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“Gaming has become deeply ingrained in our social fabric"
Read More »The Washington Post launches new dedicated gaming section, Launcher
Film and TV finance company plans to bring 10 Unreal developed games to ‘other storytelling formats’
"This is your chance to bring your game universe to the masses, providing the biggest possible reach for your work"
Read More »New Gayming Magazine ‘will look at the video games world with a queer twist’
"For too long, the LGBTQ+ community has sat on the fringe of the community"
Read More »US Future Plc staff announce intention to unionise
"We call on Future Plc to voluntarily recognise our union"
Read More »Enthusiast Gaming seeks to acquire B2B game network Steel Media
"The acquisition will position Enthusiast as a leader in the mobile gaming sector"
Read More »TVTechGlobal special issue thrusts esports into broadcaster spotlight
Esports Pro’s sister publication TVTechGlobal, which is the leading resource for media and entertainment professionals, has released a special issue dedicated specifically to esports. The magazine was first made available for attendees of the recent IBC 2017 trade conference in Amsterdam last week. It was designed to give broadcast professionals …
Read More »Enthusiast Gaming acquires Destructoid
One of gaming’s most successful blogs has been acquired by Canadian website network Enthusiast Gaming. Destructoid was established in 2006 and currently attracts 5m monthly visitors, which will now add to Enthusiast Gaming’s 50m monthly users. "Destructoid has been a major gaming news brand for over 10 years and we …
Read More »PCGamesN: ‘We want to be No.1 in PC games’
What a difference five years makes. When PCGamesN first launched in June 2012, traffic figures were “just dreadful,” creative director Tim Edwards (pictured right, with editorial director Joel Gregory) tells MCV. “It was really hard, like, just, incredibly hard,” he says. “We had a pretty good E3, but then the …
Read More »Retro threatens BBC as Indiegogo halts Spectrum ZX Vega+ funding
Crowdfunding platform Indiegogo has halted further pledges for the Spectrum ZX Vega+ device. It has also emerged that the company behind the device, Retro Computers, threatened the BBC in an attempt to keep the organisation from reporting on the issue. The Vega+, which smashed its funding targets by reaching a …
Read More »Zelda: Breath of the Wild is one of the all-time highest rated games
Nintendo Switch’s launch line-up may be a little thin, but there is most certainly a jewel in its crown. The review embargo for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has lifted, and already the adventure title is looking to be one of the highest-rated releases of all time. …
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