Games

Gfinity: waking the giant of UK esports

Gfinity’s head of partner relations Martin Wyatt discusses why the UK “is a sleeping giant in the world of esports” When we speak to Martin Wyatt, it’s the day before Gfinity’s Elite Series kicks off at the company’s own esports stadium, grafted onto the back of a Vue cinema in …

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Mortal Kombat legend Sub Zero now available in Injustice 2

Injustice 2 continues to grow, with Mortal Kombat legend Sub Zero now available for those who’ve dropped the cash for Injustice 2’s ultimate or deluxe editions. The crossover makes sense, NetherRealm Studios are responsible for both Mortal Kombat and Injustice 2 after all, but it’s still cool to watch the …

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Overwatch unleashes Doomfist on the PTR

It’s Doomfist time. Doomfist is a legendary figure in Overwatch lore, a big bad that used to rule over evil organisation Talon. There’s been a lot of speculation about both when Doomfist would appear, with many speculating that actor Terry Crews would lend his voice to the mystery character. There’s …

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Official Chinese Hearthstone website leaks next expansion

Hearthstone’s latest expansion is just a month away, and until now it’s been kept in relative secrecy. Nothing lasts forever though, and the Chinese Hearthstone site has leaked assets which reveal a bit of information about what we can expect from the expansion, thematically. These images appeared on the official …

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Fractured Space: How Edge Case Games designed an accidental MOBA

Fractured Space is an odd beast, a MOBA where players control hulking space ships, with C-beams glittering in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. The team at Edge Case Games are clearly in love with the genre, forming out of the ashes of Born Ready Games’ Strike Suit Zero, when …

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For Honor gets ranked and tournament modes in PTS update, hinting at esports future

For Honor is getting ranked and tournament play today, with a beta for PC players on the Public Test Server (PTS) The beta will only have 1v1 Duel tournaments at the moment, although future modes are planned. Does this mean there’s an esports light in the future for Ubisoft’s hack …

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FACEIT’s Michele Attisani on why FACEIT and NBC chose Rocket League for $100,000 tournament

After NBC earlier this week announced it’d be working with FACEIT and Psyonix to produce a $100,000 Rocket League tournament, reaction to the news was met with confused enthusiasm. People are happy that NBC are getting involved in esports in a big way, but many commentators and fans were confused …

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Overwatch introduces customisable crosshairs, changes to loot boxes and highlights

A new Overwatch patch in the Private Test Realm (PTR) has unveiled changes to Loot Boxes and highlights, in addition to the long awaited ability to customise player crosshairs.  The customisation option runs deep, with players able to customise crosshairs for each individual hero, meaning you can set Soldier76 up …

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Hearthstone rolls out changes to card packs, ruling out duplicate legendaries

Hearthstone’s card packs are being revamped in the next expansion, with the system changing in a way that could cause substantial changes to the game’s economy. Hearthstone is the big earner in the card game space, with Superdata estimating Hearthstone made $394.6m in 2016. Most of this comes from the …

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Former League of Legends pros back for one last job with three day Return of the Legends event

A three day event, Return of the Legends, promises to pit former Legends of the League scene together in a face-off between Asia and Europe. For Europe, Enrique ‘xPeke’ Cedeño Martínez, Lauri ‘Cyanide’ Happonen, Kevin ‘Kev1n’ Rubiszewski, Peter ‘yellowpete’ Wüppen and Manuel ‘LaMia’ Mildenberger will be representing the former pros, …

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