MCV/DEVELOP News, events, research and jobs from the games industry
Every day this week will we be releasing part of our interview with Fantic’s Chief Gaming Officer and Counter-Strike legend Patrik “cArn” Sättermon. Yesterday he spoke about Fnatic’s Overwatch roster and the upcoming Overwatch League while today he jumps into the Fnatic CS:GO team’s difficult 2016. Go back twelve months …
Read More »Overwatch’s holiday event now live
As the year draws to a close everyone is looking head to the holidays, but for those that want to get into the christmas spirit right now you can jump into Overwatch, with its new holiday event. The Winter Wonderland event sees a ton of new skins and cosmetics introduced, …
Read More »Dexerto launching UK eSports academies
eSports news site Dexerto has partnered with SCL, a company that provides sport education in the UK, to launch eSports academies in the UK. The academies will be for 16 to 18 year olds, and will offer them the chance to earn a BTEC Level 3 qualification, which is the …
Read More »Tom Brady’s Religion of Sports documentary tackles eSports
NFL superstar Tom Brady has quietly been producing a TV documentary series that takes a look at different sports, and the latest episode took on the world of eSports. The episode aired last night over in the US, although there doesn’t seem to be a way to watch it online …
Read More »Missharvey will compete in the finals of Canada’s Smartest Person
Stephanie "missharvey" Harvey, a player on the Counter Logic Gaming Red CS:GO team and one of the best female CS:GO players ever will compete in the finals of Canada’s Smartest Person. The competition is a televised event, with the smartest people in Canada competing against each other in brain testing …
Read More »Battlerite gets new champion
Battlerite is getting a new champion today in the form of Pestilus aka “Lord of the Swarm”. The new champion is a part of the new massive winter update, which includes the new ranking system with leagues and divisions, making competitive play a lot easier. “Pestilus aka “Lord of the …
Read More »Haunted Mines returns to Heroes of the Storm with big changes
One of the most iconic Heroes of the Storm maps is returning to the game with a ton of changes. Haunted Mines returns to Blizzard’s MOBA today, and to get you prepared Lead battleground designer John DeShazer went in depth on seven of the biggest changes. You can see his …
Read More »A conversation with cArn part 2: Overwatch
Every day this week will we be releasing part of our interview with Fantic’s Chief Gaming Officer and Counter-Strike legend Patrik “cArn” Sättermon. Yesterday he spoke about Fnatic’s new store in London while today he jumps into Overwatch. Fnatic certainly isn’t a stranger to supporting new games early on, but …
Read More »Try out Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare free this weekend
With the Call of Duty competitive season about to kick off with MLG Las Vegas Activision is letting those who are yet to buy Infinite Warfare play for free. Between 6pm (UK time) on December 15th and 6pm on December 20th anyone will be able to download and play Call …
Read More »Twitch reveals new AutoMod tool
Twitch has revealed a new feature, known as AutoMod, that aims to keep Twitch chat at bay without the need for real life human moderators. Previously large Twitch streams needed real people to monitor the chat and remove any nasty or inappropriate content and ban users, however through the power …
Read More »