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Epic Games v. Apple: The start of the next big antitrust war for the iOS developer

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It was a big day on March 12, 2018, in Cary, North Carolina, as Epic Games geared up for its next big announcement: Fortnite was coming to mobile. The battle royale title had grown significantly over the preceding months, transforming Epic into one of the biggest companies in the world.  The mobile launch added another layer to that rise and tapped into a larger audience than many PC or console games had lured in. The cultural phenomenon became apparent and Fortnite soon landed merchandising, music, and film collaborations, from hosting

CD Projekt Red Lost Over $51M in Cyberpunk 2077 Refunds

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[embedded content] CD Projekt Red recently revealed some new numbers about its most recent game, the divisive Cyberpunk 2077, in its earnings report. These include the number of games sold, as well as a projected amount of earnings lost in refunds issued. You’ll have to dig a bit, as the company obfuscates the number of refunds a bit, but it’s in there. During a recent earnings call, executives noted that the sales figures for the game might not be typical and cited the PlayStation Store’s delisting of the game as

Wuhan Mayor Says City Will Be One of the Hosts for 2021 LOL World Championships 

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Wuhan will become one of the Chinese cities in the “City Tour” to host the 2021 League of Legends World Championships (Worlds 2021), the city’s mayor unveiled on Wednesday at a ceremony co-hosted by esports media company People Esports and the Wuhan government .  More than a hundred Chinese esports executives, experts, and governmental officers attended the event, including Wuhan Mayor Yongwen Chen, and Jizhong Wei, vice president of Global Esports Federation (GEF) and honorary life vice president of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA).  During the “China Esports Annual

Exordium Receives $500,000 Investment from Polyient for the…

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LUXEMBOURG (PRWEB) April 21, 2021 Exordium, a triple-A game publisher, today announces a $500,000 investment from Polyient Ventures, an investment group focused on virtual economies, as part of its ongoing security token offering (STO) for the revolutionary sci-fi massively multiplayer online (MMO) strategy game Infinite Fleet. Samson Mow, creator of Infinite Fleet and CEO of its developing studio Pixelmatic, said, “There’s an extremely powerful use case for non-fungible tokens (NFTs) in gaming, as it gives in-game assets easy transferability outside of the official in-game store. Polyient’s platform has seen remarkable

Misfits Gaming Group launches ‘Women of Misfits’ platform

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Florida-based esports organisation Misfits Gaming Group (MGG) has launched the ‘Women of Misfits’ platform to mentor and inspire women within the sports and gaming sector. The Women of Misfits platform includes a monthly speaker series with ‘industry leaders and visionaries’ which will be broadcast on MGG’s YouTube channel. Moderated by MGG executives, the sessions will focus on mentorship, development, networking, and advocacy. Image credit: Misfits Gaming Group RELATED: Misfits Gaming Group renews SoFi partnership Confirmed speakers include pro tennis player Chris Evert, comedian and YouTube personality GloZell Green, and the first black

Hyper-Casual Games: Trends and How to Reach Scale

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This article originally appeared on Hackernoon and is reproduced with permission. Hyper-casual games have captured the mobile games industry’s interest ever since the incredible meteoric rise (and fall) of Flappy Bird in 2014. In 2018, the total mobile games market stood at $50 billion, of which $10 billion came from in-game advertising and the rest from in-app purchases. In that same year, AppAnnie reported that hyper-casual games made up 53.4% of the top 30 game installs in the US and over 27% in Japan and Korea, respectively. Fast forward to

Misfits Gaming Group Creates New Advocacy Platform, ‘Women of Misfits’ 

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Florida-based esports and entertainment company Misfits Gaming Group (MGG) announced Thursday the launch of a new women’s advocacy program called “Women of Misfits.” With an approach that will focus on the four core pillars of mentorship, development, network and advocacy, the program will bring on a guest speaker each month to educate those in attendance and tell their story. The platform will be curated and led by women executives at MGG. MGG has already confirmed its first four guest speakers which are Chris Evert, 18-time Grand Slam singles champion and

Misfits Gaming esports group launches Women of Misfits speaker series

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Monetizing the esports boom Learn how easy it is for developers to add tournaments, event streaming, and VIP content – and monetize the fan experience. Register Now Join Transform 2021 this July 12-16. Register for the AI event of the year. Misfits Gaming Group is leaning into female gamers with the launch of its Women of Misfits speaker series, and the esports company will turn this into a wider platform over time. The Boca Raton, Florida-based company will use this to elevate issues for women in gaming and esports, and

Alejandro Bedoya to Co-Chair SeventySix Capital Athlete Venture Group

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Business and investing have been a passion of mine since college. Soccer has allowed me to travel the world and enabled me to develop relationships with top business leaders and given me a plethora of business opportunities. - Alejandro Bedoya CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa. (PRWEB) April 15, 2021 SeventySix Capital, the sports tech venture capital company that recently sold two of its sports betting portfolio companies, Vigtory to fuboTV and VSiN to DraftKings, names Alejandro Bedoya, the Captain of Philadelphia Union (MLS), former US Men’s National Soccer Team player, and activist, as