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Organizers have already postponed the real-life 88th edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans race until September 19-20 because of the coronavirus pandemic. Today, they announced plans to hold a virtual race on June 13-14, the date of the originally scheduled race. The simulated race will be operated on…

In this 2020 GDC Virtual Talk, Tobii's Dr. Anders Frank explains how developers can consider player growth while designing competitive video games. Thomas Papa also contributed to this talk. Frank uses a combination of experience helping esports players get better at their game with data from eye-tracking technology to help…

Photo: Sam Rutherford (Gizmodo)There’s always something I’ve appreciated about powerful gadgets that are able to hide their power levels. I’m talking about stuff like the Volkswagen Phaeton W12 that had essentially the same engine you got in a flashy Bentley Continental (minus a couple turbos), but in a car that…

by Nona Blackman15 May 2020Length:LongLanguages:Animated logos! Yessss! They're becoming a thing, and why wouldn't they? Our eyes are naturally drawn to motion, so it's no surprise that more and more designers and clients are creating and asking for logos that dance, bounce, spin, unfold, twist, and transform in a gazillion…

Source: MicrosoftWhat you need to knowKiller Instinct first released in 2013. It received several improvements, new fighters, maps and more for a few years afterward. Killer Instinct was last featured at the Evo (Evolution Championship Series) 2016 tournament. Killer Instinct has been confirmed as part of the Evo Online lineup.…

For those obsessed with Animal Crossing: New Horizons, a Hong Kong-based esports platform is now hiring people to play Nintendo‘s hit game. According to reports, Cyber Games Arena (CGA) is looking to hire gaming specialists for an unspecified role. Although no much is known about the job, the listing simply…

Logitech has sold gaming headsets for as long as they’ve been around. However, as plentiful as Logitech’s lineup is, most of the headsets have been rather average. The Logitech G Pro X reflects a change in pace as the company looks to up its game.This new headset draws on the…

Screenshot: Ubisoft After Ubisoft confirmed today that Assassin’s Creed Valhalla will run on the Xbox Series X at a minimum of only 30 frames-per-second, people are wondering what they can expect from Microsoft’s new gaming console. The answer is not constant 60 fps gaming. “Developers always have flexibility in how…

May 8, 2020 6:55am by Barry Ritholtz My end of week morning train WFH reads: • There is no anti-lockdown protest movement (Vox) • Cold, Crowded, Deadly: How U.S. Meat Plants Became a Virus Breeding Ground (BusinessWeek) • Esports doesn’t need a virus to overtake real sports (Financial Times Alphaville)…

Zenon, a very good Fortnite player from Brazil who also happens to be just nine years old, has received a four-year competitive ban from Epic after the company found out he was playing in paid tournaments while under the game’s minimum age limit.Only this week Zenon had entered, and placed,…