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The International 2017 starts with $24 million prize pool
Dota 2 tournament prize money is 16% up over last year, fourth consecutive year of setting a new record for esports
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Oculus now lets Rift users launch Steam games in VR
New patch includes seamless integration of "off-platform apps" for the first time
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Digital sales boost profits at Square Enix
Packaged games declined in Q1, but console downloads, MMOs and smartphone games were all on the rise
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Rainbow Six Siege reaches 20m players, 2.3m DAUs
Ubisoft's plan to "make a shooter that is here to stay" achieved through post-launch support
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Bungie's 13-year battle with crunch culture
At Casual Connect USA, Bungie's Luke Timmins detailed how Halo 2's "brutal" crunch led to a new way of thinking about people management
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BBC to broadcast Gfinity Elite Series
Six-week run on BBC Three is the BBC's first foray into esports coverage
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AltspaceVR to close after lack of investor interest
Social space with 35k MAUs couldn't find a new investor amidst the "general slowness" of the VR market
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Capcom returned to profit in Q1
Cost reduction measures made the difference in a quiet quarter for game launches
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House Party removed from Steam for "pornographic" content
Update: One House Party storyline depicts a female character blackmailed using nude photos stolen from her camera
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Devcom is ready to fill the gap left by GDC Europe
Devcom's organisers on their "more holistic" and integrated approach to industry-focused conferences at Gamescom
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Kickstarter CEO Yancey Strickler to step down this year
"Today I'm announcing that we are beginning the search for Kickstarter's next CEO"
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Konami sees 38% games profit surge in Q1
Global rollout of Pro Evo 2017 on mobile boosted both revenue and profits in the first fiscal quarter
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Tencent buys 9% of Frontier Developments
Chinese company will pay £17.7 million for newly issued shares, Frontier's market cap now above £200 million
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Daniel Kaplan leaves Mojang for Coffee Stain
Mojang's first employee on his "emotional" decision to leave, and leading Coffee Stain's charge into the world of indie publishing
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HTC targets first standalone Vive headset at China
Qualcomm mobile tech will allow new VR device to be "accessible to the masses in China"
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Overwatch League players to receive minimum $50k annual salary
$3.5 million in team bonuses available in Season 1, with $1 million of that total guaranteed to the winner
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Techland opens its own digital storefront
Gemly will feature exclusive content for its own games and those it publishes, as well as games from third-party publishers
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Meggan Scavio named president of the AIAS
Former GDC boss Scavio will oversee the D.I.C.E. Summit, D.I.C.E. Europe and the AIAS Foundation
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Blizzard pledges crackdown on abusive and antisocial Overwatch players
Harsher penalties and new reporting tools incoming as Blizzard seeks to create "a truly welcoming environment" for Overwatch
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PUBG to hold first LAN eSports event at Gamescom
Gamescom PUBG Invitational will be run throughout Gamescom in August
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Nintendo Switch hit 4.7 million shipped in fiscal Q1
Mario Kart sold in 3.54m units in launch quarter, Arms sold 1.18m units in two weeks
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Flash support will end in 2020, Adobe says
It's been a long time coming, but the end is finally nigh for the once ubiquitous technology
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Mobile and console boosted digital market 12% in June - SuperData
GTA V had its best month ever, and Honor of Kings continued to dominate mobile with $150 million in revenue
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Twitch users have raised $75 million for charity
More than 100 charities have benefited, with $9.1 million raised in 2017 so far
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Blizzard shuts down legacy WoW server hours after launch
Four years of work on Burning Crusade server brought to an end within five hours of launch