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ESL today announced that the upcoming ESL One Frankfurt Dota 2 tournament will be broadcast on German TV channel SPORT1. The free to view station that is primarily known for its traditional sports broadcasts, will show the grand final of the event at 8pm CEST on June 19th. The other …
Read More »ELEAGUE debuts on TBS, brings in over 500,000 viewers
ELEAGUE, the $1.4 million Counter-Strike: Global Offensive competition, hit US TV network TBS for the first time on Friday and averaged 509,000 total viewers. According to ELEAGUE’S official stats, the show was the second most discussed program of the night on Twitter, with over 710 million impressions on the social …
Read More »Dara O’Briain to host video games TV show on Dave
Hit Edinburgh stage show Go 8 Bit is coming to TV this autumn, and will be hosted by Dara O’Briain. Cannily titled: Dara O’Briain’s Go 8 Bit, the show will consist of six episodes and be screened on TV channel Dave. Each episode will feature team captains Steve McNeil and …
Read More »Internet connection required to experience Quantum Break’s TV drama
Microsoft has altered the way in which it intends to deliver Quantum Break’s unusual combination of game and live-action TV show. The original plan, as detailed last year, was to include both the game and the show on the retail disc. The idea is that as players make decision in-game …
Read More »Rabbids interactive TV show invading in November
Ubisoft has announced Raddids Invasion will make its debut at the end of the year. Based on the successful Rabbids TV show, Invasion will hit PS4, Xbox One and 360 in November and will make use of both the PlayStation Camera and Kinect. As they watch the episode, kids will …
Read More »Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures 2 to hit UK in October
Pac-Man and friends are returning to retail for a sequel later this year. Bandai Namco has announced Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures 2 will launch in October 2014. Versions will land on PS3, 360, Wii U and 3DS. It follows the launch of the original game earlier this year, alongside …
Read More »Xbox and Channel 4 to create new TV show Humans
Sci-fi drama Humans to debut on Channel 4 and Xbox next year. Kudos, the studio behind Broadchurch, The Hour, Utopia and The Tunnel, is producing eight hour-long episodes of the series, which is based on the original Swedish series Real Humans. It will air on Channel 4 in the UK …
Read More »Animated Rabbids movie on the way
The Rabbids are making their way to the big screen. Ubisoft, Sony and Columbia Pictures have announced a partnership to produce a full-length feature film starring the Rabbids. Shot to fame by the Rayman franchise, the creatures have proven popular with younger viewers and have since branched into their own …
Read More »Explosive Alan launches new games show Thank You For Playing
The team behind the ill-fated Inside Xbox has launched the pilot episode of its new video games show, Thank You For Playing. The idea has been part financed by a successful crowd funding appeal on Indiegogo, where it was pitched as the kind of mature, high-quality gaming show that TV …
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