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Microsoft has revealed that integrated streaming to its new Beam service and advanced eSports options are coming to Xbox Live. During the company’s two hour Windows event, it was revealed that the upcoming Windows 10 Creators Update will add two extra features to Xbox Live on the platform. First up …
Read More »Team Liquid signs Civilization player and will run Civ tournaments
Team Liquid has announced its entry into the competitive Civilization world by signing Stephen "MrGameTheory" Takowsky and announcing a new Civ VI tournament. Liquid is now the first major eSports team with a Civilization VI player, and boy did they get a good one. Stephen "MrGameTheory" Takowsky is one of …
Read More »Nintendo cuts profit forecasts after $50m loss last quarter
Nintendo has cut its profit forecasts for the financial year after its second quarter earnings release showed that the company lost around $50 million over the last few months. The release showed that Nintendo’s revenue for the quarter was around $1.32 billion, which was down 33% compared to the same …
Read More »Rockstar cracks down on GTA Online cheaters by removing their money
Rockstar has removed trillions of dollars from the GTA Online economy after taking away any cash made through mods or hacks. Any illegitimately gained in-game money has been removed from players’ accounts, with some accounts being reset to $0. This has mainly been targeted at those who have used external …
Read More »Turtle Rock will no longer support Evolve
Turtle Rock has announced that it will no longer work on Evolve, despite recently releasing a big update on PC that made the game free to play. In a post on the Evolve forums studio co-founders Chris Ashton and Phil Robb announced that they were moving away from Evolve, after …
Read More »Apple profits fall for the first time in 15 years
Apple has announced that its annual sales and profits have fallen for the first time in the last 15 years. Apple’s financial report stated that sales of its devices totaled $215.6bn, which is a drop of around 8% when compared to last year’s $233.7bn of sales. Unsurprisingly this drop in …
Read More »Bethesda will not send out early review copies for any of its games
Bethesda has announced that it will no longer send out review copies to members of the press early, with copies only being sent out a day before release. The announcement mentioned that the company tried this new system with Doom earlier in the year, and was very happy with the …
Read More »SNICKERS is the official chocolate bar of ELEAGUE
With the second season of ELEAGUE getting underway late last week, Turner has announced a new sponsor for the competition in the form of SNICKERS. SNICKERS is now the official chocolate bar of ELEAGUE, but the sponsorship doesn’t end there. SNICKERS will also sponsor the pre game show airing on …
Read More »Nintendo’s Esports Switch: How and why Nintendo can use Smashers to save itself
This week’s Nintendo Switch announcement spawned dizzying fanfare thanks to the inclusion of a short clip that featured the visual language of esports: players in jerseys marching into a packed stadium to compete in a competitive Splatoon match. The fact of the matter is that Nintendo, a company that has …
Read More »Stop looking for the logic to Valve’s invites to the Boston Major; there isn’t any
With the announcement of direct invites to the next Dota 2 Major (in Boston, Valve’s first East Coast event) comes frustrations both new and familiar. In the past, there have been many complaints about the direct invite system, most notably from the triumvirate of Dota 2 statisticians, Ben Noxville” Steenhuisen, …
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