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They showed up hours early, the young people did, dressed in the uniforms of their favorite athletes. (They called them athletes, too, and one day so will you.) The names on the back of the uniforms were unfamiliar and strange, words plucked from the ether – Faker, Wolf, Smeb, GorillA, …
Read More »Unkillable: By Faker
My name is Lee Sang-hyeok. My American fans call me God.” My Korean fans know me as the Unkillable Demon King.” I actually prefer God, because it feels just a little bit higher. In game, I’m simply Faker. I’m 20 years old, and I’m the best League of Legends player …
Read More »2016 Canada Cup: A Street Fighter V bloodbath
This weekend is the Canada Cup 2016 in Toronto, and it is the last Capcom Pro Tour Premier Event that will reward points. The player list is enormous, and a number of tournament-killers line each and every pool. This will be a bloodbath of an event. Read more on ESPN …
Read More »Swery65 has retired from Access Games despite health improvement
Creator of Deadly Premonition, Hidetaka Swery65” Suehiro, has retired from Access Games after taking a year off due to ill health. The legendary designer announced just under a year ago that he would be taking some time off from working due to his reactive hypoglycemia, which at the time was …
Read More »Oculus is staffing up with more than 100 open positions
VR firm Oculus is staffing up, with more than 100 positions currently open across many of its global offices. According to Upload VR the company is mainly staffing up its research divisions, following the announcement back at Oculus Connect that the firm has $250,000 research grants available for upcoming areas …
Read More »Steam runs out of Splinter Cell: Blacklist keys during sale
Online distribution service Steam ran out of keys for Splinter Cell: Blacklist during a sale over the weekend. This weekend saw the entire Splinter Cell franchise go on sale at 75% off on Steam. This included the most recent entry in the franchise, Splinter Cell: Blacklist, which saw a significant …
Read More »THQ Nordic has purchased even more IP, including Delta Force and F-22
THQ Nordic has purchased a number of IP’s and assets from NovaLogic and is seemingly open to developers pitching them ideas based on the franchises. Following on from purchasing multiple IP’s from the likes of THQ and Atari, THQ Nordic has purchased the rights to Delta Force, Comanche, Joint Operations, …
Read More »EA blocks Origin in Myanmar but promises to try and fix the issue
Over the weekend a Reddit user kicked up a fuss when they discovered they couldn’t access Origin games in Myanmar, but EA has said it plans to reverse this country ban. The Reddit thread explained that when anyone located in Myanmar tried to access EA’s PC distribution service they were …
Read More »Weird Al Yankovic to play the Blizzcon closing ceremony
The biggest weekend in the world of Blizzard eSports is almost upon us, and now we know that Weird Al Yankovic will be closing out the show. The closing ceremony of Blizzcon 2016 will feature a live performance from parody artist Weird Al Yankovic. Weird Al will take to the …
Read More »The League of Legends World Championship prize pool has passed $5 million
The prize pool for the League of Legends World Championship has passed the $5 million mark and continues to grow, despite the competition being over. Just before the grand final between SK Telecom T1 and Samsung Galaxy kicked off, Riot Games announced that, thanks to crowdfunding, the prize pool both …
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