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Amazon partners with EU Masters through 2022 League season

Amazon is teaming up with EU Masters for the Summer 2021 edition of the League of Legends event, as well as future editions of the tournament during next year’s competitive season. Moving forward, the tournament will be known as “Amazon European Masters.” “Amazon will collaborate with the European Masters to create a unified shopping experience for fans of the event, and will explore how to create a destination for fans who want to support the tournament and the teams participating in it,” Riot Games said in a statement released earlier

Halo Championship Series Launch Partners Revealed for Halo Infinite

Top GamesBy Max Mallow | 12:28 PM EDTPhoto by 343 Industries/HCS343 Industries and the Halo Championship Series revealed the first nine launch partners for Halo Infinite."Halo Infinite marks the next era in the franchise, and with it comes the next era for the Halo Championship Series. Behind the scenes, we’ve been hard at work for the last few years building out the ecosystem with Teams being a huge component of that. After getting tons of feedback on the partnership program, opening up applications, selecting the teams, building the in-game content,

Xbox partners with England’s national soccer teams

Xbox has entered a multi-year partnership with England’s Football Association (FA), the pair revealed today. With this deal, Xbox becomes the FA’s official gaming partner and the agreement covers the male and female teams, the eLions esports team, and Wembley Stadium, the home of the national teams. The partnership’s slogan is “when everybody plays, we all win” and celebrates the FA and Xbox’s shared vision of inclusion in play. Xbox strives to make gaming inclusive, accessible, and safe for all, while FA wants to ensure that every soccer player in

NetEase reportedly finalizing deal to bring on Sega creative director, Yakuza creator Toshihiro Nagoshi

The race between Chinese video game companies to build up development assets has been heating up for some time now, but it looks like NetEase is finalizing a deal that will coax Toshihiro Nagoshi away from Sega after more than 30 years, according to Bloomberg. Nagoshi, who has been with Sega since 1989, worked as Sega of Japan’s chief creative officer from 2012 until January of this year, when he stepped down to become the creative director and is well known as the creator of the popular Yakuza franchise. His

The Outlast Trials: Release Date and Gameplay Reveal

Top GamesImage courtesy of Red BarrelsA gameplay trailer has been released for The Outlast Trials, alongside a projected release date.The Outlast Trials, an upcoming co-op horror game, is the latest instalment for the Outlast series. Serving as a prequel to Outlast and Outlast 2, the new game is taking the series in a slightly new direction - offering players the chance to play it in co-op or to brave it alone.The Outlast series is famous for pushing the boundaries of the horror genre, with each game more graphic and disturbing

Electronic Arts launches accessibility patent pledge, makes 5 technology patents available to all developers

Electronic Arts has officially made five of its registered gaming patents available for use by all developers and studios in hopes of meeting the “needs of diverse populations in gaming and beyond.” This new patent pledge the company is making is centered on giving developers access to previously restricted technology patents for free as a way to promote more game design, specifically for those with disabilities.  “Anyone can freely use these patents and implement our accessibility-centered IP in their own games to make them more inclusive,” EA said. “This pledge

Special Olympics Begin Inclusive Esports Initiative

Top GamesSpecial Olympics and Microsoft have announced the inaugural Gaming for Inclusion event. / Photo courtesy of Special Olympics/MicrosoftThe Special Olympics has announced plans to partner with Microsoft in the launch of its inaugural esports event, Gaming for Inclusion.The event will run Sept. 12-14, and will feature Special Olympics athletes competing alongside Unified partners in Rocket League, Madden NFL 22 and Forza Motorsport 7. Top competitors will then get a chance to play alongside celebrities such as Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum, former NFL running back Jamaal Charles, and several

Nirmata appoints Nataraj Narayan as Managing Director

Nataraj’s world-class leadership and three decades of experience with large Global System Integrators will be critical as we begin working with global partners to help organizations secure and automate their cloud applications." said Jim Bugwadia, Chief Executive Officer, Nirmata. San Jose, California (PRWEB) August 23, 2021 SAN JOSE, Calif., August 23, 2021 – Nirmata, the software solutions provider for governance, compliance, security, and automation of production Kubernetes workloads and clusters, and creators of Kyverno, the leading policy engine designed for Kubernetes, announced today the appointment of Nataraj Narayan as the

Esports Arena Las Vegas owners exploring sale of marquee venue

The group behind one of the biggest esports facilities in the Western United States may be selling off ownership in the arena and exiting esports all together. HyperX Esports Arena Las Vegas owner Allied Esports is exploring options for the future of its company that could include selling off the arena, according to company CEO Claire Wu on an earnings call on Aug. 16.  Allied has hired investment banking firm Lake Street Capital Partners to advise it on the future of the company’s esports business and search the potential acquisition

Pokemon UNITE Reveals Blissey as the Next Roster Addition

PokémonPokemon UNITE players have another combatant to look forward to, according to the official game social media channels. / GAME FREAK, Tencent, The Pokemon CompanyPokemon UNITE players have another combatant to look forward to, according to the official game social media channels.Game Freak and Tencent unveiled Blissey as the mysterious third Pokemon teased late last month. The reveal came early on Monday, Aug. 16, showcasing the "Happiness" Pokemon and evolved form of Chansey offering "egg-cellent" support to its teammates. The announcement tweet describes the Pokemon's kit as having abilities meant