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Fnatic and Hanwha Life Esports’ promising faceoff at Worlds

This article is sponsored by DJ Esports. Hanwha Life Esports and Fnatic square off tomorrow as part of the 2021 League of Legends World Championship. The two have faced each other before, and the bout may have set the tone for tomorrow’s matchup. Screengrab via DJ Esports In the first match between these teams, Fnatic took control early and dictated the pace. They restricted Willer’s development almost entirely in the early stage by invading the jungle, but their defeat in the first few teamfights wiped out any lead they had

The Roar of European Lions: how MAD Lions can rise to the occasion at Worlds 2021

This article is sponsored by DJ Esports. The League of Legends World Championship 2021 is taking place in Iceland, and 22 teams from around the world will play against each other to determine who takes home the Summoner’s Cup. MAD Lions have come to represent the LEC as the region’s first seed. Over the latest season, MAD achieved good results in the spring and summer double crowns. They are coming to the World Championships as Europe’s top contender. In 2020, they finished in second place in the regular season of

Accomplished and Innovative Gaming Executive Joins Tech Accelerator

LAS VEGAS (PRWEB) October 04, 2021 Schorr’s 25+ year career in gaming, hospitality and innovation has taken him around the world from Laughlin, Nevada and New York City to Macau, China and the global reach of the web, including spearheading building Wynn’s first online casino. Schorr is a founder of the Nevada Esports Alliance and continues to be a leader in the convergence of Esports and sports gambling. “For years I’ve had the desire to help build an infrastructure for entrepreneurs in Las Vegas, and after a lengthy research process,

The Crew Series Might Return as New Game’s Existence Allegedly Leaks

A dataminer may have just discovered a new Crew game in development at Ubisoft. This would be the first since The Crew 2 was launched in 2018. The Crew was a racing game made by Ubisoft — not a particularly well-beloved one if memory serves, but it was liked enough to get a sequel. Now apparently Ubisoft has another entry in the works. I can’t say I’m surprised exactly, but perhaps curious to see if they can make one that sticks in the memory a bit more than the previous

Data Dive: Pokémon GO Hits the $5 Billion Mark

Though generalist tech press have moved on to other shiny objects, Pokémon Go is at the height of its popularity and continues to break records. The latest figures from Sensor Tower estimate* that the game has made $5 billion in lifetime revenue as it passes its fifth birthday.Zeroing in on 2021, Pokémon Go has already reached $642 million in the first half of the year. This is 34 percent greater than 2020 on a year-over-year basis, and puts it on a $1.3 billion annual run rate. Its FY 2021 outcome

Ashes of Creation Shows Incredible Promise, Even in an Early State – Hands-on Preview

Ashes of Creation is one of the few in-development MMORPGs that has caught my eye and held onto my curiosity over a long development period. I’m an old-school MMORPG player. My first foray into the genre was Ultima Online and I would eventually transition to Final Fantasy XI as my primary game of choice for over a decade. I’ve drifted into the more modern and popular MMOs like Final Fantasy XIV, and while that game’s fantastic visuals, writing, and story will always pull me in for a little while, it

The Falconeer: Warrior Edition Interview – Porting, PS5 Tech, Future Plans, and More

The Falconeer accompanied the Xbox Series X/S’ launch last November, delivering a solid flight and aerial combat experience across both active generations of the ecosystem- and made even more impressive by the fact that it was made by a single person. Now, creator Tomas Sala is expanding the game to other platforms, and with The Falconeer: Warrior Edition, players on PlayStation and the Switch will have the opportunity to dive into the game as well. Ahead of its upcoming launch, we recently had the chance to ask Sala about the port’s

Activision launches new in-house studio for mobile games

The creator of Call of Duty has launched a new in-house studio dedicated to the development of mobile games, called Activision Mobile. According to a job listing that is looking for a senior producer, the studio is based in Santa Monica, California. It will create “the best AAA mobile games in the world.” The studio’s first game will be a mobile title in the Call of Duty franchise. The new Call of Duty mobile game is rumored to be Warzone Mobile. Its development was first confirmed in September 2020 through