Subway Future Talent Series to take place at Guild Esports in Shoreditch
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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Rising Star – Kalam Neale, head of education at the British Esports Federation
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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Riot winds down Wild Rift esports outside of Asia
Game Daily
NOVEMBER 22, 2022
This week, Riot Games announced that it has canceled esports leagues for Wild Rift outside of Asia. “In 2023, we will centralize the operation and focus of Wild Rift Esports in Asia, the biggest and most active mobile esports market in the world,” John Needham, Riot’s president of esports, said in the statement.
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ESL FaceIt acquires esports analytics provider Vindex
GamesIndustry.biz
MARCH 1, 2023
Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox ESL FaceIt Group (EFG) has purchased esports technology firm Vindex. Vindex offers gaming, streaming, and esports analytics via its Vindex Intelligence Platform. It also provides content production for in-person events and tournaments. Read more
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Gaud-Hammer Gaming and Sports Illustrated unveil Esports Illustrated
GamesIndustry.biz
MARCH 9, 2023
Gaud-Hammer Gaming Group, in partnership with Sports Illustrated, has launched Esports Illustrated. Esports Illustrated's staff includes president Nafeeza Hassan, editor-in-chief Kali Scales, and publishing manager Zack Patraw. The publication will be dedicated to covering major events, games, and people within the competitive space.
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Savvy Games Groups invests $265m in Chinese esports firm VSPO
GamesIndustry.biz
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Esports organization VSPO has received a $265 million investment from Savvy Games Group. The transaction from Savvy Gaming Group, which Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund owns, is expected to close at a later date. Read more
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Riot Games lays off 46 staff as part of "strategic shifts"
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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Tyler 'Ninja' Blevins joins Gamesquare, leads new incubator Ninja Labs
GamesIndustry.biz
FEBRUARY 23, 2023
Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Esports firm GameSquare has announced it is now working with popular influencer Tyler 'Ninja' Blevins. Blevins has taken on the role of chief innovation officer, and will be working with the company to pursue new opportunities for growth. Read more
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Why Is League Of Legends So Popular In Asia?
Game Errors
MARCH 31, 2023
In the eSports industry, Asians generate more than 35% of the industry’s revenue, and a chunk of that comes from League of Legends Asian players. The video game was inspired by Defense of the Ancients (Dota) and has garnered millions of fans worldwide to become of the most-played games in the eSports industry.
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Johana Riquier: “Gaming as a driver for economic growth in the global south”
PreMortem.Games
MARCH 29, 2023
But also associated occupations as esports and streaming add to that. Innovation and technology According to Riquier there are several ways that gaming has an impact on economic development in the Global South. The games industry itself creates jobs and generates revenues by means of game development, publishing and distribution.
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Riot winds down Wild Rift esports outside of Asia
Game Daily
NOVEMBER 22, 2022
Viewership in the US has not reached expectations. Sensor Tower analyst Dennis Yeh comments.
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Useful Tips To Get Better At Gaming
Game Wisdom
JANUARY 29, 2023
From friendly rounds to competitive eSports, it’s no news that video games provide platforms for players to have fun, network, and even earn some money in the process. Useful Tips To Get Better At Gaming Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com Gaming is a way of life.
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Devs object to Indian government lumping video games in with gambling
GamesIndustry.biz
JANUARY 16, 2023
A group of 44 Indian game developers and esports companies are objecting to a government plan that would combine traditional video games and real-money gambling games into the same regulatory category, a move that say inappropriate meshes two entirely separate industries.
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Harnessing modern multiplayer with Unity Gaming Services
GamesIndustry.biz
FEBRUARY 9, 2023
Today, in the era of live games, esports, fan communities, streaming and online titles that can play host to all manner of shared experiences and events, the breadth of what counts as multiplayer has expanded tremendously. But that fascinating chapter in the history of connected games was just the beginning.
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Michael Blaker’s Translation Necessary Thursday: “Valhalla Saga Volume 02” by Chwiryong
Game Industry News
FEBRUARY 23, 2023
Characters: Lee Tae Ho is the former esports tournament professional gamer who was brought to Valhalla in the first volume by a Valkyrie to fight in a war. Plot: This second volume continues after the first novel with Lee Tae Ho now basking in the glory of battles hard fought and in a relationship with a Valkyrie named Heda.
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Michael Blaker’s Translation Necessary Thursday: “Valhalla Saga Volume 01” by Chwiryong
Game Industry News
DECEMBER 29, 2022
Professional Gamer Lee Tae Ho dies during an esports tournament and is brought to Valhalla by a Valkryie to fight in a war. Hey all, I’m back for this week’s Translation Necessary Thursday with the first volume in another series from one of my favorite Korean authors. It’s “Valhalla Saga Volume 01” by Chwiryong!
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The future of gaming is as opaque as ever
Game Daily
MARCH 5, 2023
They attract rampant financial speculation, leading to esports-like bubbles that must inevitably deflate. Like esports, it is the focus of unwise speculation and hype. Individually and collectively, these terms complicate our view of the future, because they are manifestations of the fleeting present.
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American Mcgee is trying to get his new game greenlit. I know that his games are profitable and well received. However, it’s taking aver 4 years for a response, and I’m puzzled to why it is so. What exactly causes a company to consider greenleting a game? Does it require more than the creators reputation?
Ask a Game Dev
MARCH 13, 2023
Maybe it’s for a dialogue-driven narrative story, but your expertise is in competitive esports titles. Maybe the pitch is for a short form linear single player narrative experience and your company has decided to grow its catalogue of multiplayer lifestyle games.
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How To Make Money On CS:GO: 5 Useful Tips Tips
Game Errors
MARCH 28, 2023
If you know eSports well and know the strengths and weaknesses of the teams, then you can try your luck and earn money on csgo betting. Even if you don’t know much about eSports, you can find analytical predictions on a team’s victory. CS:GO betting That’s how you’ll earn real money or skins.
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The Game Developer’s Guide to AWS re:Invent 2022
AWS Games
JANUARY 26, 2023
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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An Introduction to CS:GO Community Servers [Explained Guide]
Game Errors
MARCH 17, 2023
Many professional esports players spend considerable time practicing on these maps to improve positioning and playing speeds. These servers are best reserved for experienced players due to their high difficulty level. KZ maps tend to be stocked with challenging obstacles that make traversing the virtual environment incredibly taxing.
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2020 Women in Games Hall of Fame Awards
Game Design Aspect
SEPTEMBER 8, 2020
Women in Games is a non-profit organization for women in video, mobile, online games, and esports that is dedicated to empowering women to reach their full potential. If you would, I would appreciate it if you would register and vote for me (and 5 other deserving women.)
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Trip Hawkins on The New High Score | Past and Future of Video Games
Deconstructor of Fun
SEPTEMBER 29, 2020
eSports I think there’s a few of them. That’s eSports. And again, that plays right into eSports. ESports is long term, it’ll be driven by games that involves squad play and team work and so on. So eSports is a big deal. #3. And it makes perfect sense to me because I have four children.
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The Best 3D Art Outsourcing Studios in the Industry
iXie gaming
JANUARY 11, 2023
Specialties: – Outsource art, VR Full-cycle, AR, External art / engineering development, art, partner, co-dev, and esports. If you’re a business looking to hire experts to handle your game art, 1518 Studios is an ideal choice. Art Bully Productions. This US company boasts over 10 years of experience in the outsourcing business.
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2020 Predictions #9: Newcomers Will Reimagine Card Battlers
Deconstructor of Fun
FEBRUARY 6, 2020
Magic is trying to establish itself as a premier esport, so we can look to Twitch to gauge Magic’s success in that arena: From sullygnome.com, daily average viewers for Hearthstone and MTG on Twitch. And, since Magic’s not on mobile, AppAnnie can’t see into their revenues.
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It seems in competitive games with a healthy pro/esport community, balance is often different between the pro and casual levels. E.g. Class A tends to dominate Class B at the pro level, but Class B tends to dominate Class A at the casual level. If you try to make Class A relatively more powerful to make the experience better the majority of players, it will only exacerbate the imbalance among the minority of pros (which damages the health of the pro community). How do you prioritize/negotiate?
Ask a Game Dev
JANUARY 25, 2023
In such situations, it’s important to figure out why professional players are able to realize so much more potential with a particular class/character/build/etc. while more casual players cannot. Generally, that means the additional performance must come from two things at the pro level - a high bar for execution (e.g.
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How to choose the best blockchain for NFT development 2022
Logic Simplified
MAY 25, 2022
The NBA was one of the first main companies to use Flow, which was followed by the MotoGP, NFL, and esports teams. This proof-of-stake (PoS) blockchain can power entire ecosystems of apps, especially those related to digital assets and games. Since then, the crypto world has praised it and is gaining popularity.
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Why Marvel Snap became a hit and for how long will it remain one?
Deconstructor of Fun
NOVEMBER 27, 2022
(That said, on the available data there are no signs of such content exhaustion, but the game hasn’t been running for long yet…) Because of the high degree of randomness, it is unlikely to foster a truly competitive or eSports scene. To achieve it would perhaps have to present a poker-like format where the focus is on the betting of Cubes.
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Why Pokemon Unite Hasn’t Reached the Top (yet?)
Deconstructor of Fun
NOVEMBER 21, 2021
Not to mention that MOBAs are very streamable, so in addition to all the free installs, the game will also grow with support from influencers - and perhaps even esports. The low focus on team play could prove problematic if the game ever tries to build a layer of eSports. So what happened to Pokemon Unite?
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Red Bull to host first live UK Fortnite major tournament in Edinburgh
Game Development News
MARCH 29, 2023
The UK’s first live major Fortnite LAN tournament will take place later this year in Scotland
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The UK Government has announced additional tax relief for the games industry
Game Development News
MARCH 16, 2023
The UK Government has announced that the Video Games Tax Relief system will be replaced with a Video Games Expenditure Credit system as part of the 2023 Spring Budget
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2020 Predictions #7: Why Auto-Chess Games can't Monetize - and How to Fix That
Deconstructor of Fun
JANUARY 29, 2020
This prediction is written by Giovanni Ducati, who is a Director of Product Management at Scopely and who previously led strategy and finance for Hearthstone and as well as Esports at Activision Blizzard. The opinions expressed in this article are the author's own and do not reflect the opinions of the author's current or past employers."
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Vindex has been acquired by the ESL FACEIT Group
Game Development News
MARCH 17, 2023
The ESL FACEIT Group (EFG) has acquired Vindex
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Web 3.0: Crypto-currencies, the blockchain, NFTs and pay-to-earn
Gamesbrief
NOVEMBER 29, 2021
An early esport competition for Starcraft 2 in 2011 awarded a 1 st prize of $500 and a prizes for players in positions 5-8 25 Bitcoin, worth about $25 then and roughly $1.4 So crypto-bros jump on the idea of cryptocurrencies as an appreciating asset. And why wouldn’t you. Early holders of Bitcoin are multimillionaires today. million today.
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10 Years of Excellence - Deconstruction of Supercell
Deconstructor of Fun
MAY 4, 2020
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. Revenue per Install of Supercell games in their first 12 months after launch (source: Sensor Tower).
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Axie Infinity: Infinite Opportunity or Infinite Peril?
Deconstructor of Fun
DECEMBER 12, 2021
It creates an esports-fertile product, since the core battle experience allows two players to have a fair battle that is highly dependent on skill versus stats. The initial three founders came together after realizing that existing crypto games — notably CryptoKitties at the time — were unsustainable both technologically and economically.
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The UK Games market grew to £7 billion in 2020
Gamesbrief
MARCH 19, 2021
I can’t quite see where “esports revenue” is captured. VR hardware grew by less than any other category of hardware. Obviously, it was a good year for new consoles, so maybe this is an unfair comparison, but I would hope for faster growth. Is it in the Streaming and Game Video Content segment, which is at £45.6
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Axie Infinity (Part 2): Redemption or Ruin?
Deconstructor of Fun
JUNE 19, 2022
There is plenty of precedent for this in traditional eSports, where only an elite cadre of players (professionals) are able to earn money, so it’s an approach that does at least work in principle. In this way the focus of the game becomes more on rewarding highly competitive players rather than everybody.
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Riot's Runeterra Declares War Against Blizzard's Hearthstone
Deconstructor of Fun
NOVEMBER 7, 2019
A complaint often leveled at Hearthstone, particularly from members of Hearthstone’s professional/esports scene, is that overtly random effects are too powerful, which sometimes leads to weaker players defeating more skilled players. Hearthstone had to nerf Yogg-Saron because players felt it was too random.
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2021 Predictions #4 Contenders Throwdown for Supercell's Mid-Core Crown
Deconstructor of Fun
JANUARY 21, 2021
Not to mention that MOBAs are very streamable, so in addition to all the free installs, the game will also grow with support from influencers - and perhaps even esports. The RPIs (rev per install) for the Arena of Valor outside China are quite low, despite slowly increasing over time as the download volume dwindles down.
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The Lost Ark Has Found its Way
Deconstructor of Fun
MAY 15, 2022
With AWS, the #1 cloud service in the world, and Twitch, the #1 video game streaming platform, Amazon’s product strategy is naturally centered around 1) network heavy MMOs and 2) social first, streaming first eSports games. With a strategy like this, no wonder Amazon has such a strong preference for MMORPGs.
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