Funding Efforts Net Aniomca Brands $110M
On September 8th, Animoca Brands announced it had raised $110 million in funding by issuing convertible notes as the companyContinue Reading
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PlayStation’s CEO Is Unhappy With Microsoft’s Reported Approach To Call Of Duty
According to PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan, Microsoft has promised to keep Call of Duty on PlayStations for three years pastContinue Reading
Ubisoft’s CEO Has Massive Expectations For The Gaming Space
Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot recently provided a strategy and vision update for the gaming industry during a recently held annualContinue Reading
Is The Switch About To Overtake This Popular Console?
There’s little doubt that the Nintendo Switch is an incredibly popular video game console. But, thanks to VGChartz, we nowContinue Reading
Mercedes-Benz Extends Valuable Gaming Partnership
Mercedes-Benz recently announced that it had agreed to extend its esports commitment with Riot Games through 2025. The German carContinue Reading
Here’s How Many People Tuned In For Evo 2022
Evo (or, as it’s formally known, the Evolution Championship Series) was held in Las Vegas, Nevada from August 5th toContinue Reading
YouGov Insights: Metaverse Attitude Analysis
In this YouGov Insights segment, with special guest Ben Paro, we discuss how Brits and Americans feel about the metaverseContinue Reading
NFL Launches Esports Series With Enthusiast Gaming
The National Football League has recently joined forces with Enthusiast Gaming to launch a brand new esports series. Dubbed “TuesdayContinue Reading
The Head Of Halo Is Leaving Xbox
A video game industry icon is leaving her post. On September 12th, the Corporate Vice President of 343 Industries, BonnieContinue Reading
Square Enix Is Shutting Down A Game Less Than A Year After It Was Released
On September 13th, video game publisher Square Enix and developer PlatinumGames announced they would shut down Babylon’s Fall this comingContinue Reading
Business of Esports – Weekly News 421
In this week’s esports business news: job cuts for Sea Ltd, gaming dominates the blockchain industry, the head of Amazon gamesContinue Reading
Leadership Changes Made At XSET
On September 8th, the gaming and lifestyle brand XSET announced that it had promoted its Chief Merchandising Officer, Steve Birkhold,Continue Reading
Chinese Government Lightens Restrictions On Two Massive Companies
On September 13th, China’s National Press and Publication Administration approved a new batch of online games in the country. And,Continue Reading
Metaverse Magna Achieves $30M Valuation
Metaverse Magna (MVM) recently announced it closed a seed token sale round of $3.2 million, giving the organization a $30Continue Reading
Weekly News Show #276: TikTok Gaming Struggles, New Valve Games, YouGov Metaverse Insights, NFL Gamers, Saudi Arabia Esports Ambitions
In the latest weekly news and podcast after-show (sponsored by YouGov), with special guest Ben Paro of YouGov, we discuss TikTokContinue Reading
NUEL Relocating Head Offices As Part Of Partnership Deal
The UK-based European esports body NUEL recently announced that it had agreed to a partnership with the Confetti Institute ofContinue Reading
More Features Being Removed From Twitch
Based on a recent Twitch update that was noticed by industry insider Zach Bussey, it sounds like some changes areContinue Reading
A Significant Number Of Peruvians See Gaming As A Business Opportunity
A study was recently conducted by Apdev (the Peruvian Association of Electronic Sports and Video Games). According to this report,Continue Reading
Chile To Host First Panam Esports Championships
On September 1st, the Global Esports Federation and Panam Sports announced that Santiago, Chile would be playing host to theContinue Reading
Are Xbox And Playground Games Butting Heads Over Fable?
Xbox and Playground Games have differing ideas about how they want to approach the upcoming Fable game for next-gen consoles.Continue Reading
Splatoon 3 Is Off To A Record-Breaking Start
The third installment in the third-person shooter franchise recently hit stores on September 9th. And, based on statistics from GameContinue Reading
Podcast #275 (Video): Business Model Innovation – Next World Forum 2022 LIVE
In this episode, we come to you live from the Next World Forum conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia where weContinue Reading
Crystal Dynamics And Eidos Montréal Reclaim Intellectual Properties
Video game developers Crystal Dynamics and Eidos Montréal recently announced they have retaken control of gaming intellectual properties (IPs) thatContinue Reading
Podcast #275: Business Model Innovation – Next World Forum 2022 LIVE
In this episode, we come to you live from the Next World Forum conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia where weContinue Reading
Massive Growth Expected For The Gaming Gadgets Market
On August 29th, Allied Market Research released a new report providing an analysis of the global gaming gadget market. AccordingContinue Reading
The Head Of Amazon Games Is Concerned About The Gaming Industry
Recently, Christoph Hartmann, the head of Amazon Games, was interviewed by GameSpot. During this conversation, Hartmann explained that he believesContinue Reading
Niko Partners And Gamescom Analyze The Southeast Asian Gaming Market
Niko Partners and Gamescom recently joined forces to provide an analysis of the Southeast Asian gaming market. This report estimatesContinue Reading
The Pokémon Company Settles Old Lawsuit
The Pokémon Company has reportedly settled a lawsuit against two people that leaked Pokémon Sword and Shield before its 2019Continue Reading