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Gravity Rush 2 has gone straight in at No.1 in the Japanese games charts this week, according to the latest sales data from Famitsu. The PS4 exclusive RPG only managed to scrape 16th place in the UK charts this week, but in Japan this gravity-shifting adventure title sold 69,092 units …
Read More »Kinguin drops G2 sponsorship to avoid conflict of interest
Kinguin, an online game reseller that has invested heavily in eSports, has announced that it will no longer sponsor G2 Esports. The move is to prevent any conflict of interests and stay within Riot’s rules for the LCS. This issue has arisen as a team that Kinguin has the naming …
Read More »The quarter final match ups for the ELEAGUE Major have been revealed
Overnight the group stage of the ELEAGE Major concluded, meaning we now know the eight teams that will be fighting it out in the knockout stage of the competition this weekend. NaVi, Virtus Pro, Fnatic, SK Gaming, Gambit eSports, FaZe Clan, Astralis and North all made it to the top …
Read More »Amazon unveils Amazon Lumberyard 1.7 Beta
403 new features, fixes or improvements in the beta release
Read More »Rooster Teeth announces game publishing division
First title coming in March 2017
Read More »Prey release date confirmed for May 5th 2017
Bethesda has announced that its upcoming first-person sci-fi action game Prey will be released on May 5th 2017 on PS4, Xbox One and PC. Those who pre-order the game will also receive a special bonus in the form of the Cosmonaut Shotgun Pack. This exclusive pre-order bonus contains a special …
Read More »ESL UK gives two top teams a chance to bootcamp
Bootcamps are a staple of all top level eSports, with big teams getting together a few weeks before a major tournament with the intention of training all day every day. But these cost a lot of money and a true boot camp is often out of reach of lower tier …
Read More »GameCo Inc joins the Esports Integrity Coalition
The Esports Integrity Coalition has announced that GameCo Inc. has joined the ESIC to promote gaming regulation with eSports and casinos. GameCo Inc. is creator of the world’s first video game gambling machines, and knows more than a few things about gambling in the world of video games and eSports. …
Read More »Former Harmonix programmer Roger Hanna Morash and researcher wife Valerie Morash pass away
Couple found in Bay Area apartment on Monday
Read More »Deus Ex: Breach and VR Experience now free on Steam
Square Enix and Eidos Montreal have announced that Deus Ex: Breach and the Deus Ex: Mankind Divided VR Experience are now available to download for free on Steam. Breach was originally included as a separate game mode in Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, focusing on short, sharp stealth speed runs in …
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