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Sales of 3DS games and hardware have jumped by over 100 per cent as the Pokmon Go mobile phenomenon takes over the world. GfK figures reveal that the combined sales of previous Pokmon 3DS games increased by 145 per cent last week. Licensing sources have also told MCV that Nintendo …
Read More »Read about the Pokémon Go extravaganza in this week’s MCV
As the Pokmon Go phenomenon continues to take over the world, we talk to retailers, licensing firms and merchandise companies to find out what’s next for the series. Elsewhere, we talk to the BBC, Channel 4 and ITV about the increasing number of broadcasters turning to games developers to make …
Read More »Valve sends cease and desist orders to CSGO gambling sites
Begun, the CSGO gambling wars have. Valve has sent letters to 23 sites that specialise in the gambling of Counter Strike Global Offensive weapon skins, giving them 10 days to change how they operate before it brings out the big guns. Kotaku has confirmed the letter’s legitimacy. So far at …
Read More »EVO organising its first Japanese event
Fighting game tournament EVO is organising a spin off event known as EVO Japan. The competition will unsurprisingly take place in Japan, although no specific location or dates were revealed. More information on the event is set to be announced at the Tokyo Games Show, which takes place in September. …
Read More »More people watched EVO on Twitch than ESPN
EVO’s first ever broadcast on TV pulled in an average of 201,000 viewers, but that still wasn’t enough to beat Twitch’s concurrent numbers. The final of the Street Fighter V competition was broadcast on ESPN2 on Sunday evening as well as being streamed on Twitch. While ESPN2 averaged 201,000 viewers …
Read More »Building Clash Royale into an eSport
The big eSports of the world may be hogging almost all of the spotlight right now, especially with the likes of Counter-Strike jamboree ESL One Cologne and Dota world cup The International 6 dominating the summer tournament landscape, but quietly, a mobile revolution is building, and leading the charge is …
Read More »14 North American LCS pros say who inspired their careers
Professional League of Legends is still a reasonably young entity, but it’s been around long enough that a line of players have come through the game who have served as role models, reference points and sources of inspiration for the current batch of pros. Read more on Slingshot eSports >>>
Read More »I Watched the World’s Biggest Fighting Game Event at an eSports Bar
Competitive gamers from around the world were in Las Vegas over the weekend for the Evolution Championship Series (EVO), the biggest fighting game tournament in the world, competing in titles like Mortal Kombat XL, Killer Instinct and Street Fighter V. On Saturday, I found myself slouched over a barstool at …
Read More »TV networks show they are ready to commit to esports
The crowd erupted in Las Vegas, 15,000 fighting game fans clapping, cheering and booing as Infiltration suplexed his way to a victory over Fuudo, becoming Evolution 2016’s Street Fighter V champion. Read more on Mashable >>>
Read More »Pro Sports Bets on Video Gamers for Growth
Major league sports teams are recruiting a new kind of player: one who can score with a joystick. In the past two months, Manchester City and West Ham United, two of the top English Premier League soccer teams, have signed professional video gamers to represent the clubs when playing FIFA, …
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