Solana Price Climbs 10% While Gaming Adoption Accelerates
Solana, the ninth-largest cryptocurrency by market cap, climbed approximately 10% in 24 hours on March 24th. The company’s upward moveContinue Reading
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Playtech Flags Ukraine Hit, Profits Jump
Gambling software company Playtech Plc reported a 25% jump in annual earnings this month that also surpassed its expectations, andContinue Reading
Is Interest In NFTs And The Metaverse Waning?
Despite an initial surge in usage of the buzzwords, interest in both the metaverse and NFTs appear to be onContinue Reading
Epic Games And Xbox Partner Up To Donate All Fortnite Proceeds To Charity For The Next Two Weeks
On the same day Epic launched Fortnite Season 2, the developer-publisher and Xbox announced a two-week joint commitment to donate allContinue Reading
Ubisoft Removes Team Empire And Virtus.pro Esports Bundles From Rainbow 6 Siege Store
Both Team Empire and Virtus.pro’s bundles have been removed from the Rainbow Six Siege in-game store as a consequence ofContinue 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
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
Gambit Allows Team To Play In VALORANT Champions EMEA Tour Under Neutral Banner
Gambit Esports has allowed its players to participate in the VALORANT Champions Tour EMEA (VCT EMEA) under a neutral name. The teamContinue Reading
International Esports Federation To Hold Extraordinary General Assembly To Discuss Russian Athlete Ban
The International Esports Federation (IESF) has confirmed it will hold an Extraordinary General Assembly to decide the participation status ofContinue Reading
Valve Again Postpones Eastern Europe’s Dota Pro Circuit Spring Tour As War In Ukraine Rages On
After Valve announced that Eastern Europe’s DPC Spring Tour would be postponed indefinitely due to the conflict in Ukraine, itContinue Reading
Ukrainian Esports Team Na’Vi Has No Plans To Leave The Country
Ukrainian esports team Natus Vincere (Na’Vi) has issued a statement about the future of the organization amidst the ongoing Russian invasion, sayingContinue Reading
Nintendo Becomes The Latest Gaming Gaming Company To Stop Sales In Russia
Nintendo became the latest gaming giant to halt all shipments to Russia for the “foreseeable future.” The company stopped short ofContinue Reading
FunPlus Phoenix’s ANGE1’s Salary On Hold Amid Ukraine Invasion
Chinese-based esports organization FunPlus Phoenix (FPX) has said that Ukrainian VALORANT player Kyrylo “ANGE1” Karasov will be paid his salary until MarchContinue Reading
$10 Bundle For Ukraine Lets You Pick From $6,500 Worth Of Games, Music, Books, Proceeds Go To The Country
Necrosoft Games have put together a bundle of 991 things on itch.io that is available now for as low as $10.Continue Reading
FalleN’s New CS:GO Team Unveiled On March 3rd
Two-time CS:GO Major champions Gabriel “FalleN” Toledo, Fernando “fer” Alvarenga, and Lincoln “fnx” Lau played their first official game on March 3rdContinue 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
Russian Esports Federation Calls For Action Against Ukrainian Studio, Maincast
The Russian Esports Federation is attempting to make the case that Russian esports athletes have been treated harshly and unfairlyContinue 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
ESL Suspends Russian Esports Teams And Competitions In Wake Of Ukrainian Invasion
Major esports operator ESL has announced that “organizations with apparent ties to the Russian government, including individuals or organizations underContinue Reading
Ukrainian Esports Organization HellRaisers Suspends Operations
Ukrainian esports organization HellRaisers suspended operations on March 2nd while the country is in the throes of war with Russia.Continue Reading
Weekly News #201: Sid Meier Monetization, ATVI Insider Trading, FaZe Snoop, Ninja GFuel, Griffin $750M Fund, Xbox Complaint, Star Wars Delay, Epic Music
In the latest weekly news and podcast after-show (sponsored by YouGov), we discuss Sid Meier talking about game monetization, Barry Diller denyingContinue Reading
Elisa Esports Bans Russian-Owned Organizations From Its Tournaments
Elisa Esports has forbidden Russian-owned organizations from taking part in all CS:GO tournaments organized by the company for the foreseeable future. TheContinue Reading
Global Tech And Gaming Industry Begins Halting Sales To Russia
Tech companies around the world have begun suspending deliveries to Russia in compliance with international sanctions over the invasion ofContinue Reading
Ransomware Group Claims Responsibility For NVIDIA Attack, Resulting In Them Being Victimized In A Cyber Attack
The gaming hardware manufacturer NVIDIA was recently the victim of a ransomware attack. According to HotHardware, a ransomware group thatContinue Reading
Natus Vincere Cuts Ties With Russian Esports Organization ESForce
The esports team Natus Vincere, or Navi, has officially cut ties with the Russian esports conglomerate ESForce after the latterContinue Reading
Russian-Based CS:GO Teams Banned From BLAST Premier Events
BLAST Premier, a popular professional CS:GO esports league based in Copenhagen, Denmark, has banned Russian-based teams from attending events for the “foreseeableContinue 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
Streamer Macaiyla Leaves Cloud9 Following Controversial Ukraine Social Media Post
The famous streamer and Twitch content creator Macaiyla recently announced she would be leaving Cloud9 after she was asked toContinue Reading