FIFA and Konami team on World Cup esports tournaments
Game Developer
OCTOBER 10, 2024
Konami may not be making new FIFA games, but it is in charge of running the soccer league's popular esports tournament.
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Game Developer
OCTOBER 10, 2024
Konami may not be making new FIFA games, but it is in charge of running the soccer league's popular esports tournament.
Game Developer
AUGUST 25, 2023
Riot is trying to determine how it can get more money and eyes) on League of Legends' long-running esports scene.
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Game Developer
JANUARY 23, 2024
After killing the Overwatch League late last year, Blizzard is rebirthing Overwatch 2's esports scene with a brand new league.
AWS Games
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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”.
Game Developer
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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
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AWS Games
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PreMortem.Games
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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.
AWS Games
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PreMortem.Games
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GamesIndustry.biz
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AWS Games
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GamesIndustry.biz
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PreMortem.Games
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iXie gaming
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AWS Games
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iXie gaming
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Game Daily
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Game Development News
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GamesIndustry.biz
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AWS Games
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One of the world’s most anticipated games industry events, the conference brings together developers, publishers, hardware manufacturers, and cloud providers from around the world alongside the gaming community to celebrate industry achievements and discuss the trends shaping the industry’s future. Register here.
PreMortem.Games
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GamesIndustry.biz
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Even back at the dawn of the 1970s, networked video games existed on the PLATO computer system – a technology that would also help found concepts like email, forums, screen sharing and online testing. But that fascinating chapter in the history of connected games was just the beginning. ” Read more
PreMortem.Games
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PreMortem.Games
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Deconstructor of Fun
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Game Dev Unchained
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iXie gaming
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Game Design Aspect
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Game Daily
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Game Errors
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Nvidia
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Measuring and optimizing system latency is one of the hardest challenges during game development and the NVIDIA Reflex SDK helps developers solve that issue. Measuring and optimizing system latency is one of the hardest challenges during game development and the NVIDIA Reflex SDK helps developers solve that issue.
Deconstructor of Fun
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eSports I think there’s a few of them. That’s eSports. I’ve watched how they’ve grown up around all of media and their connections with brands and game brands. I mean, it’s just they’re having a good time with it and they’re going into these games to meet up with their friends as squads. So eSports is a big deal. #3.
Game Daily
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Deconstructor of Fun
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Game Development News
JUNE 6, 2023
The Independent Game Developers' Association has called for the UK Government to expand the list of jobs on the Shortage Occupation List - MCV/DEVELOP
AWS Games
OCTOBER 5, 2023
Today it has expanded to other media such as Riot’s League of Legends Netflix animation and Music business, or through different TV and online formats such as the LoL Esports tournaments. One example is Epic Game’s Unreal Engine platform.
AWS Games
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Deconstructor of Fun
APRIL 4, 2023
We dive into decline of hypercasual games and hybridcasual, an attempt by mobile game developers to adapt to the new normal in the industry. Based on the current marketing environment, we made the decision to temporarily suspend our new game development pipeline until the ROI for new games is economically viable.”
Deconstructor of Fun
MAY 4, 2020
Revenue per Install of Supercell games in their first 12 months after launch (source: Sensor Tower). Brawl Stars is an action-packed, esports-focused MOBA and thus it didn’t cannibalize existing games: in fact, Clash of Clans remained stable, Clash Royale continued its rate of decline, and Supercell’s total revenues in 2018 grew.
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