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TinyBuild says G2A’s ‘fraud economy’ has cost it $450k

Indie developer TinyBuild has revealed that it lost nearly half a million dollars in sales for its games to key selling website G2A. Detailing the Punch Club, SpeedRunners and Party Hard creator’s dealings with the grey code marketplace on itsblog, TinyBuild’s Alex Nichiporchik posted figures based on numbers released by …

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2017 Smite World Championships to take place at new Hi-Rez Expo

The 2017 Smite World Championships will take place between January 5th and January 8th at the new Hi-Rez Expo. Located in the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in Atlanta, Georgia, the new event will replace the usual World Championships but will still play host to the PC and Xbox One …

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Twitch takes legal action against viewbotting companies

Streaming site Twitch is taking legal action against seven companies that offer viewbotting services. In a post on the Twitch blog Matthew DiPietro, SVP of Marketing at Twitch, said that the company is actively targeting any service that tries to artificially inflate viewer numbers, follower numbers and chat activity by …

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Newell says VR platform exclusivity is bad news for all

Valve boss Gabe Newell has issued a rallying cry for those upset over Oculus’ perceived attempts to fence off its VR platform. We don’t think exclusives are a good idea for customers or developers,” he told one Reddit user. On any given project, you need to think about how much …

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Gay-themed game bundle now available on Steam

A bundle of three experimental games based on the theme of homosexuality are now available to download – for free – on Steam. The three titles – Hurt Me Plenty, Stick Shift and Succulent – are the work of Robert Yang and have previously been available on Itch. There is …

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ESL One Frankfurt to be broadcast on German TV

ESL today announced that the upcoming ESL One Frankfurt Dota 2 tournament will be broadcast on German TV channel SPORT1. The free to view station that is primarily known for its traditional sports broadcasts, will show the grand final of the event at 8pm CEST on June 19th. The other …

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