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April 28, 2024

FaZe Clan Slate ‘Wiped Clean’ by Banks in Restructure

Earlier this year, Richard ‘Banks’ Bengston reassumed control of FaZe Clan, the organisation he helped found almost fifteen years ago. This was following an acquisition by GameSquare that was arranged…
Esports Industry
April 25, 2024

BlizzCon 2024 Cancelled in Favour of Gamescom and ‘Other Shows’

Blizzard has just revealed that BlizzCon 2024 won’t be going ahead. It was marked as a decision that ‘was not made lightly’, with Blizzard opting to ‘approach this year differently’…
Esports Industry
April 19, 2024

Cheating in Esports – Is Esports Cheating Still a Problem?

Cheating is just one of those annoying things you come across when playing esports games casually. It can be a very depressing experience to learn that your hard-earned skills can…
Esports Industry
April 17, 2024

Is The Gaming Industry Dying?

Let’s put it all out on the table. It has been a terrible year or two for the gaming industry. As both a passionate, lifelong gamer and an industry worker,…
Esports Industry
April 17, 2024

Take-Two Interactive Laying Off 5% of Workforce and Cancelling Projects

It has just been revealed that Take-Two Interactive, the parent company of Rockstar Games, is preparing to lay off approximately 500 members of staff. Not only that but the publisher…
Esports Industry
April 16, 2024

Esports World Cup Will Feature Biggest Prize Pool In Esports History

It was revealed earlier today that the upcoming Esports World Cup, due to take place in Riyadh, will feature a record-breaking prize pool. There’s an immense line-up of titles being…
Esports Industry
April 13, 2024

Apex Legends Announced For The Esports World Cup Lineup

Recently, representatives of the Esports World Cup taking place in Riyadh this year announced that Apex Legends is joining the dense line-up of games being played at the event. It’s…
Esports Industry
April 10, 2024

Guild & Sky Broadband Reveal £50,000 ‘Women in Gaming’ Esports Series

Guild Esports, a London-based organisation with ties to David Beckham, has teams up with Sky Broadband to reveal a first-of-its-kind initiative known as Women in Gaming. At the heart of…
Esports Industry
April 10, 2024

Blizzard’s Games Are Going Back to China

Toward the end of 2022, Blizzard Entertainment and NetEase suffered from a messy split. Following a breakdown in agreements, all of Blizzard’s games were pulled out of mainland China, locking…
Esports Industry
April 5, 2024

OpTic Gaming Has Formed a Partnership with Juventus

It was recently revealed via a press release that OpTic Gaming, one of the most recognisable brands in the industry, has formed a partnership with Juventus. Nobody expected OpTic to…
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