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Another loot box study finds similarities to gambling, leaves questions
Researchers for the University of British Columbia have confirmed a link between loot boxes and gambling. Specifically they found that if you partake ...
Dota 2
Dota Pro Circuit 2019-2020 calendar laid out by Valve
Valve has released the 2019/2020 Dota Pro Circuit calendar. It is currently accepting proposals from organizers interested in hosting events on one of ...
League of Legends
Riot Games facing protests over forced arbitration decision
Riot Games’ culture struggles continue today, with its employees reportedly planning a walkout in discontent over how the company has chosen to address ...
Starcraft 2
The Global StarCraft II League returns for 2019’s second season
This Monday AfreecaTV’s Global StarCraft II League (GSL) will make its return for the second season of the year. It may seems like ...
League of Legends
Riot Games moves to block gender discrimination suits
Riot Games has moved to force two of the five lawsuits it is facing over gender discrimination into private arbitration. According to the ...
Dota 2
Valve confirms The International 2019 dates for Dota 2
Valve has confirmed the dates for The International 2019. As leaked earlier this month on the Vici Gaming Weibo account, Dota 2‘s premier ...
PUBG
PUBG takes in $920 million revenue, over half from troubled Asian market
In its freshly released financials, PUBG Corp boasts a $920M global revenue for 2018, $310M of which is profit. Its PC platform brought ...
Starcraft 2
Classic defeats GuMiho for GSL Super Tournament win
“It was not a day for miracles,” we wrote just a few days ago in our coverage of his defeat at the hands ...
MOBA
Qualcomm, Tencent, Vivo developing AI esports team for Honor of Kings
Qualcomm Technologies has announced that it is joining the video game AI race. In a joint effort with mobile phone company Vivo and ...
Technology
Twitch’s hours watched grows, Fortnite still most popular title
With the first quarter of 2019 behind us, it’s time for the various market watchers to have their say on how things went ...
Halo
Halo television series casts Pablo Schreiber as Master Chief
Showtime has finally answered the longstanding question of what Master Chief looks like under his helmet. The network has cast actor Pablo Schreiber, ...
CS:GO
Valve hit with lawsuit accusing it of profiting from illegal skin gambling
Steam operator Valve has seen a lawsuit brought against it that alleges the company purposefully benefits from illegal online gambling using in-game items. ...
Technology
EA patches Origin vulnerability that allowed PC takeover
A vulnerability was found in Electronic Arts’ Origin platform, launchpad for popular titles like Apex Legends and FIFA 19. The flaw could be ...
Apex Legends
Apex Legends’ viewership declines amidst slow content updates
Questions have arisen about Apex Legends and if the game’s growing pains have cost it its incredible launch momentum. After a surprise release back ...
