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South Korea has enacted the Game Industry Promotion Act that criminalizes boosting, a paid service that sees high level / high skilled players carry low level / low skill player though matches in competitive games to artificially enhance their rating. This commonly occurs in games including Overwatch, League of Legends and DOTA 2 to name a few. Those found guilty of boosting can face a two year suspended sentence and up to $18,000 in fines.

Over the past weekend, representatives of the International Olympic Committee attending the Olympic Summit spent time discussion the inclusion of esports as a “medal event”. The net result of the conversation is that esports are not quite ready for prime time for a number of reasons.

Over the past weekend, representatives of the International Olympic Committee attending the Olympic Summit spent time discussion the inclusion of esports as a “medal event”. The net result of the conversation is that esports are not quite ready for prime time for a number of reasons.

Funcom has announced that the next Conan game coming down the pike is Conan Unconquered, a strategy game being developed by Petroglyph Studios. You may remember that Petroglyph is the original developer of the Command & Conquer series.

Funcom has announced that the next Conan game coming down the pike is Conan Unconquered, a strategy game being developed by Petroglyph Studios. You may remember that Petroglyph is the original developer of the Command & Conquer series.