The death of the Esports ‘Middle Class’
In 2015 and 2016, the future of esports looked inevitable. Big money and big names were investing into competitive titles on the (overinflated) promise...
Firaxis Games names new studio head as Marvel’s Midnight Suns leaders leave
Heather Hazen has been named studio head as head of Firaxis Games, the developer that made Marvel’s Midnight Suns. She replaces Steve Martin, who...
Savvy Games Group invests $265M in China’s VSPO esports startup
Saudi Arabia’s Savvy Games Group has invested $265 million in VSPO, a Chinese esports startup specializing in tournaments, venues and production. VSPO said that...
XP Foundry migrates mobile game Rooniverse to ImmutableX
XP Foundry, a Web3 game studio, said it is migrating on-chain assets of its mobile game Rooniverse to ImmutableX from Solana. That’s a small...
Tower Pop raises $2.1M for Web3 battle royale/tower defense game Omega Royale
Tower Pop has raised $2.1 million in funding for its Web3 battle royale and tower defense game Omega Royale. The company aims to use...
My.Games’ MGVC invests in two more game startups
MGVC, the venture capital arm of My.Games, has invested in two new game studios, DC1AB in Portugal and AMT Games in Switzerland. That brings...
Mythical Games acquires DMarket blockchain gaming marketplace
Mythical Games, a publisher and developer of blockchain games, said it has acquired DMarket, a marketplace for digital skins and non-fungible tokens for gamers....
Tiny Colony will debut as Web3 tower defense game on ImmutableX
Tiny Colony is launching soon on the ImmutableX blockchain platform today as a game that combines base building, tower defense and sim management as...
Axie Infinity leverages Cloud9’s Stratus fan subscription for esports
Axie Infinity popularized play-to-earn games, but just like any other title it needed a long-term retention plan. Enter esports. Sky Mavis has been laying...
Apex Legends was EA Games’ most popular in-house IP in 2022
Electronic Arts has released its year-end report, showing the performance of its major titles on PC, console and mobile. We got a glimpse into...