Esports Industry News
September 22, 2022
Valorant teams in India initiate roster shuffles with future uncertain
Since the end of the APAC qualifiers in Valorant, there have been certain rumblings across the scene. Teams across the country knew that they will have to make certain changes…
September 12, 2022
Ninja is everywhere without exclusivity, and its good for everyone
Ninja is still one of the most recognizable faces in gaming. He’s been on quite a few different platforms, but has ultimately decided to not partner with a single one…
November 7, 2024
Ninja Quit Streaming After Fortnite Opponent Uses a Rift to Go
This week Ninja has shocked the streaming world after walking off his stream seemingly Twitch as a whole. The streamer had a rough moment. He raged at rift to go…
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…