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Football club Schalke 04 continues to grow its roster of eSports talent, this time by signing German PES champion Lennart “LENNAO” Albrecht. LENNAO won the German championship back in 2016 and has been a top PES player for years. This year his main goal is to make it to the …
Read More »Psyonix to invest more than $2.5 million in Rocket League eSports this year
Rocket League developer Psyonix has announced that it plans to invest over $2.5 million into its eSports programs this year. The blog post in which the studio detailed its plans for this year revealed that the company will be supporting all levels of competition with the funds. Over one million …
Read More »Former Sony London Studio head David Ranyard forms new VR studio
Former Sony London Studio head David Ranyard has formed a new, independent VR studio, Dream Reality Interactive.Based in Farringdon, London, the studio will focus on the development of virtual reality games and experiences. Ranyard, who has previously worked on titles including Singstar, Wonderbook: Book of Spells and VR Worlds for …
Read More »Time Warner video game revenue ‘flat’ for 2016
Time Warner has released its Q4 financial earnings for the full year ended December 31st 2016. While the company’s overall revenue increased 4 per cent to $29.3bn, its video game revenue was "essentially flat", hitting $13bn. Theatrical and television revenues were higher this year, says Time Warner, but this figure …
Read More »E3 opens it’s doors to the public for the first time
15,000 tickets will go on sale to members of the public
Read More »E3 to open its doors to the public for the first time ever
E3 is to open its doors to the public for the first time in its 22-year history, event organisers the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) announced today. 15,000 tickets will be available for the event, with tickets going on sale on Monday February 13th. Tickets will be priced at $250, but …
Read More »Sony alumni form VR studio Dream Reality Interactive
Several key members of VR Worlds development band together to form new VR studio
Read More »Graduating to games
For graduates, the path into the games industry is a winding one. Jem Alexander seeks advice for students eager to find their fortune developing video games.
Read More »Milwaukee bans geotagging AR locations in county parks without a permit
Thousands of dollars worth of damage caused in Milkwaukee's Lake Park blamed on Pokémon Go
Read More »Faker streams on Twitch and breaks records instantly
League of Legends world champion Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok took to Twitch to stream this week, after SK Telecom’s exclusive streaming deal expired, and broke records almost instantly. More than 245,000 concurrent viewers tuned in to watch the best player of all time, which meant that on his first Twitch stream …
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