Investigating The Marriage Of Crypto And Gaming In High-Risk Play-To-Earn Economies
Blockchain-based play-to-earn games like Axie Infinity can make for lucrative businesses thanks to the hype around NFTs and virtual worlds,Continue Reading
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Weekly News Show #226: Square Enix Fire Sale, YouTube Worse Than Mixer, Overwatch 2 Failure, RIP Blizzard, Pokimane xQc Champagne Problems, British Gamers, Warner Bros. Confusion, Xbox Game Pass
In the latest weekly news and podcast after-show (sponsored by YouGov), we discuss Embracer Group acquiring IP and studios from SquareContinue Reading
BLAST Partners With The Sports Consultancy
Esports production company and tournament organizer BLAST has entered a partnership with London-based sports solutions firm The Sports Consultancy (TSC) in a dealContinue Reading
Promod Esports Launches New Grassroots VALORANT Circuit
Esports agency Promod Esports has announced Beacon, a new VALORANT grassroots tournament circuit for players in the UK, Ireland, and Nordics. The circuit, which isContinue Reading
Tech Firms Competing For Deals Means More Money For Video Game Developers
Video game developers are champing at the bit ahead of an influx of money from some of the biggest technologyContinue Reading
Loughborough Lions And Portsmouth Paladins Set To Fight For Amazon UE Master 2022 Rocket League Title
The Loughborough Lions and Portsmouth Paladins are set to battle Europe’s best university teams for the Amazon UNIVERSITY Esports MastersContinue Reading
Expanse Studios Leaves ICE London A Winner
Expanse Studios once again participated in the ICE London 2022, where it drew the attention and partnership agreements with someContinue Reading
Fnatic And Dexerto Partner To Make Esports Documentary
Fnatic and Dexerto have teamed up to make Going For Broke, an esports documentary which tells the story of anContinue Reading
Over 10M People Have Streamed Games Through Xbox’s Cloud Gaming
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said at least ten million people have streamed video games through Xbox Cloud Gaming. This informationContinue Reading
Registration For Predator Sim Racing Cup 2022 Is Now Open
Registration for the Predator Sim Racing Cup 2022 is now open and will utilize the Assetto Corsa platform. Organized by R8G Esports, the eventContinue Reading
Famous Football Clubs and Their Esports Teams
Esports is a growing industry, capturing devout gamers and plenty of casual viewers around the world. Statista suggests that thereContinue Reading
Sony And Nintendo Update Gaming Subscription Auto-Renewals Following Investigation
Sony and Nintendo are making changes to their gaming subscriptions in the UK after working with a regulator in theContinue Reading
Two Mobile Games Announced For Amazon Kids+
On April 14th, Amazon announced it would be launching two kid-friendly mobile games for the company’s subscription service made forContinue 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
British Esports Association Promotes Gaming To Aid People With Autism
The British Esports Association has said those with autism can learn valuable skills, like communication, leadership, and problem solving, throughContinue Reading
Secretlab Named Team Vitality’s Official Gaming Chair Partner
Team Vitality recently unveiled a multi-year partnership with Secretlab in a deal that will see the company become Vitality’s officialContinue Reading
Ali-A To Host YouTube’s Competition Show To Find The Next Big Gaming Creator, With $100,000 Grand Prize
YouTube will award $100,000 to the grand-prize winner of a new global talent show, uTure, to find the next breakout gamingContinue Reading
Riot Makes Changes To COVID-19 Policies Ahead Of Return-To-Work Order
According to a recent report from Vice, Riot Games will be eliminating the company’s vaccine and mask requirements ahead ofContinue Reading
Metaverse Firm Infinite Reality To Buy Esports Company ReKT
The metaverse company Infinite Reality has agreed to purchase esports giant ReKT Global for $470 million in an all-stock deal, bolsteringContinue Reading
Fnatic Hosts Members-Only Viewing Party In London After Launching Web3 Program To Lukewarm Reviews
It’s been a couple weeks since Fnatic launched their Web3 membership offering in partnership with Crypto.com. The membership program promisesContinue Reading
Entain Opens New Workplace In Stratford, London
Esports betting and entertainment group Entain recently unveiled their new office space in Stratford, London, which hosts a 500-capacity collaborativeContinue Reading
European Union League of Legends Fans Want More Local And Smaller Esports Events To Attend
League of Legends fans in Europe have been clamoring for smaller, local esports events to attend, as they look forContinue Reading
Esports Industry Convenes For Inaugural ESIC Global Esports Summit In London, England
The Esports Integrity Commission (ESIC) launched the inaugural ESIC Global Esports Summit (EGES) in London last week, in collaboration withContinue Reading
Coleg Sir Gar And Tenstar Launch VALORANT Gaming Program
Coleg Sir Gar, which is a school in South Wales, recently unveiled a partnership with the United Kingdom-based esports organizationContinue Reading
Founder Of Feenix Helps Org-Less Esports Teams Attend Events With New Sponsorship
Alastair “McNoob” Whitham, the founder of UK esports organization Feenix, is helping to fund esports team rosters that aren’t currentlyContinue 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
Pokemon Go Hosts First Official Esports Event
The last weekend of March, Play Pokemon hosted the first official esports event for Pokemon Go, which took place in Liverpool,Continue Reading
Professional Gamers Facing Same Mental Health Pressures’ As Other Athletes
Mental health problems such as stress, sleep problems, burnout, social phobia, and anxiety are highly prevalent in top video-gamers atContinue Reading