Some Recent Reports On UK Gaming And Esports Trends For 2022
The UK really loves its video games. Looking at the numbers, we can see that they’re a heavily engaged bunch.Continue Reading
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Disney Appoints Mike White As The Head Of Its Metaverse Strategy
The Walt Disney Company recently appointed Mike White to lead the organization’s metaverse strategy. According to Disney CEO Bob Chapek,Continue Reading
Activision Allegedly Blocks Female Esports Player From Captaincy For “Oversexual Tweets”
In a now-deleted tweet, Call of Duty esports player Kalei “FaZe Kalei” Renay accused Activision of blocking her captaincy for “over sexual tweets.” Renay appliedContinue Reading
Office Hours: Riot’s New Look
In this episode of Office Hours, with our host William “The Professor” Collis, The Professor discusses Riot Games releasing aContinue Reading
Meta Invested $40M In Playco
According to a recent report, Meta, the parent company of Facebook, recently invested $40 million in the mobile gaming organizationContinue Reading
SKALE Announces A $100M Ecosystem Fund For Blockchain And Gaming Developers
SKALE, the only multichain Ethereum blockchain network which is backed by the likes of Multicoin, Winklevoss Capital, and Galaxy Digital,Continue Reading
Ironmouse Has Become The Most Subbed Female Twitch Streamer Ever
Congratulations to VTuber Ironmouse, who hit one million followers on Twitch this week during her subathon, causing her live subscriberContinue Reading
Animoca Brands Partners With Brinc, Announce Guild Accelerator Program
Hong Kong-based game software and venture capital company Animoca Brands has announced a partnership with venture capital and accelerator firm Brinc to launch theContinue Reading
Weekly News #193: BF2042 Failure, Peloton Lanebreak, Gaming Sake, Hasbro Activist, Meta Zoom Games, New Riot Logo, Gamer Apartments, Sneaker PC
In the latest weekly news and podcast after-show (sponsored by YouGov), we discuss Electronic Arts recognizing the failure of Battlefield 2042, DrContinue Reading
Partnership Renewed Between G2 Esports And Seasonic
G2 Esports recently renewed its partnership with the power supply manufacturer Seasonic. As a result, Seasonic has been named theContinue Reading
NERD ETF Benefiting From Strong Demand For Esports
The Roundhill BITKRAFT Esports and Digital Entertainment ETF, which tracks the esports market and listed companies in the video gaming industry,Continue Reading
Gaming Rights For Lord Of The Rings And The Hobbit Going Up For Sale
It appears that the movie, merchandising, live event, and gaming rights for Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, and otherContinue Reading
Vodafone Idea Users Will Soon Be Getting New Gaming, Esports, and Metaverse Services
In a regulatory filing with the London Stock Exchange, Mobile Streams Plc, a United Kingdom-based tech company, said it isContinue Reading
Gaming Start-Up Atirath Raises Money In Seed Fund From Kalaari
Atirath, a game development company from India, has raised an undisclosed amount of seed funding from Kalaari Capital for strengtheningContinue Reading
Prime Real Estate: Someone Just Paid $450,000 To Be Snoop Dogg’s Neighbor In The Metaverse
The metaverse market is growing, and people are finding new ways to get involved. In December, someone paid $450,000 toContinue Reading
ASRock Joins The Metaverse, Releases First NFT
ASRock officially joined the metaverse with the issuing of its first NFT, Phantom Gaming EVO, on OpenSea. Phantom Gaming EVOContinue Reading
Metaverse Mortgages Are Being Issued To Buy Virtual Land
TerraZero Technologies has facilitated one of the first-ever “metaverse mortgages” for a client buying virtual property in the Ethereum-based metaverseContinue Reading
Microsoft CEO Compares The Metaverse To Games
In a recent interview with The Financial Times, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella went on the record to discuss how theContinue Reading
A Female Esports Athlete Has Joined The LJL For The First Time
Miyu “Shakespeare” Otomo has made history after joining Rascal Jester’s League of Legends team. Her acquisition makes her the firstContinue Reading
MSI Launches Line Of “Metaverse-Ready” Laptops
MSI recently launched a brand new line of laptops in India. This comes after the company’s Stealth, Vector, Katana, Crosshair,Continue Reading
All New Woman’s FIFA Esports Events Announced
ECL has announced the launching of the ECL Woman’s FIFA Esports events, an entirely new competitive calendar for FIFA thatContinue Reading
Meta Earnings Miss Expectations Amid Apple Privacy Changes, Resulting In Stock Plummet
Facebook parent company Meta reported its Q4 earnings on February 2nd, falling short of analysts’ expectations on earnings per share, and missingContinue Reading
NRG Esports Ader, And Levi’s Join Forces For NRG Levi’s Winter Games
NRG Esports recently teamed up with Ader and clothing-maker Levi’s to launch a Fortnite event called NRG Levi’s Winter Games.Continue Reading
Entain Wants To Invest $133M Into Metaverse-Focused Start-Up Companies
The betting company Entain recently announced it would be investing roughly $133 million into Ennovate, a program that funds start-upContinue Reading
Nick Cannon Presents: Wild ‘N Out Forms Partnership With Super League Gaming
Nick Cannon Presents: Wild ‘N Out announced a 3-week partnership with Super League Gaming that will see a live metaverseContinue Reading
Epic Games takes Part In $20M Spire Animation Investment Round
On February 1st, Spire Animation Studios announced the company raised $20 million in a recent funding round. Epic Games contributedContinue Reading
UniX Joins Forces With The Sandbox
On January 31st, UniX announced it had agreed to a partnership with The Sandbox. This deal aims to establish UniXContinue Reading
Former Tencent Executive Debuts Metaverse For Music And Games
A former executive at Tencent Games and industry vet, Steve Gray’s new company, Meta Music Studios, launched The Apollo ProjectContinue Reading