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1 March 2017 17:00

Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) Signs an Information Sharing Memorandum of Understanding with The Esports Integrity Coalition (ESIC)

The Esports Integrity Coalition (ESIC) is proud to announce the signing of an information sharing Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGBC). The MOU allows the two organisations to share information about suspicious bets and other information related to betting fraud and match manipulation in esports without further formality.

21 February 2017 11:00

Styx: Shards of Darkness – New Trailer Sees Cyanide Explain the Making of a Goblin

​Cyanide Studio, developers of Styx: Shards of Darkness, today share in video how they envisioned and gave life, personality and soul to the main lead of their game, the witty goblin Styx.

20 February 2017 10:00

Semi-finalists announced for $500,000 Games Development Challenge: Developing Beyond

​Human evolution, the Black Death and life on Mars are some of the themes chosen by the semi-finalists selected for Developing Beyond, a $500,000 year-long development competition by Epic Games and Wellcome in which teams create new games IP using Epic’s Unreal Engine. Developers were challenged to submit compelling, immersive and highly entertaining concepts based on the theme Transformations.

17 February 2017 11:06

The Surge Unveils 14 Minutes of Uncut Gameplay Commented by the Developers

​Upcoming sci-fi action RPG The Surge today reveals 14 minutes of gameplay with commentary from Deck13 Game Designer Adam Hetenyi. Explore the dystopian environments in CREO's mysterious industrial and RND complex, the Abandoned Laboratories.

16 February 2017 11:00

Shiness: the Lightning Kingdom Unveils its Overview Trailer

Today's video invites you to the magic world of Shiness, supported by a strong artistic direction, enthralling environments and endearing characters. Explore the world, and use your characters' special powers to progress in your adventure and find precious parchments, which are key to devastating spells and powerful combat techniques.

15 February 2017 11:03

Blood Bowl 2: The Chaos Dwarfs and the Khemri Teams Now Available

​Blood Bowl 2, the sequel to the video game adaptation of Games Workshop's famous board game that combines American football with the fantasy world of Warhammer, today welcomes two new races on its pitch: The Chaos Dwarfs and the Khemri teams. These teams, recognizable by their monumental Centaurs and their ancient arcane armours, will join the merry blood-bath that is Blood Bowl 2.

9 February 2017 13:43

Blood Bowl 2: Legendary Edition Brings Plenty of New Content and Features to the Pitch!

The Blood Bowl 2 community will be pleased to learn that Focus and Cyanide will release Blood Bowl 2: Legendary Edition later this year. This is the version highly anticipated by the fans, offering ALL the official races from the Blood Bowl board game, including the sly Goblins, as well as a brand new race, the Kislev Circus and their ferocious Tame Bears!

9 February 2017 12:23

Living World Season 3 Episode 4 “The Head of the Snake” Now Live in Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns

Treachery is afoot in the world of Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns and now it’s time for the next chapter of Living World Season 3 to uncover the mysteries of The White Mantle’s betrayal.Living World continues today with Episode 4, “The Head of the Snake,” which is now live.

9 February 2017 11:00

New RPG GreedFall Revealed in Trailer from Focus Home Interactive and Spiders

GreedFall is the latest RPG from Spiders, currently in development for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC. Revealed at "le What's Next de Focus" event last week, GreedFall today unveils a first teaser trailer, hinting at the 17th century setting of the game and a world coursing with magic.

30 January 2017 17:00

ESL Play App now available on Android and iOS mobile devices

ESL Play is the world’s leading platform for esports, providing tournaments and ladders across all games and skill levels. Over 6 million members have played in ESL Play online cups, and now users can navigate the platform directly from their Android and iOS mobile devices with the ESL Play App.

26 January 2017 10:00

The Surge’s New Trailer Explores a Bad Day at the Office

​Deck 13's new hardcore action-RPG The Surge today unveils a CGI trailer exploring Warren’s first day on the job at CREO, the megacorporation on a mission to save a dystopian world - pessimistic vision of our future - from itself.

25 January 2017 11:00

ESL UK Announces Landmark Bootcamp for UK Teams Impulse and Endpoint Gaming

ESL UK are pleased to announce that Team Endpoint and Team Impulse, two ESL Premiership organisations, have been awarded the chance to attend a three day, all-expenses-paid bootcamp to develop their skills and cohesion as developing professional teams.