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The next PlayStation firmware update, currently available in beta form, allows the PS4 Pro to use its full power to improve the performance of titles which have not yet been patched. In theory, any PS4 game can now take advantage of the more powerful hardware, it’s called PS4 Pro Boost …
Read More »Death Stranding is definitely coming to PS4, not PS5, says Kojima
Hideo Kojima has confirmed that his upcoming game Death Stranding will definitely be a PS4 game rather than a potential PS5 title, and that right now it won’t be playable in VR. Speaking about the game at RTX Sydney, as reported by DualShockers, Kojima said the team was currently working …
Read More »G2 nabs the new French CS:GO super team, EnVyUs takes the rest of the players
It has been a known quantity for months, but the major French shuffle in CS:GO has finally happened and G2 Esports has come out with the best of the lot. G2 Esports new CS:GO roster sees Richard "shox" Papillon and Alexandre "bodyy" Pianaro stay with the organisation and former EnVyUs …
Read More »ELEAGUE Major final had 3.6 million unique viewers
ELEAGUE has revealed the official viewing stats for the final of the ELEAGUE Major and unsurprisingly it’s a pretty big number. The total viewer reach of the ELEAGUE final was 3.6 million viewers across all platforms including the TBS TV broadcast. This also included 1.8 million people who were first …
Read More »Samsung shipped more VR headsets than Vive, Oculus and PSVR combined in 2016
A new report published by SuperData revealed that the virtual reality industry made $1.8bn (1.44bn) in revenue in 2016, with 6.3m devices shipped throughout the course of the year. Of these units, 4.51m were Samsung Gear VR headsets, making it the most-shipped headset of 2016. Sony’s PlayStation VR came in …
Read More »Resident Evil 7 holds top spot, Hitman debuts at No.4
Capcom’s Resident Evil 7 is once again No.1 in the UK charts. The title saw a respectable 68 per cent dip in sales in its second week on shelves. GfK says that one more week at the top of the charts will see the title match the series’ longest run …
Read More »Odgers Berndtson executive search introduces eSports division
Odgers Berndtson, one of the largest executive search firms in the world, has entered the world of eSports. Its new eSports division can help you find an executive or board member for any eSports related business, such as leagues, teams, sponsors and games publishers. The new team will work out …
Read More »Psychonauts 2 to be published by Starbreeze
Starbreeze has signed a publishing deal with Double Fine for Psychonauts 2, the company announced this morning. Starbreeze will be investing $8m to bring the game to PC and console via digital distribution. Psychonauts 2 was successfully funded through crowd-funding last year on Fig, and Starbreeze says it will be …
Read More »Former Fnatic CS:GO roster reunites after player swap with GODSENT
Fnatic has announced that it has traded Joakim “disco doplan” Gidetun and Simon “twist” Eliasson to GODSENT and will get Jesper “JW” Wecksell, Robin “flusha” Rönnquist in return. This means that the Major winning team from late 2015 and early 2016 is now back on Fnatic. For a long time …
Read More »Dust2 will no longer be played as a competitive CS:GO map
Valve has removed Dust2 from the active map pool in CS:GO, meaning it will no longer be played at a pro level. The latest patch to CS:GO has re added Inferno to the active map pool, after almost a year out of rotation that involved a significant rework. It’s addition …
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