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The Worms franchise has long been seen as one of the most competitive out there. Countless hours have been lost by many playing against friends on the sofa, with screams of laughter and more than a few arguments and disagreements. As new titles in the series have added new ideas …
Read More »Activision caps daily Call of Duty pro points to prevent player burnout
Activision has announced that it will cap the amount of pro points professional Call of Duty players can earn in a single day. Pro points are used to determine which teams will be invited to CWL LAN events, and will ultimately decide the teams that make it into the World …
Read More »Big Ten Network to broadcast new Collegiate League of Legends competition
Riot Games and Big Ten have announced a new partnership that will see a new Collegiate League of Legends competition be broadcast on the Big Ten Network. The competition will feature twelve teams from Big Ten schools and kicks off on January 30th. Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, …
Read More »Fig to expand number of crowd-funding projects after raising $7.8m in VC finance
Crowdfunding and investment platform Fig has announced it’s secured $7.84m of funding in its first round of venture capital financing, a sum the company says will allow it to expand the number of game projects it can host going forward. VC firms Spark Capital and Greycroft led the round of …
Read More »Indian businessman Ronnie Screwvala set to invest $15 million in eSports
Ronnie Screwvala, who made his money in film and TV in India, is set to invest almost $15 million into eSports in order to launch a major league in the country. Screwvala’s company USports is looking to set up the competition, and is looking to broadcast it on TV both …
Read More »US games market made $30.4bn in 2016, console and PC market revenue falls 12%
The American games market is on the rise, with consumer spending increasing by $200m in 2016. That’s according to a report from US games trade body the ESA and market tracker NPD, which says the nation’s games industry generated $30.4bn in 2016. 2015’s figure was $30.2bn. That includes revenue from hardware, software, …
Read More »University of Toronto introduces Canada’s first eSports scholarship
The University of Toronto has become the first university in Canada to offer an eSports scholarship to students. The Victor Xin Scholarship in eSports has been funded, as you may have guess, by Victor Xin a UoT alumnus who is a managing partner at an investment firm. Any undergraduate student …
Read More »Astralis signs sponsorship deal with car manufacturer Audi
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive organisation Astralis has just announced a new sponsorship deal with German car manufacturer Audi. The deal is supposedly work just under $750,000 according to Dot eSports, and will see the Audi logo appear on player clothing and other branding. Exact specifics of what the deal includes outside …
Read More »Nintendo Switch UI revealed, along with previously unannounced indie titles
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth publisher Nicalis has tweeted a picture giving us a sneak peek of the Switch’s user interface as well as some previously unannounced indie games coming to the platform. The studio has now deleted the tweet but it was online long enough for NeoGaf users to …
Read More »US games revenue slumped 15 per cent in December
The American games market saw year-on-year decline in December. According to research from US market trackers NPD, $2.78bn was made from hardware, physical and digital software, PC and accessories, a dip of 15 per cent on December 2015. The biggest decline game from games hardware, which saw a 20 per …
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