India’s Mobile Gaming Boom Rewarding Homegrown Developers
Unlike other major markets, mobile gaming is king in India thanks in large part to the proliferation of smartphones. AfterContinue Reading
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Sega Sammy Revises Up Financial Year 2022 Forecast On Pachinko
Japanese gaming conglomerate, Sega Sammy Holdings, has revised its forecast for the financial year ending on March 31st, 2022. ThisContinue Reading
Mobile Gaming Is Changing The Industry, Earning More Than Consoles And PCs Combined
A new market report from global gaming analytics firm NewZoo shows that mobile gaming is turning the entire industry onContinue Reading
Roblox Quarterly Bookings Disappoint
Roblox Corp missed Wall Street estimates for quarterly bookings as the pandemic-driven frenzy for its video games waned, sending sharesContinue Reading
New Government Task Force To Boost Fledgling E-gaming And Animation Industry In India
India’s gaming ecosystem has been rapidly growing, and the country wants to keep it that way. Finance Minister Nirmala SitharamanContinue Reading
Asian Esports Viewership Increases By 21% In One Year
Esports in Asia has been blowing up, and we now have the numbers to back it up. Statistics show thatContinue Reading
Konami Sees Increase In Profits And Revenues Through December Of 2021
Konami Holdings recently announced the organization saw an increase in both revenue and profit during a nine-month period that concludedContinue Reading
HV Gamer Con To Return To Albany
After COVID-19 forced a virtual format in 2020, HV Gamer Con is returning for a third year, this time inContinue Reading
OPPO Partners With Mineski Global To Enhance Mobile Gaming Experience For Esports Community
A new partnership between device manufacturer OPPO and the gaming organization Mineski Global is enabling the industry to flourish duringContinue Reading
Esports Global Market Projected To Grow At Rate Of 16% Through 2026
According to “E-Sports Global Market Report 2022 – Market Size, Trends, And Global Forecast 2022-2026” published by The Business ResearchContinue Reading
ESE Entertainment Inc. Produces The First In-Person Esports Competition And TV Broadcast For The Regional Finals Of Riot Games’ Teamfight Tactics
ESE Entertainment Inc.’s media company, Frenzy sp. z.o.o. (Frenzy), was tasked with organizing and producing January 30th’s Ultraliga Teamfight TacticsContinue Reading
The International Esports Federation Says Indonesia Confirmed As World Championships Host, But Anti-Doping Cloud Persists
The International Esports Federation (IESF) says Bali has been “confirmed” as host of its World Esports Championships later this year,Continue Reading
Guild Esports Publishes Financial Results From 2021
British gaming organization Guild Esports has published its financial results for the period between October 1st, 2020, and September 30th, 2021, markingContinue Reading
Esports Betting Sees 170% Growth In 2021
In 2021, the global audience for esports was estimated to reach about 474 million individuals. That number is predicted to rise toContinue Reading
Samsung Unveils Record Revenues For Fourth Quarter
Samsung recently announced the company generated $63.7 billion in revenue during the fourth quarter of 2021. This is way upContinue Reading
Harry Potter: Wizards Unite Shut Down
Harry Potter: Wizards Unite has been officially shut down. Niantic announced that the game closed down at 12:01 AM onContinue Reading
Meta’s Rick Kelley Discusses Gaming Outlook For 2022
Rick Kelley has a unique window on gaming trends as vice president of global gaming at Meta/Facebook. So when asked whatContinue Reading
How Online Gaming Inspired Clothes Designer Kiko Kostadinov’s Latest Collection
Bulgarian clothes designer Kiko Kostadinov has always been drawn to the idea of making a subculture collection of clothes but,Continue Reading
China Displaces United States As Top Esports Earner In 2021
Following a three-year gap in which the U.S. overtook China as the top-earning country in esports, China has reclaimed theContinue Reading
Arcade Gaming Market To Grow By $1.6B Between 2020 And 2025
On January 24th, a new report was added to Technavio‘s offering that analyzed the global arcade gaming market. According toContinue Reading
MIBR Announces Deal With 1xBet
Brazil’s biggest esports team, MIBR, announced 1xBet as its new global sponsor. The agreement encompasses the CS:GO female and maleContinue Reading
UC Davis Club Hosts Women’s Esports Bootcamp
The week of December 13-17, 2021, Esports UC Davis hosted a female-centric esports boot camp, both virtually and in-person onContinue Reading
Capcom Cup 2021 Cancelled Due To COVID-19
Capcom announced on Twitter that it will cancel the Capcom Cup 2021 due to COVID-19 concerns. The Capcom Cup VIIIContinue Reading
GOX Partners With Tencent To Empower Indonesia’s Esports Livestreaming And Entertainment Business
Indonesia’s first game streaming platform, GOX, announced a partnership with Tencent Cloud this week to offer top notch livestreaming andContinue Reading
League Of Legends European Championship Names LG UltraGear As Official Gaming Monitor Partner
The League of Legends European Championship (LEC) has named LG UltraGear as its official gaming monitor partner for 2022 andContinue Reading
The ESA Cancels E3 2022 In-Person Event, Digital Show Remains Uncertain
The ESA has officially canceled its in-person event for E3 2022 due to COVID-19 concerns, but the future of theContinue Reading
Gaming Billionaire Forrest Li Sees Fortune Plunge By $11B Since October
Forrest Li, the chairman and CEO of Sea Ltd., has lost almost $11 billion of his fortune since the AmericanContinue Reading
Indian Gaming Market Explodes In 2021, Is Home To Over 430 Million Mobile Gamers
The year 2021 saw a spike in Indian gaming and esports. India’s $1.8 billion gaming market is growing rapidly onContinue Reading