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The team behind Old School RuneScape has finally responded to the controversy that engulfed the recent Deadman Autumn Invitational. Viewers became suspicious after some odd behaviour and string of mystery disconnects blighted the final game. The decision to split the last 200 players into four separate islands also raised eyebrows, …

A team from the upcoming Overwatch League has for the first time been given an official name and branding. The Shanghai Dragons will, as the name suggests, represent China’s biggest city. It’s owned by Netease, which is of course a partner of Overwatch developer Blizzard. Its logo takes the form …

London-based esports organisation H2K has again threatened to quit the EU LCS unless Riot makes changes to more closely mirror the franchise system used in the US. Earlier this month H2K claimed to be subsidising its League of Legends team to the tune of €2m a month. Now it has …

An extensive report from YouGov has found that the UK lags behind every other surveyed country when it comes to esports awareness. The study found that 35 per cent of the population are aware of the esports, but that only seven per cent had ever watched it. Eight per cent …

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds developer Bluehole has confirmed that it is indeed in discussions with Chinese gaming giant Tencent about a possible equity acquisition. Bluehole last month denied reports that Tencent had already invested in it, telling Games Industry that such reports were “not accurate”. However, speaking to Bloomberg, Bluehole co-founder and …

Marketing consultancy Strive Sponsorship and bank Coutts have announced a new event “aimed at supporting the growth of revenue for eSports businesses in the UK”. It promises a range of experienced speakers with subjects focused on increasing revenue. It will be held at Coutts’ head office on the Strand and …

Team Dignitas is among a number of sports assets that have been consolidated into a single holding company by its owners Josh Harris and David Blitzer. Harris and Blitzer also own the likes of the Premier League’s Crystal Palace, the NBA’s Philadelphia 76ers and NHL’s New Jersey Devils. The pair …

Mobile MOBA Vainglory will host its 2017 World Championship at Singapore’s Kallang Theatre on December 14th-17th. Super Evil Megacorp will welcome 12 teams including the game’s in-form team Cloud9, ACE Gaming, last year’s winners Rox Armada, Elite8, Hunters and Singapore’s own Impunity. Also along for the ride will be the …

There are few better illustrations of just how much money is being thrown at the esports scene than the fact that a mobile game you have probably never heard of based on a franchise you’re only partially aware of now offers a five-figure cash prize tournament. Mobile fighting game Power …

Epic’s controversial foray into the battle royale genre has got off to a very strong start. Fortnite Battle Royale enjoyed a possibly unexpected marketing boost when it became the subject of some debate following criticism from PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds developer Bluehole earlier this week. The result? 1m players tried the game …