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August 22, 2024

Video Game Movies – Are heading into a new golden age?

This year’s E3 was a little underwhelming for some, but one specific brand of announcement represents a growing change in the video game industry. In the weeks around E3, not…
Opinion Esports
June 17, 2021

Concept Royale Competition – Fun Contest or Exploitation?

Epic Games have this week announced a new style of competition for Fortnite, a Concept Royale. This isn’t an esports tournament that sees the top Fortnite players compete against each other…
Opinion Esports
March 29, 2024

S1mple brings Natus Vincere DH Masters glory – Can the hype sustain?

Natus Vincere pulls out another godlike performance and wins DreamHack Masters Spring 2021. The BLAST Global Final champions finally get their redemption arc against Gambit, who stole their Katowice and…
Opinion Esports
October 28, 2022

Epic v Apple trial shows Fortnite Esports unperformed, but keeps title relevant

The ongoing Epic Games v Apple trial has led to a number of internal documents becoming public. Among them are bits about a never-finished Metroid crossover, conclusive proof that Fortnite…
Opinion Esports
April 30, 2021

Esports certification is not a bad idea, ECI just did it badly

This week the Esports Certification Institute launched, hoping to provide a way to certify that a job candidate had the knowledge and skillset to work in an emerging industry. In…
Opinion Esports
April 29, 2021

TJ Sports and Huya $310M League of Legends deal is just another Tencent power move

TJ Sports and Huya signed a $310M League of Legends broadcasting deal what will see the latter earn exclusive rights to broadcast, distribute, and offer on-demand League content from the…
Opinion Esports
April 23, 2021

Esports at the Olympics – Clickbait and not what you expected or hoped for

A lot of esports (and Olympics) fans have been wanting to see esports as part of an Olympic event. It makes a fair bit of sense – not only are…
Opinion Esports
April 15, 2021

Gender-segregated F1 Esports tournament sparks controversy

It’s not exactly a big secret that a disturbing number of gamers are quite sexist towards women. Most aren’t, of course, but there are enough to leave a sour taste…
Mobile Games
August 19, 2024

Building up Mobile Esports – Interview with ESL Director Kevin Rosenblatt

ESL Gaming, the world’s largest esports company, has announced a new Mobile esports ecosystem providing millions of gamers around the world the opportunity to compete and engage with popular titles…
Esports News
January 11, 2023

What went wrong for Western teams at Singapore Major 2021

Invictus Gaming emerged victorious at ONE Esports Singapore Major 2021 after a long-fought battle versus Evil Geniuses. Falling just short was PSG.LGD, the other Chinese contestant that fought their way…
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