NetEase Launches Its First Gaming Studio In The US
China-based NetEase has launched its first fully-owned gaming studio in the US, called Jackalope Games. The studio is based inContinue Reading
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Blockchain Gaming Company, Monoverse, Raises $3.1M In Funding
South Korean-based blockchain gaming company Monoverse has raised $3.1 million through an investment from the Korea Real Estate Investment andContinue Reading
The Problem With Axie Infinity
Axie Infinity is one of the most popular games out there. But, now, fictional inflation, combined with a historic crypto heistContinue Reading
Huya Gives Status Update Regarding Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act
Chinese live streaming platform Huya Inc. recently provided an update on its status under the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable ActContinue Reading
Square Enix To Retain Three Titles Following Massive Embracer Group Sale
Square Enix has announced that it will retain publishing rights to the Life is Strange franchise, the Just Cause franchise, and Outriders in the aftermath ofContinue Reading
ByteDance Looks To Increase Metaverse Content
What Meta, the parent company of Facebook, is trying to do to dominate the future virtual world called the metaverseContinue Reading
Taiwan Looks To Promote Esports Health Through A New Invention
The Industrial Development Bureau (IDB) of Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs (MoEA), has partnered with the central government to increaseContinue Reading
Developer Com2uS Invests In Ola GG, Partner Of Yield Guild Gaming
South Korean game development and publishing company Com2uS, has become an initial investor in Ola GG, a regionally focused partnerContinue Reading
Japanese Crypto Gaming Startup, Double Jump.Tokyo, Raises $24M
Japanese blockchain gaming startup double jump.tokyo recently announced that it has raised $24 million from 16 investors to accelerate theContinue Reading
League Of Legends Pro League To Compete Remotely At The Mid-Season Invitational 2022
Riot Games recently announced that the League of Legends Pro League (LPL) spring winners will compete in the 2022 Mid-Season Invitational (MSI) remotely asContinue Reading
French President Emmanuel Macron Wants Esports To Be Part Of 2024 Olympics
In a recent interview with technology outlet The Big Whale, French President Emmanuel Macron expressed his desire to make esportsContinue Reading
Blind Gamers Compete In Street Fighter V Tournament
ePARA, a Japanese company that promotes diversity and inclusion for disabled esports players held a Street Fighter V: Champion EditionContinue Reading
US Government Says Axie Infinity Heist Was Pulled Off By North Korea
The US Treasury Department has added the North Korea-based hacker collective that calls itself Lazarus Group to its international sanctionsContinue Reading
GameEye Partners With Five Esports Teams To Test Out AI-Based Gaming Data Analysis Program
South Korean company GameEye signed deals this month with five League of Legends esports teams, so that they may testContinue Reading
ESL UK Adds Augmented Reality Game Hado To ESL Premiership
The ESL Premiership, the UK’s longest-standing esports tournament with operations dating back to 2015, played host to the Hado InvitationalContinue Reading
China Bans Livestreaming Of Unauthorized Titles
China recently announced that the live streaming of unauthorized video games had been banned, signaling stricter enforcement of rules asContinue Reading
Hong Kong Pro Driver Dan Wells To Oversee Lamborghini’s Debut Esports Team
Hong Kong pro driver Dan Wells has been named team principal of the first-ever Automobili Lamborghini Esports Team, overseeing oneContinue Reading
Japan Opens Country’s Biggest Esports Park
Japan’s largest esports park opened in Tokyo this month with hopes of boosting the country’s competitive gaming space. Japanese gamersContinue Reading
Sega Talks Super Game Initiative, Producer Says It Is A Natural Extension For Future Games To Include Cloud Gaming And NFTs
Sega has opened up on its secretive “Super Game” initiative, seen in an interview with Sega Japan’s recruitment website inContinue Reading
Gaming Companies And Industry Leaders Have Raised Almost $200M For Ukraine
Gaming companies across the board have come together to raise money for humanitarian aid in Ukraine. From Japanese studios suchContinue Reading
Valkyrae Shares Exciting BTS Moments, Starring In Music Video With Former K-Pop Star
Rachell “ValkyRae” Hofstetter is one of the most popular female streamers in the world. On top of that, she isContinue Reading
Square Enix Announces Kingdom Hearts IV
As part of the series’ 20th-anniversary celebrations, Square Enix just used a recent evening presentation in Japan to unveil twoContinue Reading
Nintendo Buys Adjacent Plot Of Land With Aims To Expand HQ
Nintendo announced this month that it had purchased the adjacent lot next to its office space in Kyoto for $40Continue Reading
Global Esports Federation Reveals Dates For Global Esports Games In Istanbul, Turkey
The Global Esports Federation has confirmed that the second edition of the Global Esports Games in Istanbul, Turkey is dueContinue Reading
Gaming In Africa Is Set To Explode Soon
Gamers in Africa have more than doubled in recent years thanks to faster internet speeds and cheaper equipment. Poor infrastructureContinue Reading
Limited Run Games’ Carbon Engine Could Open Doors For Untranslated Japanese Games
Limited Run Games has started dipping into the retro scene, producing brand new cartridges of old games like Shantae forContinue Reading
Alibaba Leads $60M Funding Into AR Glasses Maker, Nreal
Alibaba recently led a $60 million investment round into augmented reality glasses maker, Nreal. Augmented reality technology imposes digital images overContinue Reading
FinGo Strikes Strategic Partnership With NYCE International
FinGo, a UK fintech behind the world’s first biometric identity authentication and payments platform, has entered the multi-billion gaming sectorContinue Reading