Esports Industry News
February 20, 2023
New Genshin Impact x Pizza Hut collaboration is happening in China
Genshin Impact has become increasingly popular this summer. Because the mobile game is so well-known, we frequently see brands working with it to increase their consumer base. Pizza Hut is…
October 20, 2024
New Esports Casters: Are They Game-Changing or Game-Breaking?
Following a packed summer period of esports tournaments, a debate opened up regarding the nature of modern-day esports casters. In particular, the discussions targeted so-called ‘hypecasters’ and their seemingly incessant…
August 10, 2022
Indonesia banning game apps already hurt local esports growth
Last week, Indonesia was in the gaming world headlines for all the wrong reasons. Swift regulation with no grace period stated that: all tech companies have to register with Indonesian…
August 10, 2022
Constant game bans by the Indian Gov seriously affects esports growth
It’s been a week since the the Indian Government banned Battlegrounds Mobile in the country. The game was taken off the Apple Store and Google Playstore, with developer Krafon receiving…
August 10, 2022
Blizzard hitting less than 100M MAUs, sets up good press for fall releases
There was some troubling news for Activision Blizzard this week after it was confirmed that the number of monthly active users had decreased to less than 100 million. Microsoft had…
August 3, 2022
Commonwealth Esports Championship brings esports to Birmingham 2022
Commonwealth events traditionally didn’t rhythm with Esports, whereby the mainstream’s depiction of sports is physical and sweaty. Fast-forwarding to the Commonwealth Esports Championship 2022, it’s evident that esports is gaining…
July 22, 2022
Riot Games Opens Landmark Esports Facility, Project Stryker
As the esports industry grows, the infrastructure supporting it must also expand and evolve. With an increasing number of esports tournaments taking place every year, organisers and regulators must work…
July 19, 2022
PlayStation Acquires Repeat.gg In Further Esports Expansion
In recent months, PlayStation has been making waves in the esports space. It all began last year, when Sony Interactive Entertainment, along with RTS, acquired the Evolution Championship Series. Then,…
August 2, 2024
India can become the next big market for LAN gaming tournaments
India and competitive video games are finally intertwining. Mobile and PC gaming have taken over the country by storm with LAN tournaments and events hosted regularly like never before. What…
July 13, 2022
Polium One – Bizarre Web3.0 Console Announced to General Confusion
Cryptocurrency and gaming have frequent crossover points, often to the frustration of those interested in just getting on with playing solid games. However, every now and again though someone tries…