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The tie-in Defiance MMO will continue ‘exactly as before’, the CEO of Trion Worlds has pledged, following the cancellation of its TV counterpart. The sci-fi show has been dropped by US network Syfy after three seasons, having premiered in April 2013 – two weeks after developer Trion Worlds’ interconnecting MMO …
Read More »Players banned for life as another match-fixing scandal rocks Korean StarCraft
Twelve people have been indicted by Korean authorities for match-fixing in StarCraft 2, including two pro players and head coach of PRIME, Park "Gerrard" Wae-Sik. Choi "YoDa" Byeon-Heon (pictured) and Choi "BBoongBBoong" Jong-Hyuk (AKA B4) have been handed lifetime bans by the Korean e-Sports Association (KeSPA) and arrested by police. …
Read More »Valve pulling Linux games from Steam that fail to meet SteamOS standards – report
Valve has removed its SteamOS icon from a batch of Linux-compatible games on Steam, which has reportedly resulted in Linux players no longer having the option to download said titles. A Gaming on Linux piece states Valve is removing the linux-based SteamOS icon from Linux releases that don’t work perfectly …
Read More »Minecraft streamer buys $4.5m property in Hollywood – report
Popular Youtube content creator Jordan CaptainSparklez” Maron has reportedly purchased a $4.5m house in the Hollywood Hills. Variety reports the Minecraft-focused streamer has chosen a plot not far away from the Beverly Hills’ mansion Minecraft creator Notch purchased for a record $70m in December of last year. Maron’s YouTube channel …
Read More »Valve survey says bulk of PC users won’t upgrade for VR
Developers working on VR projects would do well to keep PC players’ current set-ups in mind as most potential adopters plan to hold on to their current rig. In a survey carried out buy Valve, 42 per cent of 2,000 respondents said they were not planning to upgrade their computer …
Read More »Bandai Namco’s Rise of Incarnates is being shut down
Another one of Bandai Namco’s free-to-play titles is being abandoned. The publisher has announced that Rise of Incarnates will be terminated on December 15th 2015. The game’s currency is, as of today, no longer available to download. We must regretfully inform all users of the closure of Rise of Incarnates. …
Read More »Gfinity blows away targets with 58m viewers in 2015
British eSports organiser Gfinity has recorded 58.5m online views of their 2015 Championship Series, exceeding first year targets of 50m. The Gfinity Series, comprised of 23 weekly tournaments since March, was played across five eSports titles at the company’s dedicated eSports Arena in Fulham, London. September’s series finale, held at …
Read More »G2A labels Riot ban as an ‘aggressive attack’ on eSports
Riot’s decision to block advertising from select key resellers at the 2015 League of Legends World Championships has been heavily criticised by G2A. Earlier this week it was revealed that Riot had ordered teams at the event to pull all sponsored branding for the retailer. The move concerned a disagreement …
Read More »FIFA YouTubers robbed by online thieves
Six YouTube stars known for their hugely popular FIFA videos have been targeted by hackers. AnesonGib, W2S, Nepenthez, Nick28T, Bateson87 and matthdgamer have a combined audience of more than five million YouTube subscribers and post guides, tips and more video each week, with each video often seeing hundreds of thousands …
Read More »Raptr’s Plays.tv service partners with ESL, Wargaming
Gaming social network Raptr has announced new deals for its video sharing service Plays.tv, partnering with the Electronic Sports League and World of Tanks developer Wargraming. Gamasutrareports the moves build on Raptr founder Dennis Fong’s plans to promote Plays.tv as a method for eSports announcers to showcase highlights. The service …
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