GamesIndustry.biz

APRIL 3, 2023

The government is taking issue with the esports leagues' Competitive Balance Tax, which it says was intended to penalize teams if they spent more on player salaries than an amount decided upon by Activision Blizzard.

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Game Developer

APRIL 5, 2023

Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund now owns a mobile game publisher, two esports organizers, and has a major stake in Nintendo, Embracer, and more.

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Game Developer

JANUARY 16, 2024

Capcom says the fighter used eSports tournaments as a springboard to success.

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GamesIndustry.biz

AUGUST 16, 2024

Riot Games has re-organised its leadership in its esports and entertainment segments. Current esports president John Needham has been appointed president of publishing and esports, and will "create new integrated experiences" that will combine its esports, music, and creative publishing sectors.

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GamesIndustry.biz

MARCH 26, 2024

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Sprout Esports has closed its business after seven years of operations. As reported by EsportsInsider , Sprout attributed the shuttering to its business being unable to sustain itself further. Read more

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GamesIndustry.biz

OCTOBER 16, 2023

The International Olympic Committee has announced plans to create the Olympic Esports Games. During the opening ceremony of the 141st IOC session on Saturday in Mumbai, India, IOC president Thomas Bach revealed that the recently formed IOC Esports Commission will "study the creation" of such an event. Read more

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Game Wisdom

AUGUST 2, 2024

Has eSports Helped the Game Industry? Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com Esports has come a long way from high score chasing, to the Battle By the Bay, the World Cyber Games, and much more.

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AWS Games

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Riot Games are calling on esports fans and builders alike to participate in the VALORANT Champions Tour (VCT) Hackathon: Esports Manager Challenge. This new hackathon will put the latest generative AI tools in the hands of fans to unlock new ways to build and develop stronger esports teams.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JUNE 24, 2024

FIFA has formed a partnership with Rocket League for its esports World Cup. Announced during the Rocket League Championship Series on Sunday, FIFA revealed that 16 countries will be taking part and will be represented by three players and one substitute.

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Game Wisdom

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

The Limits of Esports Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com One of the entries in the Deep Dive series that I’m going to be writing is on Real-Time Strategy (or RTS) games. The RTS genre is one that has changed the most with the advent of trying to grow the … The post The Limits of Esports appeared first on Game Wisdom.

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GamesIndustry.biz

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

respondents engage with esports - either through play, viewing, or competing themselves - and 57.2% Niko has released its new 2024 India Gamer Behavior and Market Insights Report, revealing that over 75% of PC gamers self reported that they spent more on PC games in Q1 2024 than in the same period a year ago.

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GamesIndustry.biz

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Esports Wales has been awarded up to £125,000 as part of the Creative Skills Fund. Read more

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GamesIndustry.biz

JULY 15, 2024

The International Olympic Committee has announced that the first Olympic Esports Games will be held in Saudi Arabia in 2025. The IOC announced plans for an Olympic Esports Games last October. Esports featured in the 2022 Commonwealth Games, but will not appear in the 2026 event. A city and venue have yet to be selected.

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GamesIndustry.biz

AUGUST 25, 2023

Riot Games' League of Legends esports division still hasn't turned a profit, the developer's senior director of esports operations stated this week. drop in peak viewership compared to the LCS Spring finals, according to esports statistics site Esports Charts. The LCS Summer finals saw a 21.8% Read more

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GamesIndustry.biz

JUNE 19, 2023

billion for video games and esports in the US in 2022, a 2.4% Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox A new report from data analyst PwC showed revenues of $54.1 increase year-on-year.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JULY 12, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Following the pandemic-induced boom in esports viewership, and the steady deluge of non-endemic financing that followed it, the industry now appears to have slowed to take stock. Clearly, the age of esports as a profit-driven business is firmly upon us.

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GamesIndustry.biz

OCTOBER 11, 2023

The British Esports Association has responded to backlash following the announcement of its partnership with the Saudi Esports Federation earlier this week. Read more

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PreMortem.Games

JUNE 1, 2023

Disclosure: This article has been written as a part of a paid cooperation with Moxy Moxy , founded by a group of game industry veterans and blockchain experts, aims to transform the gaming landscape by providing a platform for eSports-style competitive gaming with real rewards for existing games. And that’s where Moxy steps in.

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AWS Games

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Riot Games recently began rolling out new machine learning-powered insights to boost the fan experience during esports broadcasts. The fan response to the stat was immediate and enthusiastic, encouraging the Riot team to deploy it in future esports events. Why introduce ‘Win Probability’ to LoL Esports ?

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Game Development News

MARCH 9, 2023

Kalam Neale, head of education at the British Esports Federation, on developing a curriculum and changing people’s misconceptions

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GamesIndustry.biz

OCTOBER 22, 2024

The Malaysian government is investing $4.64m/£3.58m (RM20m) into the country’s esports ecosystem. Read more

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GamesIndustry.biz

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Riot Games has revealed its intentions to open a home of esports with a new facility in the EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa) region.

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GamesIndustry.biz

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Guild Esports has announced that it has signed a subscription agreement to raise up to £1 million. The investment was from an international esports, content creation, and media brand.

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AWS Games

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Whether you want to see how your favorite teams are trending or you’re seeking a better understanding of the competitive landscape, Global Power Rankings is the new way to track team strength for League of Legends Esports competition. They created the first calculated stat for esports in “Win Probability Powered by AWS”.

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iXie gaming

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Esports has taken the gaming world by storm in recent times. With lucrative tournaments and millions of fans globally, eSports gaming has become a flourishing sector that doesn’t show any signs of slowing down soon. According to Statista market forecasts, the eSports user base is expected to reach over 856 million by 2028.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JULY 24, 2024

Gaming and esports brand GiantX has acquired AI esports coaching start-up iTero Gaming. While the full sum was undisclosed, the company said the acquisition was a "multi-million [dollar] deal." As part of the acquisition, iTero founder Jack J Williams has been appointed head of gaming technology at GiantX. Read more

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GamesIndustry.biz

JANUARY 25, 2024

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Esports lounge creator True Gamers has secured a $45 million investment. The company intends to use the funds to create more than 150 esports clubs across Saudi Arabia. Read more

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AWS Games

APRIL 8, 2024

In the past decade, esports has evolved into a billion-dollar industry, with dozens of leagues, thousands of athletes, teams, franchises, and rising fan culture. Moving from there to building a whole AI-driven data infrastructure and generative AI storytelling solution for the esports industry felt pretty natural.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JULY 2, 2024

Affected staff include Destructoid's social video lead Brett Medlock and video editor Dan Roemer , PC Invasion writer Alejandro Josan , and Dot Esports staff writer Scott Robertson. Former staff revealed the cuts via social media, although it is unclear how many of the group's sites have been affected. Read more

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GamesIndustry.biz

JANUARY 20, 2023

The layoffs were first revealed by esports reporter Jacob Wolf via Twitter , before Riot confirmed the news in a statement to GamesIndustry.biz sister site Rock Paper Shotgun. Read more

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iXie gaming

MAY 23, 2023

One of the prime examples to showcase this culture is eSports. Born out of the inherently competitive nature of video games, eSports today is competitive video gaming that rivals any other form of sports. The origins of eSports can be traced back to the 1980s. The origins of eSports can be traced back to the 1980s.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JUNE 27, 2024

Most departments were reportedly impacted, apart from its esports segment. According to Game Developer (translating a report from Chinese publication The Paper ), the firm has made extensive cuts across its offices in Beijing, Shanghai, and Chengdu. Read more

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GamesIndustry.biz

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

When Blizzard announced the Overwatch League in 2016, there were plenty of questions about how the esports league would actually work – but at the very least, you couldn’t fault the ambition.

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GamesIndustry.biz

APRIL 7, 2023

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Madison Square Garden (MGS) Sports has announced that Counter Logic Gaming (CLG) has combined with esports outfit NRG. Read more

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Game Development News

MARCH 29, 2023

The sandwich artists at Subway are teaming up with Guild Esports to support and nurture future esports talent in London

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GamesIndustry.biz

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Esports and gaming organisation 100 Thieves has announced another round of layoffs. As reported by The Verge , president and COO John Robinson confirmed that 20% of its workforce has been cut.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JULY 31, 2024

Lee Cocker, who served as executive producer on multiple Mario & Sonic Olympics titles, told Eurogamer the International Olympics Committee allowed the licensing deal to lapse as it "wanted to look at other partners and NFTs and esports." Read more

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