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The growing need to regulate virtual currencies in esports

Posted byby Jason Wilson
February 14, 2017
3 min

Just a few years ago, no one would have ever thought to associate gambling with esports, yet it’s fast becoming commonplace to make a...

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Gabe Newell admits ‘childish’ Valve employees egg on Half-Life 3 rumors

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
February 14, 2017
2 min

Half-Life 3 is a mythological beast. Most people know it’s not real, but you’ll never convince a handful of dedicated investigators who pour over...

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Nazara Games will invest $20 million to build Indian esports league

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
February 14, 2017
2 min

Nazara Games is announcing it will invest $20 million in a new esports league in India. While Nazara Games is a mobile game publisher,...

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Magic Leap said to be ‘doing 1,000 things badly’ after raising $1.4 billion

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
February 13, 2017
3 min

Magic Leap has raised an astounding $1.4 billion for its augmented reality smartglasses since 2014. But the company has run into considerable negative publicity...

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8i raises $27 million round for augmented reality holograms

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
February 13, 2017
2 min

Holographic-tech startup 8i is announcing that it has raised $27 million from media, tech, and telecommunications strategic investors. The company is also announcing Holo,...

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Valve won’t manually curate Steam because it dominates PC gaming

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
February 13, 2017
3 min

Valve is evolving how developers can get onto its Steam store to sell PC games, and one of the reasons it’s doing that is...

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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive league Esports Championship Series announces third season

Posted byby Mike Minotti
February 13, 2017
1 min

One of the most popular competitive shooters in the world is getting another big tournament. The Esports Championship Series (ECS) announced today that its third...

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The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild gets its own Game Developers Conference panel

Posted byby Mike Minotti
February 13, 2017
1 min

Nintendo wants to talk some Zelda. The Japanese game company announced today that it will hold a panel about The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, which goes on from February 27 to March 3.