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Analysis • Saudi Arabia spends big on gaming with acquisition of Scopely

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Savvy Gaming previously acquired all of the non-publisher-owned esports tournament organizers ESL, FaceIt, and Vindex. Across its portfolio of publicly traded stocks like Nintendo and Activision, and its holdings in private assets through its Savvy Gaming Group subsidiary, the Saudi Public Investments Fund currently holds $20.3

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2023: Year in Retrospect for the Gaming Industry

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Continuous Rise of eSports eSports is a competitive video game where players go head-to-head (H2H) in popular games such as Dota 2 and League of Legends. As of 2022, the eSports market was about USD 1.38 This figure has increased steadily in 2023, with the US accounting for an audience of 31.4 Frequently Asked Questions: 1.

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AI game development legal issues, explained

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André Schenini Moreira is a lawyer specializing in games, esports, intellectual property, and artificial intelligence. He is due to give a presentation at Nordic Game 23 in Malmo, Sweden, later this month, on “ The Use of AI-Generated Assets and Its Legal Implications.”

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The Game Developer’s Guide to AWS re:Invent 2022

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In this session , the company shared its esports journey from a stopgap solution to laying the foundation for the next generation of esports fandom with Project Stryker. Customer Sessions Game developers had a big presence at re:Invent, including spotlights in multiple keynotes and breakout sessions.

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How to choose the best blockchain for NFT development 2022

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These tokens are unique and provide the token holders with proof of ownership as well as the authenticity of the underlying asset. However, microtransactions, like virtual collectables, card games, and in-game virtual assets, can significantly make up NFT-based transactions. This blockchain platform was created in 2017.

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Web 3.0: Crypto-currencies, the blockchain, NFTs and pay-to-earn

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As Yuval Harari writes in Homo Sapiens , our unique ability, the one that separates humans from all other animals, is our ability to weave stories that have real, tangible power , such as the stories of “the corporation” which can own assets and take actions, or “government”, or “money” So a cryptocurrency is just a currency.

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The Best 3D Art Outsourcing Studios in the Industry

iXie gaming

Specialties: – Outsource art, VR Full-cycle, AR, External art / engineering development, art, partner, co-dev, and esports. Apart from providing top-notch gaming assets for different genres, the studio also specializes in UI/UX, 2D, and 3D graphics, as well as animation. Art Bully Productions.

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