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In a somewhat unprecedented move the Echo Fox organisation has told all of its CS:GO players that they are free to pursue opportunities with other teams if they so wish. Two players have taken up the offer.  "Echo Fox remains committed to its players’ futures — supporting opportunity both inside …

The inaugural eSports Industry Awards is almost upon us, with the show taking place on Monday night from 7pm. Make sure you don’t miss out on the evening’s events by signing up to at the Twitch channel right away. You can favourite the event and get Twitch to notify you …

Keywords continues it's string of acquisitions

Sven Erik Knop of Perforce Software asks game studios their best practices in managing the versions of their projects

Keighley fingers 2014 No Man's Sky trailer as example of inaccurate footage

Uncharted 4 swings in with 8 nominations, while Overwatch, Firewatch and Inside pick up five each.

Time to dust off your finery and get your dancing shoes ready. The MCV Awards are returning for 2017 to recognise the best and brightest the UK games industry has to offer. The UK games market’s most prestigious awards show will return on Thursday, March 9th at The Brewery in …

Last week, the UK boxed games market was down by more than 50 per cent year-on-year. According to GfK figures, the sales period for the week ending Saturday, November 12th 2016 saw 651,637 games sold, a 52 per cent dip when compared with the week ending Saturday, November 14th 2015. …

This week, we talk to the firm behind the Pokmon Go phenomenon. Having struck gold with the title, Niantic tells MCV about putting AR on the map and its plans for the mobile blockbuster. Elsewhere, Twitch discusses convention coverage, streaming from within VR and even social eating. We also talk …

Ronnie "Talespin" DuPree has left the Team EnVyUs Overwatch squad saying I wasn’t happy being on the team.” Talespin has left the team with immediate effect, meaning the squad need to find a replacement fairly quickly in order to compete in their upcoming OGN Overwatch APEX match on Monday over …