Apex Legends Global Series To Cover Travel Expenses To Stockholm Following Backlash From Organizations
While it’s standard practice for most developers to arrange and fund all travel expenses to a chosen host city forContinue Reading
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Fortnite Raises $144M For Ukraine
Fortnite has raised $144 million to support relief efforts in Ukraine. This comes after Epic Games and Microsoft announced thatContinue Reading
EA And LEARFIELD Bringing FIFA 22 To LevelNext College Esports League
On March 29th, the intercollegiate media company LEARFIELD announced it had agreed to a partnership with Electronic Arts that willContinue Reading
ONE Esports Named Tournament Organizer For FIFA Online 4 Series
Electronic Arts Inc. has chosen ONE Esports as the official tournament organizer and lead agency for the FIFA Online 4Continue Reading
Weekly News #212: PC Superiority, Netflix Of Games, PlayStation Subscription, Esports Bars, Gaming Desks, Romain Grosjean Motorsport Games, Amazon Gaming Changes, EA Sports FC, NIP Pajamas
In the latest weekly news and podcast after-show (sponsored by YouGov), we discuss an HP report confirming that PCs will always beContinue Reading
EA Moving Forward With Plan To Rebrand FIFA Games To EA Sports FC
According to sources that spoke to esports industry journalist Jeff Grubb, the renaming of EA’s soccer video game franchise fromContinue Reading
EA Sports PGA Tour Delayed Until Next Year
Electronic Arts Inc. recently announced it would be delaying its golf game unit 2023. This announcement was first made inContinue Reading
Sky To Broadcast ePremier League 2021/22 Grand Finals On UK TV
The FIFA ePremier League 2021/2022 grand finals will take place this month, and once again, the finals will be televisedContinue Reading
Electronic Arts and Ubisoft Issue Statements On Russian Teams’ Eligibility To Compete
Electronic Arts recently announced that Russian and Belarussian players and teams will be ineligible to participate in the Apex Legends Global Series andContinue Reading
FIGHT Esports And Electronic Arts Partner Up To Provide Thai Apex Legends Global Series Broadcasts
Electronic Arts named the Southeast Asian organization FIGHT Esports as a broadcast partner for the ongoing second season of its Apex Legends GlobalContinue Reading
Games Workshop Announces Suspension Of All Warhammer Sales In Russia
Games Workshop, the UK-based company behind the Warhammer products, has become the latest gaming company to take a stand againstContinue Reading
Weekly News #205: Riot Animation, Super Nintendo World, Dr Disrespect NFT, Audi VR, Ontario Esports Scholarships, Loco $42M Raise, EA Lootbox Win, Gamestop Mess, SXSW Snub, Toddler Gaming Chair
In the latest weekly news and podcast after-show (sponsored by YouGov), we discuss Riot Games investing in the animation studio behind Arcane,Continue Reading
Dutch Courts Overturn Ruling On Lootboxes
On March 9th, the Dutch Administrative Jurisdiction Division explained that Electronic Arts had not broken the country’s gambling laws byContinue Reading
ESE To Produce Three Live Esports Events in FIFA For Ekstraklasa S.A.
ESE Entertainment Inc. announced that its media company, Frenzy sp. z.o.o. (Frenzy), will organize three offline events for the PKOContinue Reading
Steam Deck’s Verified Games List Surpasses 1000
Valve’s Steam Deck is officially out and with great reviews to boot. Anybody who has one is officially set forContinue Reading
Russian Players, Clubs, And Items Removed From FIFA 22 Ultimate Team
EA Sports recently announced that players on Russian soccer clubs, their kits, Russian team managers, and other Russian items canContinue Reading
Activision-Blizzard, Epic Games To Halt Sales Of Games In Russia
Activision-Blizzard is suspending new sales “of and in” its games in Russia, a move that bars the Russian people fromContinue Reading
Game Industry Veterans Launch New Publishing Company
Several video game industry veterans have joined forces to launch Fortis, a brand new video game developer and publisher. ThisContinue Reading
EA COO Laura Miele Says Problematic Gaming Executives Must Go
Electronic Arts’ COO and Senior Vice President Laura Miele called for the removal of gaming industry executives who have allowedContinue Reading
Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister Calls On Xbox And PlayStation To End Support In Russia
In an open letter published on Twitter, Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister, Mykhailo Fedorov, called on the platform holders to “blockContinue Reading
Texas Tech University Hosts Hispanic And Latin-American Gaming Symposium
Texas Tech University’s College of Media & Communication hosted a Hispanic and Latin-American Gaming symposium on February 25th and 26th.Continue Reading
Andrew Wilson Outlines Benefits Of EA Ending Its Relationship With FIFA
The CEO of Electronic Arts, Andrew Wilson, recently gave an outline to company employees stating why he believes it wouldContinue Reading
EA Sports Planning FIFA 23 Release, But Is Gaming Franchise Set To End?
EA Sports still has plans to release FIFA 23 this year, but rumors suggest this may be the last gameContinue Reading
Zynga Blockchain Executive Praises Play-To-Earn Gaming Talent
Zynga’s blockchain aspirations are taking shape following the recent announcement that it would be releasing its first NFT this year.Continue Reading
VCCP Launches VCCP+ To Help Companies Navigate Gaming
VCCP Group recently announced it launched a new global gaming proposition known as VCCP+. This entity aims to “unlock theContinue Reading
Pan Africa Gaming Group Aims To Grow Esports On The Continent
The Pan Africa Gaming Group officially launched on February 23rd, 2022. This organization, which is comprised of ten different companies,Continue Reading
Electronic Arts CEO Backtracks After Saying NFTs Were The Future Of The Industry
Just three months ago after calling NFTs and the broader blockchain gaming market “the future of our industry,” Electronic ArtsContinue Reading
Weekly News #198: Steam Deck, Steam Pass, Netflix Acquisition, EA Without FIFA, Celebrity Backbone, Quantum Computing, Rude DICE Awards, Activision Mobile Changes
In the latest weekly news and podcast after-show (sponsored by YouGov), we discuss Gabe Newell thinking the Steam Deck can have anContinue Reading