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The long-running agreement between EA and sports car manufacturer Porsche looks like it may have concluded. For several years Porsche has been largely missing from the rosters of the market’s largest racing games – that’s why you tend to often see cars from German company RUF, which bases its models …

ESL has announced that it will run a tournament at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn for the next four years.  ESL One New York will return on September 16th and 17th 2017, and then will come back again in 2018, 2019 and 2020, although exact dates for those events are …

Generation Media’s account executive Joe Phelanexplains how the advertising market for games has changed since 2015, both online and on TV, with regards to both mobile and console gaming. It’s the lead up to Christmas that sees the industry juggernauts pit their wits against each other with huge campaigns promoting …

After a poor first year in League of Legends NRG Esports has sold its spot in the North American Challenger Series.  J2K Esports and Technology is the party buying the spot, and they will be fielding a team known as Gold Coin United in the Challenger Series Spring Split. J2K …

Crytek appears to be in financial trouble once again. The rumour mill kicked into gear following a post on Reddit from what appeared to be a worried employee claiming they hadn’t been paid for six months. Said the poster: This has happened in the past a few times, but never …

Nintendo has finally set a date and time for its upcoming Nintendo Switch presentation in the UK. The press will be going hands-on with Nintendo’s new Switch console on January 13th in the UK, but those wanting to watch the livestream at home will have to set their alarm clocks …

COGnitive Gaming has announced that it will be closing its doors on December 31st.  The organisation has been around for a few years, initially getting involved with the Smite scene back in 2013. They stuck with Smite, even fielding two teams at the 2015 World Championships, where they took both …

After Twitch announced that it handed control of Evil Geniuses and Alliance over to the players yesterday we now know who is in control.  A press release from Evil Geniuses revealed that former Dota 2 team captain and winner of The International 5 Peter “ppd” Dager will act as the …

2016 has been an eventful year for both the games industry and the UK as a whole thanks to the EU Referendum vote that took place this June. We speak to UKIE boss Dr Jo Twist OBE to take the pulse of the UK games market. How would you assess …

Playtonic’s crowdfunded platformer Yooka-Laylee has got a release date. The game will hit PS4, Xbox One, PC, Mac and Linux on April 11th priced at 34.99 for non-backers. It will be available both digitally and physically. However, Wii U backers may notice that their platform is missing from that list …