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Despite having a population less than that of London, Singapore provides a thriving landscape for games businesses and serves as the Asian home for major Western publishers. It’s little wonder that big names such as Ubisoft, EA and Activision have moved into the country – Singaporeans are the highest-spending gamers …
Read More »Esports and virtual reality are gaming’s present and future
Competitive gaming between tens of thousands of players in large venues and televised globally is creating huge buzz in the tech industry as the phenomenon – known asesports– is now approaching popularity that eclipses even mainstream traditional pro leagues. But the real future in gaming may ultimately depend on how …
Read More »NewBay names new European management team
NewBay Media has named four new senior directors to its reorganised European team. Andrew Wooden has been appointed Interactive Entertainment Content Director, managing the editorial for MCV, Develop, Toy News, PCR and more. Wooden is a former staff writer on MCV, and has worked on Future’s T3 publication. He was …
Read More »Two days until the Games Media Awards – last call for tickets
The industry celebrates the cream of the UK games media this week – and you have just 24 hours to make sure you’re networking with the top journalists and editors from across print, online and broadcast brands. The Games Media Awards take place on Wednesday October 14th at the Bloomsbury …
Read More »Do big prize pools help eSports stability?
Stephen "Snoopeh" Ellis and Charlie Yang, manager of Evil Geniuses’ Dota 2 team, join us on the Esports Weekly roundtable to discuss whether or not the size of a prize pool does anything for the stability of esports. Watch the video at IGN >>>
Read More »Brave New World: eSports’ integrity & game challenges
Fresh from announcing his firm’s first esports centric data and integrity partnership withESLthe world’s largest eSports network, SBC catches up withSportradar CEO & Founder Carsten Koerl. A leading figurehead in sports and wagering data, Koerl sheds insight and opinion on the growth of esports, its potential integrity challenges and the …
Read More »Esports grow closer to real sports, grow more in mobile, and well just grow
You’re probably hearing a lot about esports these days.That’s because it’s one of gaming’s fastest-growing sectors. Esports, as we call the competitive gaming scene, has become mainstream rapidly in the last six months, with networks like ESPN and TBS beginning to cover the scene. Segerstrale noted that esports is also …
Read More »Gambling and fantasy are the ‘biggest esports investment opportunities’
Esports is a growing market that’s marching toward $1 billion in revenue, but some of the top investors in the space don’t think the opportunity is with fundinggame developers or video platforms. When venture capitalists look at professional gaming, they see most of the chance to earn cash from gambling …
Read More »Why Activision is going all eSports, all the time
Activision is upping the ante when it comes toCall of DutyeSports. With each newCall of Dutygame earning over $1 billion at retail, eSports has become an important piece of Activision’s marketing strategy. According to Sam Cooper, senior director forCall of Dutyin Activision’s marketing department, in today’s video game business, any …
Read More »Ark: Survival Evolved hits 2m copies sold
Studio Wildcard’s survival adventure game Ark: Survival Evolved has sold more than two million copies on Steam. The game was released in June 2nd on Steam Early Access, and in four months has sold around 500,000 units a month on average. The title’s popularity has seen it consistently placed as …
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