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Both Grandmaster Jackets and No Tomorrow have won qualifiers to secure a spot in the upcoming 2017 Heroes Global Championship Pro League.  Both teams managed to secure their spot by placing in the top two during last weekend’s North American qualifier. They beat out teams such as Vox Nihili and …

Nintendo’s Switch could be the machine to unite the worlds of casual mobile gaming and more dedicated console gaming. That’s according to Ubisoft’s French studios MD Xavier Poix, who told Polygon: This is a good evolution because for the first time you have a console that is bringing two worlds …

With the Overwatch world preparing for the upcoming Overwatch League teams are doing everything they can to get in, and for some that means roster changes.  Rogue, Misfits and Luminosity have all traded players between themselves according to a report from hollywood.com.  Both Tim "Mannetens" Byhlund and Kalle "Zave" Haag …

UPDATE: SK have confirmed the switch, and have confirmed that Ricardo “fox” Pacheco will act as a stand in for both the ECS finals and the upcoming ELEAGUE Major. Original story: Lincoln “fnx” Lau has left SK Gaming, and according to a report from Jarek “DeKay” Lewis on Slingshot eSports …

EA has again been targeted by Russia for its support of LGBT rights. The Guardian reports that several Russian MPs have contacted the state communications oversight agency and requested it take action against FIFA 17 owing to its support of the Rainbow Laces gay rights campaign. EA has supported Rainbow …

EA has partnered with NFL Media in order to cover the Madden NFL Championship Series according to a report.  Both theScore eSports and SportsBusiness Journal have confirmed that EA and NFL Media have formed a partnership to cover the $1 million competition. The partnership will see a new 30 minute …

If Bloodrayne, Doom and Rampage can get the movie treatment, then why should Altered Beast not, we suppose? Sega’s film arm has teamed up with Stories International, Circles of Confusion and the executive producers behind the successful Walking Dead series to produce what are described as filmed entertainment adaptions” of …

Publisher THQ Nordic has said that it has three projects in development for Nintendo Switch. The company yesterday announced the acquisition of three properties from Mobile Gaming Studios – third person series Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy and turn based strategy pair War Leaders: Clash of Nations and Legends of …

Long-time creative partner Bruce Straley currently taking a year-long sabbatical

THQ Nordic confirm two Nintendo Switch titles in development, acquisition of several new dormant IP's