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  • Guild Wars 2 Friend/Ships – Getting through tough times (outside Tyria) with the POOF Guild

    Earlier this month, ArenaNet invited the Guild Wars 2 community to join them as they officially launched the Friend/Ships Campaign, a celebration of the unique and varied friendships and relationships that have been forged through the game. The first story, released last week, detailed Nicole and Tyler, whose in-game adventures led them to set out on a legendary (and romantic) journey together.

  • Seed Wins $500,000 Developing Beyond Video Games Final

    A virtual reality plant breeding game won $150,000 today when judges led by Susan Calman chose Seed by All Seeing Eye to win Developing Beyond, a $500,000 year-long development competition created by Epic Games and Wellcome.
    "This caps an incredible year for us,” commented Ollie Lindsey, founder of winning company, All Seeing Eye. “It's been a once in a lifetime opportunity, and to actually win

  • ArenaNet launches Friend/Ships

    Love is in the air and all month long, ArenaNet has been inviting the Guild Wars 2 community to join them in celebrating Valentine’s Day with the Guild Wars 2 Friend/Ships campaign—a celebration of the lasting friendships and relationships that have been formed and strengthened through the game. As part of this campaign, ArenaNet released a video yesterday showcasing the love story of two Guild Wa

  • Develop:Brighton Expands to Full Three-Day Format

    New Discoverability track announced; Speaker Submissions Now Open
    13 February: Tandem Events, organisers of Develop:Brighton, today announced an expanded three-day format for 2018’s Develop:Brighton.
    After a successful 2017 conference and expo, which saw a record number of visitors, organisers Tandem Events has increased the number of tracks and sessions on offer to delegates for the 2018 e

  • Counter Strike: Global Offensive ESL Premiership Powered by Intel and Gaming from Currys PC World Returns on 19 February for 7th Season

    New expanded format; prize pool increased to £12,000
    8 Feb 2018: ESL, the world’s largest esports company, today announce the 7th season of the Counter Strike: Global Offensive ESL Premiership powered by Intel and Gaming from Currys PC World will begin on Monday 19 February, making it the longest running CS:GO tournament in UK history.
    Following the success of the 2017 Autumn season won by T

  • 'DONTNOD Presents Vampyr' webseries reaches its finale with a long-awaited release date announcement

    'Episode IV: Stories from the Dark' – in the final episode of the series, discover how Vampyr blends story and gameplay
    DONTNOD Entertainment brings fans into the studio one last time for a final look at the creative process behind upcoming action-RPG, Vampyr. Dontnod Presents Vampyr - Episode IV: Stories from the Dark reveals yet more exclusive gameplay footage, plus the release date. Also, di

  • Focus Home Interactive and Deck13 are happy to announce the renewal of their partnership with the development of The Surge 2

    After the success of The Surge, the hardcore Action RPG released in May 2017 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC, Focus Home Interactive and Deck 13 are happy to announce the renewal of their partnership and the development of The Surge 2, with a release date planned for 2019 on consoles and PC.
    The Surge 2 keeps what fans and critics loved about the original – hardcore combat utilizing a unique,

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