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Read More »MCV Awards 2017: In pictures
Pictures from last night’s 2017 MCV Awards arenow available to view online. Whether you were unable to attend or simply want a reminder of how last night went, a full album of images are now online. We’ve included a few pictures below, and there is a full album onFacebook which …
Read More »Naughty Dog co-president Balestra leaving company after 15 years
"it’s time to step away from a career to pursue fulfilling personal ambitions and projects"
Read More »Hello Games announces Hello Labs to support indie game projects
No Man’s Sky developer Hello Games has announced a new program designed to help fund and support indie projects from other studios. VentureBeat reports that Hello Labs will focus on procedurally generated titles – a method it employed to create the huge galaxy that featured in No Man’s Sky. For …
Read More »The Collegiate StarLeague NA finals head to Toronto
The Collegiate StarLeague has announced that its 2017 finals will take place in Toronto, Canada. The 2017 North American Collegiate Grand Finals will be hosted at the Scotiabank Theatre in the heart of downtown Toronto. The event will run between May 12th and 14th with tickets expected to go on …
Read More »Pepsi’s Brisk sponsors the Rocket League Championship Series
Psyonix has announced that Pepsi Co’s Brisk brand has joined the Rocket League Championship Series as a sponsor. Brisk becomes a sponsor for Season 3 of the Rocket League Championship Series and according to a cryptic post from the developers “has a lot more exciting news for Rocket League fans …
Read More »The Elder Scrolls: Legends finally launches on PC
The Elder Scrolls: Legends, the card game based on The Elder Scrolls universe, has officially launched on PC. The game has been in beta for some time, but has now officially launched on PC meaning anyone can jump in and play. The game is available for free and can be …
Read More »World of Warcraft eSports gets a big boost for 2017
Blizzard has announced a big boost to the competitive World of Warcraft scene with a massive $280,000 prize pool for the World Championships. Warcraft Arena eSports has kept growing over recent years, with big name organisations such as Splyce entering the scene. This has seen the community grow significantly and …
Read More »Gamurs to merge with Dot eSports
Online eSports publication Gamurs is set to merge with Dot eSports next week. The Gamurs company purchased Dot eSports late last year, retaining much of the editorial staff and rebranding it slightly, however the two sites have remained totally separate until now. On March 15th gamurs.com will start to redirect …
Read More »Castle named as new Amazon Game Studios head
Amazon Game Studios has named its new head – Westwood Studios co-founder Louis Castle. Castle will be a familiar name to RTS fans, having created the Command & Conquer series. We remained at Westwood after it was acquired by EA in the late ‘90s, heading up what became EA Blueprint. …
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