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Six key insights from Intel’s IEM Sydney Roundtable

We checked in with a panel of industry and esports experts ahead of this year’s IEM Sydney. Here are some of the insights they had to share:

In Pictures: IEM Sydney 2018

Here's a look at some of the tech, games and pro-level play that was on display at this year's IEM Sydney.

Hands On: Sinking our treads into the revamped World of Tanks 1.0

Despite what the nomenclature suggests, World of Tanks 1.0 really does feel like a whole new game.

In Pictures: Netgear launch the Nighthawk XR500 gaming router

While the rest of the world watched Drake and Ninja stream Fortnite, we were at the launch of Netgear's XR500 gaming router.

Hands-On: Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire sails the series into uncharted and exciting waters

From what we’ve played of it - Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire is looking like it will extend the series’ in both new and natural directions.

First Impressions: Crossing Souls tackles 80s nostalgia in ways that few video games attempt

Inspired by classic 80s films like The Goonies and set in 1986 California, Crossing Souls follows a group of ragtag group of five friends who discover a mysterious crystal that allows to travel between dimensions.

Editors' Choice Awards 2017, Part Three - Gaming

Despite more than a few high-profile duds, 2017 still managed to offer up a surprisingly robust catalog of games for both enthusiasts and casuals alike.

First Look: CreativeForge Make their play for the turn-based tactics crown with Phantom Doctrine

With Firaxis rumored to be putting the X-COM franchise on the backburner due to disappointing sales, there’s sure to be a hole left in the hearts of turn-based tactics fan everywhere. Fortunately, this hole might also end up being a major opportuni...

Hands On: Stealth Goes Suburban In Hello Neighbor

We spoke to TinyBuild producer Karrie Shirou about the game and how developer Dynamic Pixel have gone about refining an experience that relies so heavily on dynamic artificial intelligence.

PAX AUS 2017: Wargaming Discuss Growing Up, Talk Total War: ARENA, Pivot To Publishing (Part Two)

It wouldn’t be PAX without Wargaming. During PAX AUS 2017, we made time to sit down for a chat with several Wargaming executives (plus The Creative Assembly’s Josh Williams) to talk about the company’s past, present and future as a publisher.

PAX AUS 2017: Wargaming Discuss Growing Up, Talk Total War: ARENA, Pivot To Publishing (Part One)

PAX AUS 2017: MSI talk Max Q GPUs, GTX 1070 Ti, eSports and Fan Excitement

MSI weren’t the only gaming brand to showcase at this year’s PAX Australia. However, that’s not to say they didn’t bring their best.

24 Unique Games We Saw (and Played) at PAX AUS 2017

As always, this year’s PAX Australia was filled to brim with exciting indie games waiting to be discovered. And we wasted no time in scoping out the best of them.