after more than six months and it changes almost everything we know about Dota.  The 7.00 patch is currently live on the test client and goes live in the main client tonight. The full list of patch notes can be seen over on …

It all started in VR, in a dirty kitchen. At E3 2015, Capcom started showing off a PlayStation VR demo called Kitchen, a virtual reality horror experience that was – if nothing else – incredibly unsettling. At the time I speculated with my colleagues that this was Capcom teasing a …

FC St. Gallen, the oldest football team in Sweden, has signed a FIFA player to enter the world of eSports.  Sandro “Neysk11L” Poschinger is the player they have gone all in on, and will now play for the club. He will represent them in tournaments and will most likely be …

It’s been a difficult few years for Microsoft on the games side of things. Though Xbox One sales have certainly not been shabby, the console has failed to top the massively successful PlayStation 4. All of that changed this year. The firm claimed the hardware top spots in the UK …

We speak to Creative England's Rob Crossley about the Greenshoots indie development project

This past weekend saw the annual League of Legends All Star event take place. Players from each of the major regions headed to Barcelona to fight for regional pride and for their team of Ice or Fire.  But it wasn’t all smooth sailing. During segment discussing the performance of Bae …

The Japanese version of Universal Studios’ new Nintendo attraction will be Super Nintendo World. The title was confirmed by Nintendo of America, as was the fact that the Osaka venue will be the first to open. Whether the Hollywood and Orlando parks will carry the same name has not yet …

Are you a Galaxy Note 7 user? We are the bearers of bad news. Aside from the fact that you could literally burn your house down, killing your loved ones in the process, you’re also soon going to find that your handset has become severely restricted. Having already blocked the …

At the Boston Major this past weekend Valve announced the dates and location for the next Dota 2 Major tournament.  The Kiev Major will take place in April 2017, with the main event running between the 20th and 23rd.  PGL is once again in charge of putting it together, after …