Apex Legends Archives - Page 7 of 9

The next generation loves playing Fortnite -- and that should mean esports gold

Fortnite and Apex Legends propel Twitch to 2.7 billion hours watched in Q1 2019

Posted byby Giancarlo Valdes
April 18, 2019
1 min

Twitch continues to be the go-to destination for watching live video. According to a new report from streaming service company StreamElements and analytics firm Stream Hatchet,...

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Newzoo reports the big winners among livestreamed games.

Fortnite rules Q1 streaming hours, but Apex places No. 2 and surpasses League of Legends

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
April 18, 2019
4 min

Fortnite players streamed more than 23.9 million hours of gameplay in the first quarter, cementing Epic Games’ position as the publisher of the world’s...

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4 min

Our deep dive into how esports broadcasting differs from traditional sports

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
April 13, 2019
32 min

The world of sports entertainment is changing, and esports is the star player. Market researcher Newzoo forecasts that esports revenue will grow from $906...

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32 min

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4's battle royale mode features zombies on Alcatraz.

How Call of Duty’s Blackout battle royale is faring amid greater competition

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
April 12, 2019
15 min

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 made a big splash when it debuted last fall. It had the first Call of Duty battle royale...

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15 min

How Equinix enables multiplayer gaming across the internet

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
April 6, 2019
14 min

Jim Poole sees a lot of games coming through his network, only they’re not so readily identifiable as games. Poole is an executive at...

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14 min

Xbox TV maintains lead for game industry ad spend in March

Posted byby Jason Wilson
April 6, 2019
2 min

Xbox held its lead in March with 35.8% of the total gaming-industry spend on national TV advertising. Meanwhile, Nintendo and chart newcomer Respawn Entertainment...

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The Akamai/GamesBeat multiplayer gaming breakfast at GDC.

The state of multiplayer gaming and how it’s going to change

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
April 5, 2019
39 min

Multiplayer gaming has been a staple of video games for decades. But while internet access has grown more reliable and faster for many people...

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39 min

Steven Ma interview — How Tencent is more than just a big game investor

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
March 26, 2019
16 min

Steven Ma joined Tencent in 2007, when most people in the world probably had not heard about the Shenzhen, China-based company. Now Tencent is...

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16 min

Minh Le is helping Pearl Abyss get the guns right in a new game.

Minh ‘Gooseman’ Le shares how to get the guns right in shooters

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
March 24, 2019
12 min

Minh Le knows his guns. Nicknamed “Gooseman,” Le helped create a mod for Half-Life 2 back in 1999. It became Counter-Strike, one of the...

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12 min

Tractor or helicopter? You know which one you have to choose.

Battlefield battle royale trailer’s real star is a tractor

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
March 21, 2019
2 min

DICE finally showed off real gameplay from its upcoming battle royale mode Firestorm. The studio released a trailer this morning that touches on many...

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2 min