The International Compendium was launched Friday and, within 24 hours, eclipsed the total contribution of last year's debut effort. As a result, this year's total prize pool is already over $3.8 mil, up from $2.8 mil last year, with Compendium sales continuing for another two months. The Compendium was first introduced last year for The International as a method for the community to drive up th... more.

Released on a variety of platforms, BlazBlue by developer Arc System Works has seen multiple revisions since its inception. As the third installment in the series, BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma takes a quantum leap forward by  introducing redrawn sprites and seven new characters to its already large roster of fighters (more on this in a moment). While the core gameplay mechanics have remained the... more.

Grinding Gear Games announced today that they are launching a two-week Path of Exile Ambush/Invasion race event to benefit the Child's Play charity. The event will start at 1pm Pacific on Saturday, May 10th, 2014 in the Path of Exile game and run till Saturday, May 24th, 1pm Pacific. Grinding Gear Games has created an exclusive new helmet skin call the Angelic Mask specifically for this charity... more.

DoubleDutch, the leading provider of mobile event applications, today announced the release of Game Day, a new large-screen activity visualizer display that highlights influential attendees, upcoming sessions, and the most buzz-worthy happenings around an event or conference. At many large conferences, it can be challenging to consolidate the activity on the floor into one digital place and broadc... more.

Konami Digital Entertainment, announced today that in celebration of Star Wars Day, it will be gifting a special in-game 5-Star character card to all players of the Konami-developed Star Wars: Force Collection, a card battle game mobile app. All current Star Wars: Force Collection accounts created before May 4th, 2014, at 11:59 pm (PDT) will receive the special celebratory gift. Qualifying play... more.

The 11 "automatic bids' and 40 teams looking to qualify for this year's Dota 2 International Championships have been revealed. The 40-team qualifying rounds begin May 12th, and are divided into four regional divisions. The winner of each division will earn an automatic bid to The International, and the four runners up will compete in an onsite qualifier for the final spot. To be held July 18... more.

The 11 "automatic bids' and 40 teams looking to qualify for this year's Dota 2 International Championships have been revealed. The 40-team qualifying rounds begin May 12th, and are divided into four regional divisions. The winner of each division will earn an automatic bid to The International, and the four runners up will compete in an onsite qualifier for the final spot. To be held July 18th -... more.

Dutch independent developer Vertigo Games is happy to announce that Easter is coming to the Rift-enabled online multiplayer underwater experience World of Diving with the (s)Easter event starting today. Featuring heaps of festive (s)Easter eggs cunningly hidden throughout the early access playable World of Diving: Stage 0, the (s)Easter event lets you go on an exciting underwater Easter egg hun... more.

Today, Ubisoft announced a Free Hero Weekend for The Mighty Quest for Epic Loot. The game is accessible in open beta on Steam and PC for gamers looking to stockpile gold, loot their neighbor’s homes and brag about maniacal castle defences in their quest to become the undisputed master of Opulencia. The first Free Hero Weekend for The Mighty Quest for Epic Loot starts today and runs until April... more.

Aksys Games is pleased to announce that BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma, the 2D fighting game for the PlayStation 3 entertainment system, is available on PlayStation Network along with a slew of new DLC including Kokonoe, original Noel costume, Kagura Mutsuki as well as system character voice packs! BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma features a new fighting system, new characters, and network mode upgrades.... more.