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Read More »Star Citizen developers selling parcels of virtual land for $50+
Changes to the Esports Pro newsletter
As we recently announced, Esports Pro is being merged into MCV as NewBay evolves all of its games properties into a single, specialist brand. This change will mean greater resources and higher-quality esports content. However, change can be scary, and we want to make you aware of a few things …
Read More »Bungie cancels Destiny 2 expansion live stream in order to address community criticism
Bungie will instead deliver a blog post addressing community worries
Read More »Autodesk to cut 1,150 employees amidst restructuring
13% of workforce shown the door as company moves to sub-based model
Read More »Gazillion Entertainment closes its doors, laying off all staff
Reports suggest employees laid off without severance or holiday pay
Read More »Jagex announces trio of executive appointments
Company grows product and publishing operations
Read More »GAME sells Multiplay digital business to Unity in £19m deal
GAME Digital announced the sale of its Multiplay Digital business to Unity on Tuesday, in a £19m deal. Multiplay Digital handles multiplayer servers for a range of titles including Minecraft, Killing Floor 2 and Day Z. Sales last year rose from £2.1m to £4.5m, although the company filed a loss …
Read More »Former KeSPA president Jun Byung-Hun has a warrant issued for his arrest
Jun Byung-Hun, the former Korean e-Sports Association (KeSPA) president, has had a warrant issued for his arrest mere days after issuing a statement denying all allegations of foul play. Byung-Hun is now wanted for charges including embezzlement and bribery, the result of government prosecutors looking into Byung-Hun’s actions while he …
Read More »Kevin Chou joins Critical Force board
Kevin Chou has joined the board at Critical Force, the company that developers the mobile first-person shooter Critical Force. It’s a coup for the developers. Chou is the founder and CEO of the Korean Silicon Valley Esports (KSV) organisation. Don’t know them? You soon will as KSV has acquired the …
Read More »Immortals to finish ECS Season 4 0-18, forfeiting the rest of the CS:GO league
Immortals will forfeit their ECS season four matches, after they were unable to field an eligible roster from their registered lineup. This means the team will finish ECS season four with a win/lose of 18-0, and next season will have to compete in the promotion league next season to try …
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