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Wild Rift, CODM, Peackeeper Elite leagues postponed due to China’s new restrictions on gaming

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Several esports leagues have been impacted after China’s game regulators announced strict restrictions for minor gamers in the country, which restricts anyone under 18 years old from playing video games more than three hours per week. Three mobile esports leagues—the Call of Duty: Mobile Masters, Peacekeeper Elite League, and the LPL Qualifier for League of Legends: Wild Rift—have been postponed as they each attempt to comply with the new policy. In separate statements on Weibo, the leagues announced the competitions are being postponed to “carry out age compliance work for

Tencent, Riot to bring unique version of TFT to China called ‘Battle of Golden Spatula’

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Time Stamp: July 14, 2021 6:12 AM - Modified On: July 14, 2021 - Published By:
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Gaming giants Tencent and Riot Games are working on bringing a “unique” version of Teamfight Tactics to mobile platforms in China, according to industry expert Daniel Ahmad.  The game, which is close to completion, has been approved for release in China by regulators and has started its pre-registration period.  Co-developed by Tencent’s NExT Studios—an indie develop behind games like Crown Trick, Bladed Fury, and Iris Fall—the game will be called “金铲铲之战” (or Battle of Golden Spatula in English) and will be adapted as a “spin-off” of Riot’s popular autobattler.  Tencent

Riot’s Turkish Pride Event announcement doesn’t mention pride, instead calls event ‘Color Festival’

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Riot Games announced the start of the season of Pride yesterday to celebrate and support LGBTQIA+ players and communities within all of the company’s games. It’s a great event that features various rainbow-colored icons, player cards, and other game aspects across titles like League of Legends, VALORANT, Legends of Runeterra, and Teamfight Tactics. But members of the League community have brought attention to the fact that in Riot Turkey’s announcement, the event doesn’t mention pride at all and fails to talk about the LGBTQIA+ community. Instead, the page calls the

Epic Games v. Apple Fortnite Trial Timeline: What We’ve Learned So Far

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Monday marked the start of the Epic Games v. Apple trial in Oakland, California, with the two companies facing off over the iOS developer’s August removal of Fortnite from the App Store and the policies that led up to that point. So far, the trial has featured a two-day deposition of Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney, an outspoken critic of Apple and the man responsible for suing the phone maker. Lawyers from Epic and Apple both cross-examined Sweeney throughout Monday and Tuesday, with questions ranging from basic video game topics

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

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Time Stamp: May 1, 2021 5:11 PM - Modified On: May 1, 2021 - Published By:
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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

Casino games continue to move online in Australia and elsewhere

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Time Stamp: April 13, 2021 4:27 AM - Modified On: April 13, 2021 - Published By:
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Albert Sheng • Apr 13, 08:27Where’s the next big casino? It might be on your screen. Traditional casino games and experiences have increasingly been going digital in recent years. The reasons are clear. Casino operators are looking for ways to plug in with younger audiences that are digitally fluent and might not be as interested in a real casino environment. This is as true with online casinos Australia as it is anywhere else. Moving casino games to a digital format allows these digital natives to access the same games as

World Series of Poker® Announces Plans for 2021

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LAS VEGAS, April 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The World Series of Poker (WSOP) today announced much-anticipated plans for 2021, including the return of the live, in-person World Series of Poker event and $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em World Championship, best known as "The Main Event®". World Series of Poker at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino The world-famous tournament series, which experienced record-smashing participation in 2019 and adjusted to a hybrid format to accommodate 2020, will be back in-person at Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino this fall pending applicable state and/or regulatory

Riot Games Investigation Finds No Wrongdoing By CEO

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Top GamesRiot Games CEO Nicolo Laurent at the 2018 League of Legends World Championship. | ESPAT Media/Getty ImagesRiot Games says a third-party investigation into the alleged misconduct of its CEO Nicolas Laurent found no evidence of wrongdoing and recommended Laurents receive no punishment from the company. Riot shared the news with staff in an email to staff Tuesday, the Washington Post reports.Allegations of misconduct first came to light Jan. 7, when Sharon O'Donnell, a former executive assistant at Riot Games, filed a lawsuit claiming Laurent had created a hostile work