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Hearthstone’s World Championship has officially begun, with the group stages getting underway before BlizzCon this week. Already we’re getting a feel for who’s going to be a tough opponent in the playoff stages, but before we’re too deep into the deck, perhaps we’d better get a good look at the …

The reaction to Red Dead Redemption 2’s announcement surprised even publisher Take-Two. Speaking to MCV ahead of the company’s financial report, CEO Strauss Zelnick said that the number of views the title’s initial trailer received were higher than the firm’s own high expectations. The game was teased via a logo …

Can fledgling games developers stand up to the scrutiny of the experts and win themselves that vital first job? That’s the crux of a new web series launched this week, which provides a behind-the-scenes look at this year’s Search For A Star competition. Final year students will battle to secure …

YOU decide who win the eSports Journalist of the Year, eSports Photographer of the Year, and New eSports Game of the Year categories

VR pioneer takes centrestage at Unity's LA development conference

New service announced at Unity game developer conference

It’s now only three weeks to the inaugural Future Games Summit 2016, which is being brought to you in association with MCV. The Future Games Summit is a brand new two-day conference which will examine current and future trends across the entire spectrum of the interactive entertainment industry. The two-day …

Company hopes to accelerate development by opening it to the VR-curious

The latest creation from Katamari Damacy mastermind Keita Takahashi is now available for a very specific group of owners. Woorld, which is an augmented reality title, is designed for Google’s Tango AR platform. And to date only one handset supports it – Lenovo’s Phab 2 Pro. Basically, this is about …

Titanfall 2 may yet achieve sales to match its critical popularity, EA has argued. The game debuted last week but indicators suggest sales will fall far short of predictions. Conversely, Battlefield 1 is performing stronger than expected. With the game launching just days apart, the natural conclusion is that Battlefield …