Talent And Staff Left Unpaid After Problems Around Postponed HCG Masters
Several esports casters, production staff, and other talent have been left unpaid after Season 1 of the Hardcore Gaming MastersContinue Reading
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The Global Live-Streaming Market Will Be Worth More Than $4B By 2028
Based on a recent report from Vantage Market Research, the global live-streaming market will be worth $4.29 billion by 2028.Continue Reading
Gadsme Ad Platform Raises $8M In Funding
The advertising technology platform Gadsme recently announced that it had raised $8 million in a seed funding round. This moneyContinue Reading
Tencent Stock Experiences Massive Bump After China Ends Game Licensing Freeze
China has finally ended its gaming license freeze that first began last summer. On April 11th, Chinese gaming regulators grantedContinue Reading
Owners Left With Worthless NFTs After F1 Delta Time Ceases Operations
F1 Delta Time was released in 2019 before the NFT boom, offering players a “play-to-earn” experience with its Ethereum-based NFTs. Now,Continue Reading
Tencent Shutting Down Penguin Esports Streaming Platform
Tencent recently announced it would be shutting down its streaming platform, Penguin Esports, just months after Beijing regulators rejected aContinue Reading
Business of Esports – Weekly News #399
In this week’s esports business news: Capcom raises employee salaries in Japan, Activision-Blizzard settles its lawsuit, Clemson and Meta investContinue Reading
Misfits Gaming Group Partners With Baptist Health
Misfits Gaming Group recently announced it had agreed to a partnership with the non-profit healthcare organization Baptist Health South Florida.Continue Reading
Epic Games Receives $2B Investment From Sony And KIRKBI For The Metaverse
Epic Games, the world-famous creator of Fortnite, recently announced it had closed a $2 billion financing round that featured investmentsContinue Reading
Reports: FTX Looking to Invest In India’s Mobile Premier League
According to sources that spoke with TechCrunch, the cryptocurrency exchange company FTX is interested in investing in India’s Mobile PremierContinue 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
Weekly News #215: No E3, Sony Acquisitions, FTX MPL, Halo Cookbook, Unreal Engine 5, Twitter Gaming Data, Saudi Expansion, CDL Trading Cards
In the latest weekly news and podcast after-show (sponsored by YouGov), we discuss E3 2022 being canceled, Sony’s Jim Ryan saying theContinue Reading
South Korean-Based Mobile Gaming Startup Haegin Raises $81M In Latest Funding Round
Haegin, a South Korea-based mobile gaming startup, has raised about $81 million in series B money in a round joinedContinue Reading
Ampverse’s Series A Funding Round Brings In $12M
The Southeast Asian video game company Ampverse recently closed a $12 million Series A funding round. According to a pressContinue Reading
Episode #211 (Video): Brandon Hoffman, Samsung Next, Web 3, Future of Gaming
In this episode, with special guest Brandon Hoffman (Senior Investment Manager for Samsung Next), we discuss the investment arm andContinue Reading
Episode #211: Brandon Hoffman, Samsung Next, Web 3, Future of Gaming
In this episode, with special guest Brandon Hoffman (Senior Investment Manager for Samsung Next), we discuss the investment arm andContinue Reading
Seed Funding Round Nets Aggero $2M
The UK-based company Aggero recently announced it raised $2 million in a seed funding round. With this investment, the companyContinue Reading
Belfast-Based Rocket Flair Studios Wins Multi-Million Pound Contract
Belfast-based Rocket Flair Studios has won a multi-million-pound contract with a leading, but unnamed, video game developer. Rocket Flair StudiosContinue Reading
Alameda Research, Galaxy Digital, And Republic Crypto Partner Together
Alameda Research, Galaxy Digital, and Republic Crypto have teamed up to launch an investment consortium that will focus on bringingContinue Reading
C2X On Terra Blockchain Raises $25M In Token Sale
Blockchain gaming platform C2X raised $25 million in a private token sale that included purchases from FTX Ventures, Jump Crypto, and AnimocaContinue Reading
Galaxy Interactive, Alameda Research, Republic Crypto Team Up To Invest In Web3 Gaming
Galaxy Interactive, Alameda Research, and Republic Crypto have partnered up to launch a new game under the name NG+ or NewContinue Reading
Andbox Finalizes Rebranding, Unveils Plans For The New York City Esports Scene
The New York-based gaming organization Andbox was recently rebranded as NYXL. This comes as part of a series of movesContinue Reading
Immutable Secures $2.5B Valuation After $200M Raise
On March 7th, Immutable announced it had secured $200 million during a Series C funding round. This has led toContinue Reading
Bored Ape Startup Plans Virtual Land Sales
Yuga Labs, the business behind the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) NFT collection, is hoping to raise hundreds of millionsContinue Reading
Nazara Commits $4M To Griffin Gaming Partner’s II Fund
Nazara Technologies has committed $4 million to Web3-focused venture capital fund Griffin Gaming Partners Fund II. Nazara will be investingContinue Reading
Reggie Fils-Aime Steps Down From GameStop’s Board Of Directors
On March 14th, it was revealed that Reggie Fils-Aime, who famously once served as the head of Nintendo America, steppedContinue Reading
OneTeam Partners Joins Forces With League Of Legends Championship Series Player Association
The licensing rights company OneTeam Partners recently agreed to a partnership with the League of Legends Championship Series (LCS) PlayerContinue Reading
Misfits Gaming Group To Create Crypto Gaming Platform On Tezos
Misfits Gaming Group recently announced a multi-year partnership with Tezos in a deal that will see Misfits launch and support blockchainContinue Reading