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Last week, a game jam hosted by the London College of Communication (LCC), where students from across the BA and MA game design courses came together to try and create a game across the two days. There were several different games produced over the weekend, with the game jam’s theme …

Counter-Strike Global Offensive will be getting a collection of new combat-mittens for operators to try to collect in the near future. The idea of being able to customise your gloves being a large gameplay aspect is nearly humourous until you consider how much money Valve make with their massive item …

Yesterday, the Gamerz esports reality TV show, featuring 12 players competing for a chance to win a six-month professional gaming contract. The 12 were picked at an open casting session at DreamHack Winter 2016, and a few hundred Scandinavian CS:GO players looking to take the step to a pro-gaming career …

Activision has revealed the date and venue for the 2017 Call of Duty World League Championship, the biggest CoD event of the pro-league calender. It’ll be held at the Amway Center in Orlando Florida, and will take place from August 9 to 13. The event will see the top 32 …

Yesterday, a new patch for Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare was released. However, it’s drawn ire from fans as it doesn’t address ‘snaking’, which is perceived as one of the biggest issues at high-level play right now. Snaking is a form of movement where players will rapidly move between prone …

Hearthstone is continuing to grow, with Blizzard now claiming the game has 70 million players after the release of Journey to Un’Goro. The press release, sent out today, doesn’t give a lot of detail on how often these players log in, how many are alternate accounts or how many of …

This weekend saw the second Pro Evolution Soccer (PES) regional final take place in Anfield, with 16 players coming together to compete for one of four qualifying places at the Cardiff final of the year’s PES esports calendar, which will award the winner £200,000. We spent the weekend at Anfield, …

European Dota 2 outfit OG has emerged as the champions of the Dota 2 Kiev Major after a five-game final series that saw them beat Virtus Pro 3-2. Virtus played a strong early-game, gaining an early lead in every game but the first, with OG fighting uphill to claim the …

Paul Denino, a popular Twitch streamer who broadcasts under the name Ice_Poseidon, has achieved an unlikely milestone: he’s the first person to be “swatted” on an airplane. He then quickly achieved a second: he’s the first person to be banned by Twitch for being swatted on a plane. “Swatting” is …

Gamers in China about to be given the gift of Overwatch next month, with the entire game being free to play for the entirety of May. The full game will be free, although free players will be locked out of competitive mode to avoid free players messing with the balance …