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19 July 2017 09:27

Revisit the City of the Gods in New Map In the Epic Final Episode of Living World Season 3: "One Path Ends"

The key to tracking down the god Balthazar may be lurking in the ruins of Orr
The epic conclusion of Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns Living World Season 3 is almost here! “One Path Ends,” the grand finale of this incredible season, arrives live in-game on Tuesday, July 25, and wraps up a story arc packed with shocking revelations.
As the season began, the heroes celebrated their victory over

17 July 2017 14:00

Record attendance and digital engagement for ESL One Cologne 2017

Cologne’s LANXESS arena was once again host to ESL’s flagship independent Counter-Strike: Global Offensive event in the ESL One series. The world’s best CS:GO teams battled for a share of the $250,000 prize pool in a six day long competition that concluded on July 9, when Brazilian team SK Gaming was crowned the champions of ESL One Cologne 2017. This win is also the first that will count towards

13 July 2017 17:20

Loco Dojo And Abandon Ship Win Indie Showcase Awards At Develop:Brighton 2017

Develop:Brighton returns 10-12 July 2018
13 July 2017: The winners of the seventh Indie Showcase, sponsored by Unity, have been announced at the Develop:Brighton. They are:
People's Choice award as voted for by attendees:

Abandon Ship (PC)
Fireblade Software
Abandon Ship is a single-player PC game where you take command of a ship and her crew, exploring a procedurally-generate

13 July 2017 16:00

ESL Announces Key Global Executive Hires To Focus On Company's Next Stage Of Growth

Leadership Team Adds Global Chief Marketing Officer and Global Chief Revenue Officer

Cologne, Germany -- July 13, 2017 –ESL, the world’s largest esports company, today announced several key global executive hires with extensive experience in their respective areas. As part of the new management team, Rodrigo Samwell has been named Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) and Martin Hubert as Chief Rev

12 July 2017 11:30

$500,000 Video Games Challenge Developing Beyond Reveals Finalists

Games exploring life on Mars, plant breeding and the legacy of the Black Death have made it to the final of Developing Beyond, a $500,000 year-long development competition created by Epic Games and Wellcome.

July 12, 2017 - Three game development teams have won a place in the final phase of the Developing Beyond challenge, each earning $60,000 in funding after impressing a panel of esteemed

7 July 2017 11:12

Advir Empowering VR&AR Developers to Monetise Through Unobtrusive Adverts

CEO to Demonstrate Advir Capabilities at Develop:Brighton
LONDON, 6 July 2017: Advir, the world’s first company to provide programmatic immersive advertising in VR and AR, is set to demonstrate a unique, new method to enable developers to monetise their upcoming titles at Develop:Brighton.
Advir’s key objective is to give developers the best tools to monetize and grow the industry – to this

4 July 2017 10:30

Benedict Cumberbatch, Buffy Star Alyson Hannigan and Baywatch Legend Pamela Anderson Leads Star Studded Line-Up at London Film & Comic Con

Popular Convention Returns to London’s Olympia On Friday 28 to Sunday 30 July
London, 4 July, 2017: Showmasters, leading organisers of Film & Comic Con’s in the UK and Europe, today announced a stellar line-up of stars for the London Film & Comic Con taking place on Friday 28 July to Sunday 30 July at Olympia.
Benedict Cumberbatch, famed for his roles as Sherlock and Doctor Strange;

30 June 2017 10:00

The Malta Gaming Authority Signs MoU with the Esports Integrity Coalition

The Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) has entered into a collaborative Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Esports Integrity Coalition (ESIC), in the interests of protecting and maintaining the integrity of esports and esports betting.

27 June 2017 11:00

World-First Collaboration in Esports Teaching and Research by ESL and University of York

​ESL, the world’s largest esports company, and the University of York, one of the top universities in the UK and a member of the Russell Group, are today announcing a world-first collaboration to make industry-aligned teaching and research for esports a reality.

26 June 2017 16:00

ESL Announces European Grassroots Initiative Expanding Path to Pro League for CS:GO

​The world’s largest esports company, ESL, is today proud to reveal a new initiative to expand its path for aspiring Counter-Strike: Global-Offensive (CS:GO) players to rise through the ranks from the National Championship level onto the amateur ranks in order to qualify for the largest CS:GO league in the world, the ESL Pro League.

22 June 2017 10:00

Develop:Brighton Announces Finalists in Seventh Indie Showcase

​Develop:Brighton, Europe’s leading game developers conference, today announced the shortlisted games to be on display as part of the seventh Indie Showcase, sponsored by Unity. Running on 12 and 13 July within the Develop:Brighton Expo, the Indie Showcase highlights independently-developed games selected by a judging panel of industry experts.

21 June 2017 19:00

Destination Star Trek Returns in October 2018 to Celebrate the Star Trek Universe

​Destination Star Trek Birmingham, Europe’s official Star Trek convention, will open its doors to thousands of Star Trek fans from across the universe for another weekend celebrating the many incarnations of Star Trek. The fifth Destination Star Trek, and the second to take place in Birmingham, is all set for October 19-21 2018, at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) in Birmingham, England.