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HONG KONG—Tencent HoldingsLtd.is in talks to invest in a Chinese game video streaming service, people familiar with the matter said, as the Internet giant tries to beef up its online games business by adding new marketing channels. The Chinese company, whose main services include games and social networks, is close …
Read More »Craig Levine on ESL, the bitcoin scandal, and North American Counter-Strike
Craig "Torbull" Levine has been a part of some of the biggest moments inesports. He began asCounter-Strikeplayer in the earliest days of the competitive scene. Since then, he’s gone on to manage one of the first and most prominent professional teams in North America, cofound the successfulESEAservice, and help esports …
Read More »Capcom backs Games Media Awards 2015
Capcom has signed up as sponsor for this year’s Games Media Awards. The publisher’s Street Fighter brand will take Gold Partner status at this year’s event – and we’ve got some on-the-night surprises related to the venerable series of fighting games. I’m very happy to be sponsoring the Games Media …
Read More »Why should more resellers invest in eSports?
eSports is on the rise according to HyperX’s business manager Edward Baily, which is why more resellers should stock up on components. Here he explains why… Last year in Katowice, Poland, I experienced first-hand one of the world’s largest PC gaming eSports tournaments: The Intel Extreme Masters World Championship. Read …
Read More »Halfbrick sacks its game designers
Fruit Ninja developer Halfbrick has made its two designers Layton Hawkes and Ryan Langley redundant. According toKotaku, the Australian studio no longer has any design staff on the team, and has no plans to take on any new employees in the profession. Despite letting go of its designers, Halfbrick CEO …
Read More »Casino games studio Rising Tide acquired by Zynga
Zynga has acquired US-based casino games developer Rising Tide Games. The developer was founded in 2014 by ex-Zynga and Playtika execs Maytal Olsha, Stuart Zoble, Andrew Sega and Peter Franco. The move is part of Zynga’s plans to expand its offerings in the social casino gaming space. In 2013, the …
Read More »Voting for h.Club 100 closes today
The public has just a few hours to get their votes in for this year’s h.Club 100 list. Voting closes at midnight tonight (Monday, September 14th). The public vote decides who takes away the People’s Choice award. Those interested in taking part should head here to register their choices. Voting …
Read More »5 top tips for eSports success from Riot Games
Greg Street provides key game design advice for games made to be played competitively There are many considerations developers need to be aware of when designing a game that’s meant to be played competitively, particularly if you have ambitions of becoming an eSport. Read more at Develop >>>
Read More »eSports: TGS announces Cyber Games Asia 2015
The multi title eSports competition will take place over the two public days of this year’s show. This year’s Cyber Games Asia (CGA) will showcase four competition titles and some of the world’s premier players and teams. Read more at MCV Pacific >>>
Read More »From Software opens new studio
Dark Souls and Bloodborne developer From Software will open a new studio in Fukuoka, Japan next month. The new branch will focus on the creation of 3D CG assets for its games, and will work closely with the main office in Tokyo. The studio will officially open next month but …
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