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Halo Championship Series changes are coming, based on fan feedback to preview

halo championship series 840jpg Halo Championship Series changes are coming, based on fan feedback to preview

The Halo Championship Series (HCS) Summer Preview playlist left fans disappointed, but the team behind the HCS have come forwards already, announcing a whole raft of changes for the summer season.  The new settings themselves were designed to counter critical feedback from players and fans from the last iteration, and …

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Korean presidential candidate releases promotional StarCraft maps

A Korean presidential candidate, Moon Jae-in, has released a pair of custom StarCraft maps for download, celebrating the game’s free-to-play release. It’s not like Jae-in doesn’t have anything better to do, either. He’s running as the candidate for the Minjoo Party of Korea, also known as the Democratic Party of …

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Psyonix and Tencent team up for Chinese Rocket League release

Psyonix has announced a partnership with Tencent Holdings Limited to bring Rocket League to China.  Psyonix is the developers of Rocket League, the phenomenally successful ‘cars playing football’ game that’s captured the imagination of competitive organisations around the world, and Tencent is the Chinese holdings company that owns, among its …

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Luis “Peacemaker” Tadeu to coach North American Counter-Strike team Misfits

Misfits have confirmed that Luis Tadeu will be staying on as the American Counter-Strike team’s coach. Tadeu, known by his handle, Peacemaker, joined the team on a trial basis recently and was spotted coaching the team at a tournament last month. He’s had a busy few months. Tadeu left Liquid …

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Team EnVyUs announce they’ll be second international team heading to Korean OGN APEX Season 3

Team EnVyUs has announced they will be heading to Korea to compete in the Third season of OGN Overwatch APEX.  It’s a change for the team, who previously said that they had to decline the invitation due to late notice. Now, in a tweet they’ve announced that they’ll be heading …

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Level Up Media talks UK eSports, online communities, and the future of video

Level Up Media recently announced the launch of two new sites – The Gamer and Go Gamer – alongside it’s eSports focused on demand video portal Ding It. We spoke to Adam Simmons, Head of Content and Marketing, to ask about the future of gaming video platforms, the UK eSports …

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Services Spotlight: Side

UK firm Side, which has just been acquired by QA and localisation outfit Pole To Win, provides services for character performance in games, including casting, directing, voice production, performance capture and localisation. Speaking to Develop, Side’s business development manager Benjamin Ryalls says its casting department is focused on finding both …

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