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4.15.2021

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Generation Esports Closes $10.8M Series A Investment, Twitch continues to grow in Q1 2021, but YouTube Gaming is lagging, LEAF Mobile Subsidiary, East Side Games, Announces Partnership with Bigfoot Gaming Inc., and more.

4.14.2021

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TikTok Founder's $60 Billion Fortune Places Him Among The World's Richest People, Fortnite-maker Epic completes $1B funding round, OVERACTIVE MEDIA COMPLETES $40 MILLION RAISE, and more.

4.13.2021

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In March, Twitch users spent two million hours watching streamers sleeping, GameStop reportedly looking for new CEO, Epic reportedly set to lose at least $330m in efforts to compete with Steam, and more.

4.12.2021

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Elon Musk's brain-chip company, Neuralink, released a video of a monkey playing video games with its mind, TikTok leads global downloads again in March despite US crackdown, and more.

4.9.2021

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Snap and Twitter are backing India's answer to TikTok, Apple argues it faces competition in video game market as 'Fortnite' trial nears, Fandom Sports closes $739,888 tranche of placement, and more.

4.8.2021

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Valkyrae and CouRage made co-owners of 100 Thieves, Twitter reportedly discussed buying social audio app Clubhouse for $4 billion, and more.

4.7.2021

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PUBG MOBILE reveals schedule for Pro League 2021, TikTok adds automatic captions to videos in accessibility push, Tencent's Timi Studios reportedly earned $10bn in 2020, and more.

4.6.2021

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FBI investigating match fixing in CS:GO, Jimmy Fallon To Make Twitch Debut With Among Us Stream, Loot boxes reported "structurally and psychologically akin to gambling", and more.

4.5.2021

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Nimo TV Closes Deal to Stream Brazilian Riot Games Content, Original ‘Super Mario Bros.’ video game sold for record $660K, Fandom Sports closes $4.29M first tranche of financing, and more.

4.1.2021

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FACEBOOK SHORTED VIDEO CREATORS THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN AD REVENUE, ‍Microsoft's HoloLens military contract now worth up to $22bn, and more.

3.31.2021

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TikTok Partners With Brazilian Valorant Tournament, Snapchat’s Spectacles might become true AR glasses this time — and there’s a drone, and more.

3.30.2021

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Eleven Sports Adds YouTube Favorites With Team Whistle Deal, These TikToks are a playful look into the harsh realities of game development, Fandom Sports arranges $5-million private placement, and more.

3.29.2021

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Cloud9 to Put CS:GO Operations on Hold and Bench Roster, Nexon invests $874m in Bandai Namco, Konami, Sega and Hasbro, ESE Entertainment signs sponsor for e-sport event, and more.

3.26.2021

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Mobile Gaming Platform, Ryu Games, Secures $2.3M in Seed Round Funding, Gamesquare snags Wolf of Wall Street for advisory board, Cloud gaming expected to hit $1.4 billion in revenue this year, and more.

3.25.2021

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Tencent Games Ends Honor of Kings Partnership With Burberry, Streamer receives DMCA strike for firetruck siren sample on GTA V RP server NoPixel 3.0, and more.

3.24.2021

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Microsoft CEO Hunts Anew for Creator Hub After TikTok Bid Fails, Record year for Razer generates $1bn in revenue, Amazon Games Opens Montreal Studio, and more.

3.23.2021

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YouTube is testing automatic product detection in videos, Microsoft reportedly in talks to buy gaming chat app Discord for $10B, Enthusiast Gaming loses $26.85-million in fiscal 2020, and more.

3.22.2021

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Ludwig becomes most-subbed Twitch streamer with insane 150-hour subathon, Burberry designed character skins for China’s biggest video game, and more.

3.19.2021

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EA Sports launches celebrity game show ‘FIFA Face-Off’, Lockdown boredom drives UK video games market to £7bn record high, Twitter is testing letting you watch YouTube videos right from a tweet, and more.

3.18.2021

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Embracer Group raising over $890m for even more acquisitions, Renowned Artist Daniel Mazzone to Design Fandom Sports First Non-Fungible Token [NFT] for Esports Rewards, and more.

3.17.2021

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Activision Blizzard Esports Restructuring, 50 Employees Face Layoffs, Tencent, Sony, Square Enix invest in cloud gaming company Ubitus, Enthusiast Gaming to acquire Icy Veins for 7M euros, and more.

3.16.2021

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Twitch and Facebook Gaming exploded during the pandemic — and they’re even bigger a year later, Getting closer to simulating the real world: Applying ray tracing in games, and more

3.15.2021

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Riot Lines Up Marquee Streamers for Valorant Champions Tour Co-Streams, Clubhouse announces accelerator program for creators on its platform, ‘Cyberpunk 2077,’ three months later, and more.

3.12.2021

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Facebook is testing a way for creators to make money through Stories: sticker ads, GameStop's meme stock rallies don't fix its decline, AMPD Ventures begins machine learning cloud initiative, and more.

3.11.2021

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Twitter plans to let anyone start hosting Twitter Spaces in April, Pakistan follows India in banning TikTok, Roblox Tops $45 Billion on First Day of Trading as Gaming Booms, and more.

3.10.2021

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Twitch may be adding a ‘brand safety score’ for streamers, Epic acquires Capturing Reality, Real Luck closes $17.8-million private placement, and more.

3.9.2021

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MrBeast surprises small streamer with $50k just for completing Minecraft, GameStop establishes committee to help transform it "into a technology business", and more.

3.8.2021

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Allied Esports Entertainment Receives $100M Acquisition Proposal, paiN Gaming Launches Influencers House Lifestyle Project, BBTV Signs New Contracts with Top Entertainment, Kids, and Gaming Influencers, and more.

3.5.2021

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YMCA Partners With LeagueSpot For National Esports Pilot Program, ESA commits $1 million to support Black Girls Code, BBTV Holdings loses $10.31-million in 2020, and more.

3.4.2021

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Maestro Secures $15M Series B Financing Round, Tripled Revenues in 2020, Nintendo will reportedly unveil 4K OLED Switch this year, and more.

3.3.2021

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REX Opportunity Corp. Announces Closing of Second Tranche of Milestone Private Placement Financing, Twitch's First Transparency Report Is Here—and Long Overdue, and more.

3.2.2021

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Introducing ‘Rolling Stone on Twitch’, Google insiders reveal why the company's ambitious plan to create major video games fell apart, and more.

3.1.2021

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Newness raises $3.5 million for its ‘Twitch for beauty streamers’, Roblox's strategy to focus on catering to older users, Esports video platform Insights.gg officially launches, and more.

2.26.2021

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Esports Entertainment Group Soars 25% on GameStop Speculation, Twitter announces paid Super Follows to let you charge for tweets, Sony shutting down Japan Studio development, and more.

2.25.2021

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YDX Innovation Corp and Render USA Sign Editor Agreements with Popular YouTuber CodeMiko, YouTube’s ‘supervised experiences’ help parents choose what content their kids can see, and more.

2.24.2021

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Overwatch League unveils 2021 structure and $4.25m prize pool, Newly-Christened Billionaire David Baszucki's 'Addictive' Roblox Is Equal To YouTube Among Gen-Z, and more.

2.23.2021

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VSPN reportedly considering IPO, Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen are now co-hosts of a Spotify-exclusive podcast, Shopify Goes All In on Gaming, Starts Own Esports Organization, and more.

2.22.2021

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Gamesquare Esports closes $1-million financing, Apple turns to Valve for information in legal battle with Epic, CD Projekt Red issues DMCA to prevent spread of stolen Gwent code, and more.

2.19.2021

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YouTube won’t reopen remaining creator Spaces as company shifts to new model, Real Luck increases private placement to $15-million, and more.

2.18.2021

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A Twitch streamer made $16,000 filming himself asleep and letting viewers disturb him with alarm clocks and fake dog barks, Instant mobile game platform Artie raises $10m seed fund, and more.

2.17.2021

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Twitch and Facebook Gaming set record highs in January, Dota 2 is getting a Netflix series, How Roblox, a video game platform for kids, became a $30 billion company, and more.

2.16.2021

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YouTube streamer Roaring Kitty to testify on GameStop alongside hedge fund managers, US game spending up 42% in January, says NPD, and more.

2.12.2021

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D-Box Tech loses $2.19-million in fiscal Q3, Hackers claim to have sold Cyberpunk 2077, Witcher 3 source code, and more.

2.11.2021

Today

The man behind Fortnite is making the riskiest bet of his career, Game Subscriptions Are On the Rise. Indies Could Suffer, and more.

2.10.2021

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Instagram says its algorithm won’t promote Reels that have a TikTok watermark, Leaf Mobile to trade on TSX Feb. 10, Gamesquare Esports increases financing, and more.

2.9.2021

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YouTube robbery 'prank' ends in fatal shooting, TikTok secures music from Universal’s ‘full catalog’ of artists, Electronic Arts to buy Glu Mobile in $2.4B deal, and more.

2.8.2021

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Twitch bots are still making tiny streamers the most-followed on the platform, Epic Games addresses speculation over IPO, Engine Media arranges $15M (U.S.) private placement, and more.

2.5.2021

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Rolling Stone Launches Video Channel on Amazon’s Twitch, Virtual reality is starting to see actual gains in gaming, TGS Esports closes $2-million private placement, And More.

2.4.2021

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Amazon's next CEO says he's committed to making video games, Google Cloud, YouTube Juices Earnings, ESE Entertainment to hold Madden e-sports event, and more.

2.3.2021

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Fighting Game Brawlhalla Announces $1M Esports Prize Pool, Global talent agency UTA adds FaZe Clan to its list of clientele, YDX's Render USA signs Twitch streamer Amouranth, and more.

2.2.2021

Today

REX Opportunity Corp. Announces Closing of Private Placement Financing, Microsoft requests EU approval for ZeniMax acquisition, and more.

2.1.2021

Today

Mayumi joins TSM as a streamer and content creator, Amazon is reportedly spending nearly $500 million a year on its video game division, and more.

1.29.2021

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez discusses the GameStop and Robinhood trading drama on Twitch, CD Projekt's stock soars after Elon Musk tweets about Cyberpunk, and more.

1.28.2021

Today

Forget TikTok. Clubhouse Is Social Media’s Next Star, Tesla’s new Model S will apparently play Witcher 3 on a built-in 10 teraflop gaming rig‍, and more.

1.27.2021

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Understanding the esports audience: The data deficit‍, YouTube has paid more than $30 billion to creators, artists, and others over the last three years‍, and more.

1.26.2021

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India to permanently ban 59 Chinese apps, including TikTok, Games projects raised $23m on Kickstarter in 2020‍, IMVU receives $35m investment‍, and more.

1.25.2021

Today

Newzoo Reveals Trends to Watch in 2021, How to get started on Twitch, according to the experts‍, Gabe Newell has big plans for brain-computer interfaces in gaming‍, and more.

1.22.2021

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Dems push Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube for anti-radicalization changes after Capitol attack‍, Enthusiast to convert $9M in debentures into shares‍, and more.

1.21.2021

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Twitch has ‘indefinitely’ banned Donald Trump‍, Music Industry Digs Deeper Into Esports Culture‍, Versus Systems Inc. Announces Closing of $11.0 Million Public Offering‍, and more.

1.20.2021

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Storytelling incubator Wattpad is getting bought for over half a billion dollars, Valve and five game publishers fined millions for geo-blocking Steam games in EU‍, and more.

1.19.2021

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BBTV Holdings Sees Strong Growth in Music Content with 162 Billion views and 391 Million Unique Viewers‍, and more.

1.18.2021

Today

Capcom Cup Canceled Due to Rising COVID-19 Cases‍, Video Games Are Not A Pandemic Scourge, They’re Keeping Both Children And Adults Sane‍, and more.

1.15.2021

Today

Games investments reached $33.6bn in 2020‍, Toronto-based video platform Rumble sues Google, accusing tech giant of steering traffic to YouTube‍, and more.

1.14.2021

Today

BBTV Renews its NBA Playmakers Partnership, Samsung And Twitch Team For Mobile Gaming Competitions‍,G2 Esports Secures Multi-Year Deal With Adidas‍, and more.

1.13.2021

Today

YDX senior managers reduce salaries by 40%‍, YouTube’s Top Creator PewDiePie Is Coming To Facebook‍, and more.

1.12.2021

Today

Fansunite closes $13.38-million private placement‍, YouTube Unveils Its First Black Voices Class Of 2021‍, Twitter Reports 75% Increase in Gaming-Related Tweets in 2020‍, and more.

1.11.2021

Today

Twitch Streamer Ninja Has Recorded Lines for Main Role on TV Show‍, TikTok banned Trump before Trump could ban TikTok‍, and more.

1.8.2021

Today

BBTV releases video comparison analytics software‍, FTC wary of Apple and Google "squeezing developers"‍, Why Climate Science Doesn’t Go Viral on YouTube‍, and more.

1.7.2021

Today

TGS Esports grants options to buy 1.73 million shares‍, Digital games spending reached $127 billion in 2020‍, Vikkstar on his plans for growing Call of Duty esports‍, and more.

1.6.2021

Today

TGS, Aces 5 and Crimson Wings partner to launch Calrissian Cup, Call of Duty: Mobile makes $14m in first week in China‍, and more.

1.5.2021

Today

Nintendo acquires Next Level Games‍, Tencent and Huawei resolve revenue share dispute‍, TikTok faces legal action from 12-year-old girl, and more.

1.4.2021

Today

Enthusiast Gaming Joins the ‘Comscore 100’, Epic Games buys Cary Towne Center, Twitch's Most Influential Streamers Of 2020, and more.

12.31.2020

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The Rise of AI in Gaming‍, The biggest streamer bans of 2020‍, Top 10 New or Expanding Brands in Esports for 2020‍, and more.

12.30.2020

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The PS5 and Xbox Series X Are Closing the PC-Console Gap‍, Twitch Streamer Gets DMCA Strike On Twitter For His Own Year-Old Clip‍, and more.

12.29.2020

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CD Projekt facing class-action suit over Cyberpunk 2077‍, WWE Superstar Gaming Series Debuts on WWE Network‍, and more.

12.24.2020

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How Xbox learned to sell its consoles like smart phones‍, How COVID-19 Changed the Esports Industry in 2020‍, and more.

12.23.2020

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A 9-year-old made more than $29 million on YouTube last year and is the highest paid YouTuber for the third year in a row‍, The Year in Numbers 2020‍, and more.

12.22.2020

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Nordisk Games buys 40% of MercurySteam‍, Envy Gaming Signs Chess Streamers Alexandra and Andrea Botez, Launch Content Creator Network‍, and more.

12.21.2020

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Microsoft granting full refunds to anyone who purchased Cyberpunk 2077 digitally‍, $83M+ Raised And Counting In 2020: Are Twitch Streamers The New Philanthropists?‍, and more.

12.18.2020

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Discord valued at $7bn as it raises $100m‍, Fortnite Streamer Loeya Partners With Shure‍, EA and UEFA Announce Third Season of the eChampions League‍, and more.

12.17.2020

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YDX Innovation creates e-sports team‍, Brain-controlled gaming exists, though ethical questions loom over the tech‍, and more.

12.16.2020

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Amazon’s Luna cloud gaming service is now available on Android‍, Streamloots launches mental health support program for streamers‍, and more.

12.15.2020

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Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony pledge to make gaming ‘safer’ together‍, Facebook Gaming creators have earned $50m in Stars in 2020‍, and more.

12.14.2020

Today

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EA agrees $1.2 billion acquisition of Codemasters‍, Twitch Streamers Are The Influencers You Never Saw Coming‍, and more.

12.11.2020

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CD Projekt Red stock falls 29% in run-up to Cyberpunk 2077 launch‍, The latest trend among TikTok stars: Investing their popularity‍, and more.

12.10.2020

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Cyberpunk 2077 has over a million concurrent players on Steam‍, US Senator wants Twitch streamers to face jail time for DMCA strikes‍, and more.

12.9.2020

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MTG acquires Hutch for an expected $375 million‍, With 100 billion hours watched on YouTube for gaming, the site prepares for global growth‍, and more.

12.8.2020

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Take-Two CEO says games are ten years from photorealism‍, Google Stadia will let all users livestream games directly to YouTube tomorrow‍, and more.

12.7.2020

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Enthusiast Gaming Joins Forbes’ “Most Valuable Esports Companies” List‍, Activision sues Netflix for poaching former CFO‍, and more.

12.4.2020

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Kalypso Media fully acquires Realmforge Studios‍, Twitch and TikTok Help Breakthrough Artists to Bypass Big Music, and more.

12.3.2020

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Versus to add prizing to Sparx platform‍, Microsoft acquires Smash.gg‍, Fortnite Nexus War Clips At Risk of DMCA Takedown, Twitch Cautions‍, and more.

12.2.2020

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Genshin Impact made almost $400m in two months on mobile‍, Riot criticized for picking Ninja & Myth as “exclusive” Valorant co-streamers‍, and more.

12.1.2020

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