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Both South by Southwest and PAX East will hold $10,000 Major Hearthstone competitions next month. PAX East will be first up, with its competition running between March 10th and 12th in Boston. South by Southwest will then follow with that event running between March 16th and 18th in Austin. Both …
Read More »EDward Gaming drop out of IEM Katowice a week before the event
EDward Gaming has announced that they will not be able to make it to the Intel Extreme Masters Katowice event this week due to visa issues. Players were apparently unable to attend visas, so the team was forced to pull out, however the most skeptical fans will remember that EDG …
Read More »Dragon Quest Heroes download is too large for Switch’s internal storage
Nintendo Switch owners who intend to buy their games digitally will most definitely want to invest in some additional storage. IGN spotted a list of download sizes for some of the Switch’s digital launch titles, and one in particular stands out – Dragon Quest Heroes I & II, which has …
Read More »BAFTA announces the nominations for the AMD Esports Audience Award
BAFTA has announced the nominees for the AMD Esports Audience Award. The award will be handed out on April 6th, at the BAFTA Game Awards, but will be the only award voted for by the public. Clash Royale, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Dota 2, League of Legends, Overwatch and Street Fighter …
Read More »Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ will miss Switch launch
Nintendo’s already thin launch line-up for the Switch has trimmed back a tiny bit further. Publisher Nicalis has confirmed that The Binding of Isacc: Afterbirth+ will now not be among the launch games for Nintendo’s new console, although it is still expected to arrive next month. For those of you …
Read More »DI4D lands £900k investment
Plans to use the investment to expand North American operations
Read More »Epic Games and Wellcome Trust unveil 6 semi-finalists of Developing Beyond contest
Each semi-finalist awarded $15,000 and paired with a scientist to take their idea forwards
Read More »Trial by fire: the return of the game demo
Demos used to be a staple part of a game’s launch cycle. Even as far back as 1994, games magazines would boast about the number of playable demos they had that month, and it was generally accepted business practice that demos were largely beneficial to a game’s overall sales. Indeed, …
Read More »Genesis announce new Smash Melee doubles circuit that ends at EVO
After the disappointment of Smash Melee being relegated to the Saturday of EVO this year the organisers of Genesis have some good news in the shape of a new doubles circuit. Known as Fuse, the circuit will consist of three premier doubles tournaments and six major tournaments, each of which …
Read More »Eric Wolpaw leaves Valve
Half Life 3 confirmed?!?
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