Raptr to close down later this month

Founder Dennis Fong says company will be gone by September 30th

• raptr

Blizzard ups eSports investment with launch of arena in Los Angeles

'State of the art' venue at Burbank Studios set to open on October 7th

• esports

Search for a Star 2018 kicks off

Talent hunt run by Aardvark Swift and Grads in Games underway now

PC Killer Instinct users will be able to cross play with… other PC Killer Instinct users

Microsoft it is testing to let Steam gamers compete with Windows 10 and Xbox One owners

• Steam
• windows 10
• cross play
• killer instinct

New transparency measures introduced for ‘influencers’ following FTC CSGO Lotto investigation

There's even a handy chart

• influencers
• csgo lotto
• guidelines

Remedy, Housemarque, Wargaming and Bossa Studios headline PC Connects Helsinki 2017

Full schedule announced for inaugural PC event

• pc connects helsinki 2017

Updated: No, there isn't an unannounced Bethesda game launching this year

Firm's crowded end of 2017 line-up is about to have a new addition

• bethesda

Work on Ark: Survival Evolved isn’t over yet, says Studio Wildcard

While launching out of Early Access is a milestone for the developer, it is going to continue to work on the project

• early access
• ark: survival evolved

Brendan Greene eyes 100m unit sales for Playerunknown's Battlegrounds

Creative director says that he has no intention of raising the price once the game leaves Early Access, but that could change

• playerunknown's battlegrounds

CD Projekt reports $33.4m net profit for first half of 2017, firm valued at $2.2bn

Polish games behemoth to be listed on the FTSE Emerging Markets Index Mid Cap tier as of September 15th

• Financials

Avengers project might be online third-person action adventure game

According to job postings from Crystal Dynamics

• avengers

Creators on Minecraft Marketplace have made more than $1m

Figure paid out to just 12 creators

• Minecraft
• minecraft marketplace

Good Shepherd reports 30 per cent average profit for projects

All projects to date have been completed, firm says

• indie publishing

Ubisoft to create 1,000 jobs in Quebec by opening two new studios

Firm plans to invest $780m in the region

• international
• ubisoft

Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds has sold 10m units

Title has sold two million units in the last two weeks

• playerunknown's battlegrounds