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Reitman joins from CI&T, CCP Games appoints Target’s Douglas and Dovetail strengthens management team. New board advisor for Green Man Gaming David Reitman has been appointed as board advisor at Green Man Gaming. He’s currently vice president of digital solutions and global strategic alliances for tech consulting firm CI&T, but was previously involved …
Read More »Invasion eSport accused of withholding prize money as players leave the org
StarCraft II players Kevin "Harstem" de Koning, Juan Carlos "MajOr" Tena Lopez and Julian "Lambo" Brosig have left the Invasion eSport organisation, claiming that they are yet to be paid owed prize money. Harstem was the first to leave the team, announcing on Twitter that he was owed prize money …
Read More »App store prices to rise 25% next week
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Read More »Pokemon Go grew mobile market by $950m without impacting rivals
Pokemon’s Go massive success in 2016 didn’t come at the expense of its biggest rivals in the mobile space. According to app ecosystem analyst App Annie the game hit $950m in revenue by the end of 2016, yet its competitors weren’t notably affected by this massive haul. The report stated: …
Read More »Borderlands 3 won’t be coming to Nintendo Switch
Developer Gearbox Software has revealed that it was in talks with Nintendo to bring the next instalment in the Borderlands franchise to Switch, but the platform’s holder didn’t carry on with the discussion. That’s according to Gearbox’s founder Randy Pitchford, as spotted by IGN, who was asked on Twitter to …
Read More »South Korean org ROX announces Overwatch team
South Korean organisation ROX, best known for its LCK side the ROX Tigers, has announced that it has signed its first Overwatch team. The squad is known as the ROX Orcas and features Kyeong-hoon “Aloha” Cho, Tae-wook “Try” Kang, Gwang-ho “Le1gend” Cha, Chang-gyun “Melee” Chung, Dae-min “Daemin” Kim and Joon-hwan …
Read More »Dota Asia Championship qualifiers announced
The qualifiers for the Dota Asia Championship have been revealed, with the format and participants being announced. The qualifiers will be split into four regions, as the China qualifiers have already been played. North America, Europe, SEA and CIS will all get one slot at the tournament with eight teams …
Read More »Gabe Newell is doing an AMA later today
Co-founder of Valve, the publisher behind both Dota 2 and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Gabe Newell is set to do a rare AMA on Reddit later today. It’s not often that Newell speaks publicly, so this opportunity for fans to ask him literally anything has got a lot of people excited. …
Read More »Bundled Switch Grip peripheral doesn’t charge Joy-Con controllers
The Joy-Con Grip gamepad that comes in the Nintendo Switch box will not charge the machine’s Joy-Cons. In order for gamers to be able to charge their Joy-Con controllers, they will need to purchase an extra 24.99 – on Nintendo’s official store; 27.99 on Amazon – special Charging Grip. The …
Read More »First sports game, Tennis for Two, recreated
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