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MT Summit Gaming: Local eSports & The People Behind It

03.05.2018

MT Summit Gaming: Local eSports & The People Behind It Gamers are a special breed. They put their time and effort into their craft and break down any barrier in their way. Gathering achievements in the games play and out in real life, Mid Tier Summit Gaming, also known as MT Summit, is an organization stands as an inspiration to anyone interested in the video game industry. Hosting tournaments that range from Super Smash Bros to Dragon Ball FighterZ, this...

03.05.2018

Video Game Hall of Fame Inducts Four More Titles The Strong Museum's "World Video Game Hall of Fame" added four more games to their collection of titles that have made a monumental impact on the industry and have served to influence the games we have today. An Impressive Start To start off, Spacewar!, which many consider the first video game ever to be created, is now part of the Video Game Hall of Fame. This title was initially created at...

01.05.2018

MT Summit: College Pro Tour Competitor Interviews Gamers of all kinds came together at the Cradle of Aviation in Long Island, New York to celebrate the College Pro Tour, hosted by Mid Tier Summit Gaming. Five tournaments, Tekken 7, Super Smash Bros 4, Street Fighter V, Super Smash Bros Melee, and Dragon Ball FigherZ, were taking place throughout the day and the action was non-stop. Gigamax Games was on location, speaking with competitors and the MT Summit crew to see...

29.04.2018

The National Federation of State High School Associations and the eSports company, PlayVS are teaming up to create eSports programs for the association's 19,000 partnered schools. This news is followed by a joint announcement from the two companies last Thursday (April 26th). NFHS Partners with PlayVS to Create High-School Level eSports Programs The NFHS will begin working with its member high-schools to bring eSports tournaments hosted by PlayVS at the beginning of October. School districts interested in joining the program...

24.04.2018

Game: The Invisible Hours Developer: Tequila Works Publisher: GameTrust/Tequila Works Platforms: PC, PS4, Xbox One, HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, PlayStation VR Genre: Spherical Narrative Players: Single-player Background Tequila Works was absolutely successful in delivering a unique experience with The Invisible Hours. Now available for non-VR, the flat-screen version of the game is still able to remain immersive and unbelievably exciting. The second Tesla’s body was discovered, the intricate story begins to unfold in a spectacular way. This noir is truly...

22.04.2018

Firewatch Developer Campo Santo Acquired by Valve Valve purchased the indie studio Campo Santo, the critically acclaimed developer of the game Firewatch. This news comes from a blog post on Campo Santo's website, where the studio said it would be continuing work on its current project, In the Valley of the Gods. However, now the small studio has all the power of Valve behind them. "In Valve we found a group of folks who, to their core, feel the same...

19.04.2018

Destiny 2's Warmind Expansion Brings Back the Grind In the most recent developer update from Bungie, Destiny 2's senior designer, Daniel Auchenpaugh, discussed how the power level grind will be changed in the upcoming Warmind expansion. This will be the second major update the game is receiving and there are some major changes on the horizon. Basically, what this means is that it will be much harder for Guardians to max out their power levels once Warmind drops in May....

17.04.2018

Dungeons & Dragons Creator's Unpublished Work Will See New Life as Video Games Gary Gygax, co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons may be gone but the Gygax family is ready to bring his legendary game back to life. It’s been 10 years since Gary Gygax's death but his family and youngest son, Alex Gygax are taking the first steps to bring a new generation into the world Dungeons & Dragons. Bankrolled by the Gaygax Trust, the Gygax family wants to take...

15.04.2018

8-Bit Mega Man Comes to Monster Hunter The latest Capcom crossover event for Monster Hunter World is now available. While players can still take part in the Spring Blossom Festival event that's currently going on, there's a new quest available on PS4 and Xbox One. It allows fans to get their hands on the crafting materials necessary to make the Palico gear set. The Event Quest is called "A Rush of Blood", and to complete the mission players must hunt...

12.04.2018

Fortnite Players Get Freebies Following Server Outages After Epic Games installed their latest 3.5 updates to Fortnite things quickly took a turn for the worse. Players soon found themselves unable log into the game. Unfortunately, the patch had rendered the game completely unplayable on PC, PS4, Xbox One, and mobile devices. Thankfully, the studio fixed a majority of the issues and is now apologizing to fans with a collection of giveaways. The Guided Missiles have also been temporarily removed since...

Category: Industry News

MT Summit Gaming: Local eSports & The People Behind It

Video Game Hall of Fame Inducts Four More Titles

MT Summit: College Pro Tour Competitor Interviews

NFHS Partners with PlayVS to Create High-School Level eSports Programs

The Invisible Hours Review: Movies and Gaming Collide

Firewatch Developer Campo Santo Acquired by Valve

Destiny 2’s Warmind Expansion Brings Back the Grind

Dungeons & Dragons In A New Light: Coming to a Console Near You

How To Get New Mega Man Gear in Monster Hunter World

Fortnite Players Get Freebies Following Server Outages

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