Online petition strives to make eSports an Olympic event

August 14, 2012 12:14AM PDT Torch for Gaming argues eSports fully embody the Olympic spirit and should therefore be recognised as an Olympic sport. A group of gamers have started an online petition to try and get eSports recognised as an Olympic sport. Torch for Gaming believes eSports fully embody the Olympic spirit, […]

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Mobile is the new PC, says Epic

The power of mobile GPUs and the complexity of developing for them is rapidly approaching that of consoles and some PCs, according to Niklas Smedberg of Epic Games. Speaking during a keynote presentation at GDC Europe, the developer said that mobile was “starting to compete with current consoles”, but in doing so development has […]

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Day-one DLC good for everybody – Bioware

Making downloadable content available for a game on the day of its release makes sense for everyone involved, according to Bioware. Eurogamer reported on Bioware’s comments on its post-release content strategy at Game Developers Conference Europe today, saying gamers ask for more as soon as they start playing. “From the moment the game […]

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Our Favorite Games: Vigil Games

The team behind Darksiders II kicks off the first entry in our series about the people who make games and their favorite games of all time. Ryan Stefanelli – Principal Designer The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time One of the most meticulously designed, brilliantly innovative games of all time. People assumed it would […]

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