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Aleksi "allu" Jalli has parted ways withNinjas in Pyjamas, just a few weeks before his contract was due to expire with the Swedish side. The lone Finnish player on the legendary SwedishCounter-Striketeam has departed the team following the Fragbite Masters Season 5 finals, that last event of 2015. Jalli initially …
Read More »GamesAid Games on Song returns next week
Just eight days remain until GamesAid’s Games on Song choir’s second concert. Over 30 members of the games industry have signed up to take part in the festive event, which takes place on Wednesday December 16th at 7:30pm. A mixture of traditional and Christmas carols will make up the set …
Read More »MCV Awards 2016 lobbying guide – eight days to go
The MCV Awards return on Thursday, March 3rd 2016. But the journey towards a prize starts with making your achievements known to us. Here, we detail the criteria for each accolade and explain how you can get involved. And read carefully – we’ve changed a number of categories, how they …
Read More »Watch the PlayStation Experience conference right here
In just fifteen minutes time, Sony will be taking to the stage at its San Francisco expo PlayStation Experience. The conference starts at 6pm GMT, with PlayStation set to make some pretty huge announcements. This is the firm’s second PlayStation Experience – the expo debuted last year to celebrate 20 …
Read More »VIDEO: The Walking Dead: Michonne set to launch in 2016
Telltale’s The Walking Dead spin-off centered around fan-favourite character Michonne is now coming out in February 2016. That’s according to a trailer released during last night’s The Game Awards where Telltale also announced it was working on a Batman title. The Walking Dead: Michonne was announced during this year’s E3 …
Read More »‘Digital data is key to the future success of the UK games business’
UKIE CEO Dr Jo Twist reveals more details about how the trade body’s new digital data deals became a reality, and why this really matters Data is the lifeblood of any digital industry. We are surrounded day to day by proclamations from all sectors that ‘data is the new oil’, …
Read More »Easyhoon signs with Vici Gaming in deal reportedly worth $860,000
ALeague of Legendsfranchise in China just traded one of last year’s world champions for a newer version. Vici Gamingtoday signed mid laner Lee Easyhoon” Ji-hoon, the understudy ofSK Telecom T1’sdominant Lee Faker” Sang-hyeok. While Easyhoon rode the bench for most of SKT’s road to winning the world championship this year, …
Read More »New LCS franchise Follow eSports rebrands to Splyce, picks up Call of Duty team
After purchasing a newly qualifiedLeagueChampionship Series(LCS) team,Follow eSportswill shed its old name today. The website, which labels itself the TV Guide of Esports,” is renaming both the site itself and professional esports teams toSplyce. With holdings inLeague of Legends,Counter-Strike: Global Offensive,Hearthstone,Super Smash Bros. Melee, and more, the team’s new brand …
Read More »Richard Lewis "initiated physical contact" according to DreamHack
Since writingyesterday’s articleabout the violent altercation between CS:GO panelist Richard Lewis and Dota 2 pro player Jonathan ‘Loda’ Berg at DreamHack Winter 2015, I’ve been contacted by DreamHack offering further comment. "We can confirm that an incident did occur between both parties" writes DreamHack’s Michael Van Driel "and that at …
Read More »Why ArenaNet Is Investing in ESports
ArenaNet has partnered with ESL to launch a new global eSports structure that spans a pro league, a farm team system, and a minor league for ‘Guild Wars 2.’ NCSoft-owned game developer ArenaNet originally launched its massively multiplayer online (MMO) game,Guild Wars 2, in August 2012 as a $40 game …
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