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Blizzard confirms Overwatch release date for May 24
This week, an ad campaign leak revealed that Blizzard Entertainment Inc’s much-hyped team shooter Overwatch would be releasing on May 24, and now the studio has officially confirmed that this release date is correct. Blizzard first unveiled Overwatch over a year ago to an audience of cheering fans at BlizzCon 2014, and since then the hype for the ...
Dev behind $100K Kickstarter game ‘Bear Simulator’ quits due to “drama”
Projects funded through Kickstarter PBC can fall apart for all sorts of reasons, ranging from poor planning to internal conflicts, and now one developer has decided to cancel his project because of toxic comments from some in the PC gaming community. John Farjay, the developer behind Bear Simulator, posted on update to the game’s Kickstarter saying that ...
Microsoft has shut down Lionhead Studios and cancelled Fable Legends
There is disappointing news for Fable fans today, as Microsoft has announced that it has cancelled development on Fable Legends and will be shutting down Lionhead Studios, the U.K.-based developer who has been behind the Fable franchise since the release of the first game nearly 12 years ago. “These have been tough decisions and we have not made them ...
Twitch and ESL renew their partnership to continue broadcasting esports events
Amazon’s video game livestreaming service Twitch has renewed its partnership with the Electronic Sports League (ESL), ensuring that it will continue broadcasting live coverage of the ESL’s major esports events. Twitch and ESL have been partners for several years now, and with Twitch’s role as the leading livestreaming platform for gamers, as well as its involvement ...
More game studios pull out of the E3 show floor, but the ESA isn’t worried | #E32016
The list of major game studios pulling out of the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) show floor continues to grow, as two more developers have said that they will not be operating booths at the event. The first major game company to announce that it would not have a show floor presence this year was Electronic ...
Epic CEO Tim Sweeney: Microsoft’s Universal Windows Platform is “monopolising app distribution and commerce”
Epic Games Inc CEO and founder Tim Sweeney has leveled some harsh criticisms at Microsoft’s Universal Windows Platform (UWP), calling it “the most aggressive move Microsoft has ever made.” “With its new Universal Windows Platform (UWP) initiative, Microsoft has built a closed platform-within-a-platform into Windows 10, as the first apparent step towards locking down the consumer PC ecosystem,” ...
Valve’s email regarding the Steam Christmas breach: “We’re sorry this happened”
More than two months after a caching glitch accidentally revealed private user information on Steam, Valve Corp has finally sent out a notification to users informing them of the breach and apologizing for it. The breach occurred on Christmas Day during the game-buying frenzy that is the Steam Holiday Sale. According to a statement released by ...
Rocket League launches esports tournament series with exclusive Twitch partnership
Rocket League developer Psyonix Studios has announced that it is partnering up with Twitch to launch a professional tournament series for its popular car-soccer video game. The Rocket League Championship Series will be kicking off with its first three-month competitive season beginning March 25, and fans will be able to watch the action exclusively on ...
Blizzard job posting hints at an unannounced Diablo game
There is a strong possibility that Blizzard Entertainment is working on another game in its beloved Diablo franchise, at least according to a handful of new positions posted to the company’s job board. The new jobs positions are for various types of artists to work on lighting, character design, and concept art, all of which play a key role ...
Yahoo takes on competitive gaming with the launch of Yahoo Esports
Yahoo Inc has become the latest media company to hop on the esports bandwagon with the launch of its own pro-gaming news and analysis site, Yahoo Esports. The new vertical appears to be aiming to fill that “ESPN of Esports” role that so many companies have tried to claim for themselves, including both ESPN itself and game publisher ...
