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Twitch and Facebook Gaming set new records, YouTube Gaming sees viewership decrease in Q2 2021

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Time Stamp: July 27, 2021 11:45 AM - Modified On: July 27, 2021 - Published By:
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The streaming industry has shown continuous growth over the last year, setting new records each quarter. Twitch has led the pack with three straight quarters of record-breaking performance for hours watched and streamed. The total number of hours watched across all streaming platforms increased by 2.5 percent from 8.77 billion hours in Q1 to 8.99 billion hours in Q2 2021, according to the latest Streamlabs and Stream Hatchet industry report. During that time, viewers spent more than three billion hours per month watching live content, up 16 percent from the

All free and premium Battle Pass rewards for Pokémon Unite: Season 1

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Time Stamp: July 21, 2021 6:33 AM - Modified On: July 21, 2021 - Published By:
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Pokémon Unite is a free-to-play MOBA, which means the developers at TiMi Studio needed to design a reward system that would keep players coming back, while also opening the door for premium content.  Like most FTP titles, Unite has a Battle Pass system that offers rewards for players who don’t want to spend any money. Additional content is available in the form of a Premium Battle Pass that unlocks even more rewards, including some exclusive Holowear for your Pokémon. Unite’s Battle Pass is split into seasonal content, with each season

Astralis sweep Virtus Pro to advance to 2021 IEM Cologne semifinals

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Time Stamp: July 16, 2021 3:09 PM - Modified On: July 16, 2021 - Published By:
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Astralis have booked a spot in the 2021 IEM Cologne semifinals following a nail-biting 2-1 victory (19-16 on Overpass, 20-22 on Dust II, and 16-8 on Inferno) over Virtus Pro today in the first quarterfinal match of the day. This was the first time that Lucas “Bubzkji” Andersen, who had been a sub for most of his stint with Astralis, seemed to feel confident playing with the core of the legendary Danish CS:GO lineup. The 23-year-old is playing in his first big stage playoffs with Lukas “gla1ve” Andersen and crew

More people in United States play video games than ever before, ESA reports

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Time Stamp: July 13, 2021 8:26 PM - Modified On: July 13, 2021 - Published By:
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The Entertainment Software Association (ESA,) the trade association of the video game industry in the United States, has confirmed that more people are playing video games than ever before in America.  Throughout the last year, around 227 million video game players were recorded across all ages in the U.S., according to the ESA’s annual 2021 Essential Facts About the Video Game Industry report.  The report, which used data from approximately 4,000 Americans 18 years of age and older about their video game playing habits, noted the average U.S. video game

IEM Cologne group stage Fantasy winners found, playoffs game live

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Time Stamp: July 12, 2021 10:38 AM - Modified On: July 12, 2021 - Published By:
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The team list for the third and final phase of IEM Cologne has been finalized as FaZe snatched the last playoff spot at the premier LAN event over Heroic. Finn "⁠karrigan⁠" Andersen's men joined Natus Vincere, G2, Astralis, Gambit, and Virtus.pro in the knockout stage, with members of each team available for selection in the Fantasy game. Priced just $206,000, electronic was a must-have in groups In the group stage game, the three highest-placed users in the HLTV x Bitskins league secured themselves valuable skin prizes with teams featuring a

Summer Games Done Quick 2021 raises more than $2.8 million for Doctors Without Borders

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Time Stamp: July 11, 2021 4:47 AM - Modified On: July 11, 2021 - Published By:
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Not only did Summer Games Done Quick 2021 surge past the $2.3 million raised during last year’s event, but it also surpassed the $2.77 million raised during Awesome Games Done Quick for the Prevent Cancer Foundation back in January. And that's a wrap! #SGDQ2021 has come to a close, and although we are sad that it's over, we are beyond joyful as we have raised a total amount of $2,897,704 for @MSF_USA! Thank you to all of our runners, and to you for your generosity and support!— Games Done Quick

Pokémon Go records best year yet with $1.3 billion, surpasses $5 billion in lifetime revenue, 632 million total downloads

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Time Stamp: July 6, 2021 6:51 AM - Modified On: July 6, 2021 - Published By:
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Pokémon Go recorded its best overall year yet, generating $1.3 billion in global revenue in 2020. In total, the game has surpassed $5 billion in lifetime revenue since its launch on July 6, 2016.  For Niantic, that marks a 41 percent year-on-year increase for the game as it continues to average around $1 billion in yearly revenue heading into the app’s fifth anniversary. And, according to Sensor Tower’s latest data report, 2021 was a record start for the game, with $641.6 million in player spending recorded in the first half

Here are the week 7 challenges in Destiny 2’s Season of the Splicer

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Time Stamp: June 22, 2021 1:11 PM - Modified On: June 22, 2021 - Published By:
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Destiny 2‘s Season of the Splicer has brought in another batch of weekly challenges. Players have seven new objectives that range from getting Infamy ranks in Gambit to finishing a Grandmaster Nightfall and a little bit of everything in between. Completing 75 weekly challenges throughout a season awards players with a bonus 4,000 Bright Dust and an Emblem redeemable through Bungie Rewards. That number means that players must complete most (but not all) challenges—as seen in Season of the Chosen, which added 77 weeklies in total but only required 75

Warzone Season 4 Shotgun Tier List

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Time Stamp: June 18, 2021 10:16 AM - Modified On: June 18, 2021 - Published By:
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Call of DutyDBLTAP's shotgun tier list for Call of Duty: Warzone, updated for Season 4. / Photo courtesy of ActivisionOur Warzone Season 4 shotgun tier list is here to break down the best weapons to use in Call of Duty's hit battle royale now that the latest major weapons balancing patch have entered the mix.While Raven Software did not add a new shotgun to Verdansk with the release of Season 4, they did make some tweaks to the top dog in the class. Will this be able to shake up the short-range

Minnesota ROKKR rock New York Subliners with quick 3-0 victory in Call of Duty League Stage 4 Major

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Time Stamp: June 17, 2021 9:52 PM - Modified On: June 17, 2021 - Published By:
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The Minnesota ROKKR took it to the undermanned New York Subliners with a 3-0 win in the last match of the Call of Duty League Stage Four Major’s opening day.  Minnesota were dominant this series. Led by Priestahh and Standy, Minnesota took advantage of the Asim-less Subliners and never let their foot off the pedal in a dominant showing. Priestahh posted 1.26 K/D, including an 11-1 statline on Raid Search and Destroy. But Standy, playing in the first LAN series of his professional career, was the star of the show