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BlizzCon is taking another break, as Blizzard announced its fan festival will skip this year.

IGN has shared the first details of its IGN Live consumer show, which is set to take place at the same time E3 used to.

This year’s EGX games event will take place alongside MCM Comic-Con in the UK.

Nintendo will not be showing at this year's Gamescom event, the company confirmed to German news site Games Wirtschaft, as spotted by Video Games Chronicle.

New Worldis bringing back Springtide Bloom next week. The event returns to get Aeternum all spring ready, with flowers all over and of course, the wasps that come with them.

This year's Game Developers Conference saw nearly 30,000 people in attendance, its organisers announced.

The full line-up for the London Developer Conference has been revealed.

The date for Summer Game Fest 2024 has been confirmed, with the gaming showcase taking place on Friday, June 7.

Take This and Safe In Our World have announced new event safety guidelines to provide organisers with the necessary tools and steps to help make events safe and inclusive.

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Games media group Network N has acquired a controlling stake in UK-based events company Roucan.

Help kickstart your February gaming sessions in style with the Happy New Play-Year promotion, in which acclaimed titles are the name of the game. You can enjoy discounts on a mixture of titles, which include ARMORED CORE VI FIRES OF RUBICON (30% off), EA Sports FC 24 – Standard Edition (65% off) and many more.

Sky: Children of the Light is bringing back the “Days of Love” event next week. Having an event to celebrate connection and love in all of its forms, from friendship to romantic to familial, and more, fits the game’s connected spirit well.

New World brings backthe Legacy of Crassus event this week, and the team has a new preview of all the new and returning rewards for the world event.

A New Year’s celebration is heading to Final Fantasy XIV ! With several rewards to grab, including an adorable Chocobo minion, there will be plenty to do around Limsa Lominsa.

E3 now officially belongs to the past as the Entertainment Software Association has announced the end of the long running event.

It’s almost time again for the Winter Convergence Festival in New World. The team previews this year’s event, with changes for this year, and how they’ve improved rewards for the icy holiday in Aeternum.

Nintendo has cancelled its upcoming fan event in Tokyo after "persistently receiving threats" against its employees.

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The Hamburg Games Conference will return in March 2024, and its first set of speakers have been revealed.

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Star Citizen kicks off another Intergalactic Aerospace Expo event today, with free flight for more than 130 vehicles, new reveals, an expanded show floor, and more to explore.

The nominees for the Game Awards 2023 have been revealed, with Alan Wake 2 and Baldur's Gate 3 taking eight nominations each.

It’s Halloween once more in Guild Wars 2 , with the return of the Shadow of the Mad King festival, starting today. Enjoy returning favorites and new stuff for 2023, including a new variant of the Mad King's Clock Tower, new achievements, and more.

New World is going wild, with the overgrowth and the beasts coming in the Rise of the Angry Earth expansion. Amazon has announced a new weeklong event to mark the expansion’s release, with special streams and Twitch Drops to get your hands on.

The Elder Scrolls Online is inviting all owners of the Necrom chapter to join the new Secrets of the Telvanni event for some new rewards the community can unlock together.

Brewfest is back in World of Warcraft, this time with new event content from Dragonflight for the first time. The event is live today through October 6th and you can take part for some fun activities and prizes.

Next week, New World will begin the Siege of Sulfur event, challenging players to defend sandwurm eggs from waves of enemies for some potential and some guaranteed rewards.

Wargaming is going metal with its upcoming Wargaming Metal Fest, with events across its games and featuring all new content featuring the legendary band Megadeth. 

New World is getting an event, Luck of the Bones, starting next week on August 16th. The event promises “better than usual” rewards for taking part and defeating the spawns in the world.