Why Southeast Asia is a mobile gaming powerhouse
Southeast Asia (SEA) has grown into one of the world’s most important mobile-first gaming markets....
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Are women actually worse at esports – or is it just the money?
Women make up almost half of the world’s gaming population, yet they hold only about...
Does gaming really burn calories? What the science says
Anyone who’s crawled out of a tense ranked match or double-overtime game knows an all-too-familiar...
“Simple to play, impossible to master”: how Tetris is reinventing itself as an esport
Created by Soviet programmer Alexey Pajitnov in 1984, Tetris gained global recognition following its 1989...
Every team that has won the ALGS Championship
Throughout the years, the Apex Legends Global Series (ALGS) has crowned numerous teams as the...
Marvel Rivals latest balance patch nerfs Wolverine and Black Panther
Marvel Rivals has released its latest balance patch of buffs and nerfs coming to the...
Nintendo Switch 2 has sold 3.5m units globally in four days
Nintendo has revealed that it has sold over 3.5m units of its latest console, the...
Team Vitality continues to top Valve rankings for June
Team Vitality maintains its position as the top-standing team on Valve's Counter-Strike 2 regional standings...
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Study suggests significant demand for post-pandemic live esports events
Results of a new study performed by the Esports Entry Advisory (EEA) and CSL International point to significant,...
ESI Digital Winter Partnership Spotlight: Deloitte
A browse through Deloitte Insight’s online databases of reports yields a surprising amount of results while searching ‘esports’,...
Astralis Group and Userneeds enter strategic partnership
Danish esports organisation Astralis Group and online market research firm Userneeds have entered a strategic partnership designed to create...
Global Esports Federation joins forces with Nielsen
The Global Esports Federation (GEF) has entered a strategic partnership with North American data and measurement company Nielsen. The partnership will...
Shikenso Analytics to analyse Freaks 4U Gaming’s Prime League
Marketing agency and production company Freaks 4U Gaming has partnered with data analytics firm Shikenso Analytics to analyse marketing and sponsorship...
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