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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Tournament In Poland Sets New Online Viewership Record Due To COVID-19 Quarantine

March 2, 2020 Marc Marasigan Comments

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The Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2020 tournament finals in Katowice, Poland set a new record for online viewers for a non-major Counter-Strike event last weekend. The unexpected rise in online viewership was probably due to a last-minute quarantine imposed by the Polish health department because of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus threat. According to Polygon, analysts from the [...]

COVID-19 Threat Forces CCP Games To Cancel EVE Fanfest 2020 In Iceland

February 28, 2020 Marc Marasigan Comments

CCP Games has officially announced that they will be cancelling EVE Fanfest 2020 following news of the first confirmed COVID-19 case in Iceland. The event was scheduled to run from April 2nd to April 4th in Reykjavik, Iceland. Here’s the full announcement: “In light of the recent and ongoing global developments surrounding the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, we have [...]

Next Month’s Game Developers Conference Has Been Postponed Over COVID-19 Threat

February 28, 2020 Marc Marasigan Comments

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The list of companies that have backed out of next month’s Game Developers Conference in San Francisco continues to grow as the COVID-19 coronavirus continues to spread around the world. This has forced the GDC organizers to postpone the event despite yesterday’s claims that everything was moving forward according to plan. “After close consultation with our partners in the game [...]

Hi-Rez Studios And That Game Company Back Out Of PAX East Due To Coronavirus Concerns

February 27, 2020 Marc Marasigan Comments

PAX East began earlier today minus two more video game companies, Hi-Rez Studios and That Game Company. The two studios are the latest to announce their withdrawal from the event amid concerns over the spreading COVID-19 novel coronavirus. “After some internal discussion we’ve made the call to cancel our #PAXEast activities this weekend,” tweeted Hi-Rez Community Lead Isaiah Turner. “So [...]

Xbox Head Drops The Details On The New Xbox Series X Console

February 26, 2020 Marc Marasigan Comments

Microsoft Executive Vice-President of Gaming and Xbox Head Phil Spencer has just penned a blog spotlighting the new Xbox Series X console which is expected to come out later this year. “We know you expect the next generation of consoles to set new standards in graphical power and processing speed, converging together in games that look incredible and feel alive,” [...]

CD Projekt Red And PUBG Corp. Withdraw From PAX East As Electronic Arts Backs Out Of GDC

February 26, 2020 Marc Marasigan Comments

Over the past few weeks, several big-name video game companies announced their decisions to withdraw from this weekend’s PAX East conference in Boston due to the looming threat of the COVID-19 virus. The growing list of companies that have decided to skip the convention include Capcom, Square Enix, Sony Interactive Entertainment, and more recently, CD Projekt Red and PUBG Corp. [...]

Women’s Rights Lawyer Genie Harrison Takes Over Riot Games Discrimination Lawsuit

February 24, 2020 Marc Marasigan Comments

It seems that the Riot Games discrimination lawsuit is far from over as the plaintiffs Gabriela Downie, Melanie McCracken, and Jessica Negron back down from their $10 million settlement agreement with Riot and hires women’s rights and sexual harassment attorney Genie Harrison as their new legal counsel along with employment lawyer Joseph Lovretovich. Genie Harrison is known for handling some [...]

Activision Subpoenas Reddit To Identify Call Of Duty ‘Battle Royale’ Leaker

February 24, 2020 Marc Marasigan Comments

Last week, the gaming community was treated to a leaked video clip and cover art of the upcoming Call of Duty Battle Royale mode. The clip quickly went viral as fans shared it and re-shared it all across the world wide web. Of course, Activision wasn’t happy with the leak and proceeded to track down every last tweet, post, and [...]

Pearl Abyss America CEO Talks About MMO Trends, Business Models, And The Success Of Black Desert Online

February 24, 2020 Marc Marasigan Comments

Only a few games have managed to retain a solid foothold in the cutthroat world of MMORPGs. Pearl Abyss’ Black Desert Online is one of those games. In an interview with GamesIndustry.biz, Pearl Abyss America CEO Jeonghee Jin talks about the game’s success, the fierce competition, and the current trends in the MMO genre. “People's standards and expectations are getting [...]

Sony Cancels Plans To Attend PAX East, Boston Mayor Writes A Letter Asking Them To Reconsider

February 24, 2020 Marc Marasigan Comments

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The threat of the dreaded COVID-19 virus has forced a number of gaming companies to reconsider their plans for PAX East 2020 this weekend, Sony Interactive Entertainment among them. The company announced last week that they will not be attending the event due to concerns about the rapidly spreading virus. With a number of companies already deciding to skip the [...]

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