How Moonton aims to grow Mobile Legends: Bang Bang in the MENA region
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB) is one of the biggest esports titles in the world…
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How Italy’s esports scene uses gaming events to attract fans
By looking at the packed crowd of a semi-professional League of Legends tournament in Lucca,…
Breaking down GRID’s unique esports DataJam
Since its inception, esports has gone from a grassroots phenomenon to an ever-developing industry. Whether…
How can AI improve esports inside and outside the game?
While artificial intelligence and machine learning are nothing new, during the last year, AI technology…
Interview: PlayVS removes scholastic platform fees in business model change
Scholastic esports tournament platform PlayVS has removed enrolment fees for its state and regional leagues,…
How PARKROYAL COLLECTION’s hotel is tapping into esports
Destination esports locations have risen in prominence in recent years, with many cities lauding how…
Ralf Reichert addresses Esports World Cup impact and criticisms
On October 23rd, ESL FACEIT Group Chairman and long-time esports industry veteran Ralf Reichert announced…
League of Legends’ salary cap: Why does it matter?
On September 28th, Riot Games announced that it would be introducing its ‘Sporting Financial Regulations’…
NASEF and its mission in global scholastic esports
The scholastic and collegiate sectors have been one of the success stories of esports, a trajectory that has remained unchanged even as the rest of the industry’s fortunes have changed…
The Story Mob and UKIE report analyses UK esports audiences and growth
It is notoriously difficult to build a picture of what esports audiences actually look like. Demographic trends are hard to grasp considering that esports viewers typically skew towards the millennial…
How KRAFTON and GRID introduced official live data to the Battle Royale genre
Launched in 2017, PUBG: Battlegrounds (PUBG) gained popularity within the battle royale genre following a sudden surge of community-driven competitions and leaderboards. This surge was quickly recognised by KRAFTON, with…
‘The globe as a playing field’: Introducing GeoGuessr esports
What is an esport? If it is ‘competition in video games’, like Cambridge Dictionary, Oxford Dictionary and Dictionary.com say, then it leaves a very wide margin for interpretation. We are…
How esports bookmaker GG.BET cleverly leveraged the showmatch format
GG.BET’s aptly named ‘Match of LeGGends’ earlier this month not only showcased CS:GO talent, but it highlighted how true entertainment can be created within community esports events. As a sponsor…
VALORANT has launched in China. What does it mean for the industry?
VALORANT, Riot Games’ first person shooter, officially launched in China on July 12th, bringing the developer’s polished mix of hero-based mechanics and strategic gunplay to esports’ largest market. VALORANT launched…
