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Riot has given one of League of Legends’ heroes a visual makeover, and its boards are alight with protests from fans. As the game’s roster evolves rapidly, it is quite normal for Riot to revisit existing Heroes and give them a rejig to keep them thematically consistent and competitive in …
Read More »ESL introduces eSports drug testing policy, to debut at ESL One Cologne
One of the biggest eSports organisations has teamed up with two drugs testing bodies to help address the growing concern about performance enhancing drugs. eSports companies queued up earlier this week to express their concern about the problem, which came to light following an interview with former Cloud9 player Kory …
Read More »Square Enix boss: New IP needs three hits to be a success
Any new IP hoping to transition into the world of mega-brands needs at least three instalments before its success can be determined. That’s according to Square Enix boss Yosuke Matsuda, who Kotaku reports told Famitsu that publishers cannot expect new franchises to be an instant success. Cultivating a new IP …
Read More »Life is Strange hits 1m copies sold
Episodic narrative-led title Life is Strange has passed the 1m sales mark. Publisher Square Enix said it was incredibly proud” and hailed the number as a huge achievement for the small team working on the game”. The game was released in January, with a Season Pass for all five episodes …
Read More »Tomasz Gop leaves CI Games over direction of Lords of the Fallen 2
Development of Lords of the Fallen 2 has changed the direction following the departure of executive producer Tomasz Gop from developer CI Games. "We’re grateful for his input, but we have different visions for further development of the series and Tomasz will not be a part of CI Games’ progress,” …
Read More »Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain becomes GeForce graphics card freebie
Nvidia has named Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain as the next game to be bundled for free with its graphics cards. For a limited time the Konami title will be offered for free with purchases of GeForce GTX 960, 970, 980 and 980 Ti-based graphics cards as well …
Read More »The Grand Tournament expansion confirmed for Hearthstone next month
Blizzard has detailed the next big expansion on the way to its World of Warcraft themed card battler Hearthstone. It’s called The Grand Tournament and will feature 132 new cards. The main new mechanic to be introduced sees tweaks and alterations to how players use their Hero power. Some cards …
Read More »Smedley steps down as Daybreak Games president
The company formerly known as Sony Online Entertainment is getting a new boss. VentureBeat reports that John Smedley is leaving his position at the H1Z1 and Everquest developer, with current COO Russell Shanks to take on the role. It appears that he intends to stay with the company. I can …
Read More »Doping controversy threatens to envelop eSports
Is there a doping problem in eSports? That’s the prospect many of the sector’s leading companies are now facing up to following recent claims from one player about widespread drug use. Counter Strike player and former Cloud9 member Kory ‘Semphis’ Friesen caused a storm last week when he claimed that …
Read More »Xbox One to add mouse to its keyboard support
PC-style keyboard and mouse support appears to be on the way to Xbox One. The console can already work with USB keyboards, and now Xbox boss Phil Spencer has said that mouse support is also in the works. The confirmation came from a conversation on Twitter regarding the possibility of …
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