This Asian Games 2018 is the official debut of Esports at a mainstream sporting event, running from August 26th to September 1st, the five day demonstration event showcases top Asian Esports talents representing their country in the industry's most popular games. Games that were chosen for the much hyped event include Arena of Valor, Clash Royale, Hearthstone, League of Legends, [...]
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On August 24, 2018 Daybreak Games announced that Just Survive, the survival based spinoff of H1Z1, will be shutting down on October 24. That leaves only the more popular Battle Royale mode to carry on the H1Z1 name on PC and consoles. Daybreak Games cites the games dwindling population as the primary reason for the closure. The rise and fall [...]
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Amidst an ongoing government shake up, China's content regulators have inadvertently put the approval of new games on indefinite hold until further notice. Home to what is the biggest market in the gaming industry, China's freeze on new games is not only affecting local industry players, but causing headaches for overseas publishers as well. While there has been no official [...]
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Jagex, the studio behind RuneScape, is ready to try its hand at third party game publishing. In a press release issued last week, Jagex revealed their plans for what they're calling Jagex Partners. More information on the platform will be revealed during Gamescom, a gaming convention running from August 21-25 in Cologne, Germany. Billed as a publishing platform for 'living [...]
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NCSoft reported their Q2 2018 earnings this week and revenues are down across the board except for Lineage, which saw a 50% increase in revenue quarter over quarter. Company-wide revenues are down 8% for the quarter and a whopping 69% year over year. Mobile games once again made up the bulk of NCSoft's revenue, out-earning every other major title combined. [...]
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Square Enix reported their Q2 2018 earnings (FY Q1 2019) this last week and the numbers weren't particularly good. Revenue is down across every major category including MMO Games, Mobile Games, and HD Games (everything excluding MMO / Mobile). Revenue declines at the MMO division aren't uprising as its been a year since Final Fantasy XIV's latest expansion launched. Revenues [...]
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Nexon announced their Q2 2018 earnings report this weekend and company revenue is up 2% year over year to $430 million for the quarter. China and South Korea once again were Nexon's biggest markets with North America making up only 7% of total revenue. PC remains the company's biggest platform but mobile continues to grow. Nexon also acquired 30% of [...]
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Three years after its public release, the chat and video platform Discord is ready to reveal the next phase of their plan for world domination. Starting today, beta invites have started to trickle out for Discord's new gaming storefront. The Discord Store will offer a curated gaming selection with personalized notes accompanying many titles, written by various Discord employees. The [...]
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The future of Amazon Game Studios has looked pretty bleak since their flagship game Breakaway was cancelled a few months ago. This also shed doubt on whether the studio’s other games will ever see the light of day, including Crucible and the highly-anticipated MMO sandbox game New World. Amazon, however, has just announced that 20-year industry veteran Christoph Hartmann has [...]
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Activision Blizzard reported their second quarter 2018 earnings report today and surprise surprise, Activision Blizzard is really good at making money. They reported revenues of $1.64 billion for the quarter, up from $1.63 billion for the last quarter last year. Take a look at the company's highlighted statistics from their quarterly investor slidedeck: Hearthstone continues to perform exceptionally well and [...]
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