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The NPD Group: Fourth Quarter 2020 U.S. Consumer Spending on Video…

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Growth across almost all gaming segments drove the market to record spending in both the fourth quarter and the year. PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y. (PRWEB) February 01, 2021 According to the Q4 2020 Games Market Dynamics: U.S.* report from The NPD Group, overall total consumer spending on video gaming in the U.S. continued to break records, reaching $18.6 billion in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2020 (October – December), an increase of 26% compared to Q4 2019. Full-year U.S. games industry consumer spend across all categories reached $57 billion, a 27%

Top 20 players of 2020: blameF (6)

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Time Stamp: January 15, 2021 2:00 PM - Modified On: January 15, 2021 - Published By:
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blameF's ascent through the ranks was quite unlike the typical route you'd see a Danish player take to reach the top of the game. While others advanced by climbing the ladder of the sub-top scene in the country, where they encountered someone like Nicolai "⁠HUNDEN⁠" Petersen who helped them take the next step before making it to a team like North or Heroic, blameF didn't get the opportunity to play alongside some of the key names in Denmark until he had already made a name for himself in 2018. "I

Epic Games founder Tim Sweeney likens fight against Apple to fight for civil rights

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Earlier today, Apple announced it will reduce the App Store commissions for smaller businesses so that developers earning less than $1 million per year pay a 15% commission on in-app purchases, rather than the standard 30% commission. Tim Sweeney, founder of Epic Games, says the move — an apparent reaction to current investigations into Apple by Congress, the European Union, the Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission on antitrust grounds — doesn’t go nearly far enough. This morning, he told the Wall Street Journal that Apple is merely “hoping

Edward: “In CS 1.6 I wanted to become the best player; in CS:GO I put the team first”

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In part one, the Ukrainian ran us through some of the different phases he experienced under NAVI in his nearly decade-long stint with the organization and shared a few stories from his time there and from other past teams, such as pro100 and Virtus.pro in Counter-Strike 1.6. Edward talks teammates, age cap in CS:GO, and much more In the second portion of the interview, the topics shift towards Edward's life outside of esports and some more abstract concepts, such as the age cap in CS:GO and the role that a

MonteCristo: “I can promise that we will have on Flashpoint the best features that have been made during this pandemic”

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Time Stamp: October 25, 2020 8:30 AM - Modified On: October 25, 2020 - Published By:
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Flashpoint will return in early November after more than a six-month break, this time with a Europe-based online tournament that will be covered by an on-air team working out of a studio in London. The new-look Cloud9 roster headlines the lineup of partner teams for the league, which will also feature two big-name qualified sides coming from the CIS — Virtus.pro and forZe — and three top-20 invitees — OG, BIG and fnatic. MonteCristo says that Flashpoint 2 will raise the bar, both in terms of the level of competition

jks: “I’m at the point in my career where I really just want to win a lot of things; this is the reason why I came to Complexity”

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Justin "⁠jks⁠" Savage was on Friday announced as the newest addition to Complexity, in which he will fill the spot left vacant by the departure of Owen "⁠oBo⁠" Schlatter. The move sees the Australian close a long chapter as he parts ways with the remnants of the team he had been a part of since he first entered the international scene in 2014. We had a chance to sit down with jks for an in-depth interview, conducted after the first day of practice with his new team, to discuss what

Stack Sports and Battlefy Partner to provide sports organizations…

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Time Stamp: October 22, 2020 8:00 PM - Modified On: October 29, 2021 - Published By:
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Stack Sports and BattleFy Logos “It’s really amazing to see the world of sports and esports coming together,” said Jason Xu, CEO of Battlefy. PLANO, Texas (PRWEB) October 23, 2020 Stack Sports and Battlefy are Partnering up to provide sports organizations an all-in-one technology solution for esports tournament and event management. This partnership brings together the platinum standards of technology in sports and esports, to help organizations deliver professional and safe programs to kids around the world. Battlefy is home to over 230 thousand independently operated esports tournaments and leagues

cbbk joins NG

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Time Stamp: October 16, 2020 9:06 AM - Modified On: October 16, 2020 - Published By:
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NG have announced the signing of Thotsaphon "⁠cbbk⁠" Suphatthanaphalaphon, the third confirmed player in the Thai organization's Asian roster. cbbk, a former Lucid Dream player from Thailand, has inked a deal to join Anthony "⁠ImpressioN⁠" Lim and Hyun-Pyo "⁠XigN⁠" Lee in NG's international Asian roster. The 26-year-old had a 1.10 rating during his time in Lucid Dream and was part of the team that qualified for DreamHack Masters Dallas in 2019, where he played at his biggest event to date. NG have unveiled cbbk as their third official signing cbbk

ImpressioN unveiled as first member of new international Asian team

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Time Stamp: September 28, 2020 8:00 PM - Modified On: September 28, 2020 - Published By:
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Anthony "⁠ImpressioN⁠" Lim was on Monday unveiled as the first member of the Asian roster that is being put together by Thai organization NG, joining the new project one week after cutting ties with BTRG, the team he had been representing for the past 16 months. The Singaporean IGL, who averaged a 1.21 rating in his final two weeks with BTRG, will take charge as the captain and in-game leader of a team that will feature players from several different countries in the region. ImpressioN is the first confirmed member