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Facebook Gaming Live streaming of games continues to enjoy the high tide as Twitch. Facebook Gaming set high records in January. Analytics firm Rainmaker.gg and StreamElements came up with a… Read More
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Reinout, the podcast host, is a games investor and strategic business consultant specializing in the games industry. Each week Reinout releases two new episodes of his games podcast show to his gaming industry audience from all over the world.
2021-02-16 13:44
EA Acquires is expanding to the mobile gaming space. EA acquired US-based mobile game developer Glu Mobile. The deal took place for $2.1 billion in enterprise value and $2.4 billion in equit… Read More
2021-02-13 18:17
The controversial Six Days in Fallujah game is back. With a new publisher and new game studio. The game’s development plans were first launched in 2009 which received massive backlash… Read More
2021-02-11 11:36
Ransomware Attack! CD Projekt Red becomes the latest victim of ransomware attack where hackers managed to penetrate its internal network. The internal network breach led to encryption… Read More
2021-02-10 09:30
Activision just confirmed that it is planning to launch a new Call of Duty game. It is coming in the last quarter of this year. The call never stops so players better get ready to blaze some… Read More
2021-02-09 09:24
China Court tells ByteDance to Proceed with Legal Proceedings against Tencent over Monopoly Accusations. ByteDance and Tencent often lock horns with each other as both have long-standing enm… Read More
2021-02-07 11:07
Anzu raised $9 million in its second Series A round which brought the total to $17 million since 2017. In 2019, the first Series A raised $6.5 million. Imagine seeing in-game ads on your con… Read More
2021-02-06 19:41
Embracer Group acquires Gearbox Software turning Gearbox into a seventh operating group of Embracer. This seventh operating group of Embracer will work as its wholly-owned subsidiary. Border… Read More
2021-02-04 08:42
In a drive against cheating, Valve banned 37 Counter Strike coaches! Global Offensive professional coaches that were caught cheating via spectator bug. Among these 37 coaches, four coaches a… Read More
2021-02-02 08:51
Roblox IPO halts its Stock Market Listing amid SEC Scrutiny. Roblox Corp has once again decided to delay its plan to go public amid some reservations put forward by US Security and Exchange… Read More
2021-02-01 09:14
MegaDev’s Plitch Secures Funding! MegaDev, a German startup, secures a $1.9 million investment via Series A rounding of fundraising. MegaDev is famous for its subscription-based platfo… Read More
2021-01-31 14:45
Every year hundreds and millions of people worldwide are unboxing gaming consoles and hardware. Daily lots of gamers are streaming, or downloading, new games. Adding billions of dollars to a… Read More
2021-01-30 10:31
Epic Games Store had quite a year in terms of platform success and revenues. The report shared by Epic has great insights and numbers to flaunt about. The best thing about the report is that… Read More
2021-01-29 11:17
The Carlyle Group Acquires Jagex, developer of Runescape, amid Controversies and Legal Action by Pluto Sama Holdings. The UK-based Jagex is acquired by The Carlyle Group a US-based private e… Read More
2021-01-28 11:17
Crucible is on a mission to create an open metaverse using tools and technologies that it acquired in its Emergence software development kit (SDK). Imagine moving from one AAA game to anothe… Read More
2021-01-27 08:43
Last week, Capcom premiered an awesome addition in the survival horror franchise; Resident Evil Village’ gameplay. Resident Evil Village is the eighth edition in the franchise after Re… Read More
2021-01-26 11:41
In less than 18 hours, Microsoft Xbox reversed its decision of increasing Xbox Live Gold pricing after public backlash. The change of plans for Microsoft came after players and consumers too… Read More
2021-01-25 09:39
Video Games have turned out to be the most important element of 21st century Youth Culture. Video games have been an integral part of home entertainment for ages. However, these past year vi… Read More
2021-01-23 10:10
Records in the Gaming industry were broken throughout the year 2020 December was no exception according to Superdata. Digital games made a mammoth $12 billion in December 2020 which was the… Read More
2021-01-21 09:59
Fortnite’s developer Epic Games has dedicated a whopping $20 million prize pool for this year’s Fortnite Champion Series. Fortnite’s competitive scene will get more interes… Read More
2021-01-20 09:20
505 Games, a parent company of Digital Bros, acquired of Infinite Interactive and Infinity Plus Two. Digital Bros has completed the acquisition of Infinity Plus Two and Infinity Interactive… Read More
2021-01-19 08:40
Epic Games files a lawsuit against Apple and Google in the UK. The US-based company Epic Games expanded its legal battle beyond borders and now filed new complaints in the UK. Epic Games app… Read More
2021-01-17 20:26
Games and cheats go in hand in hand and cheats are in the market since the olden times GatorCheats. Cheat makers have been making a lot of bucks by developing and selling cheats to players… Read More
2021-01-15 10:06
Epic Games continues its shopping spree in 2021. Epic’s new acquisition includes Rad Game Tools and a shopping mall for its new headquarters, yup, a whole shopping mall that is. The te… Read More
2021-01-14 08:54
Mobile gaming trends in particular enjoyed great success. The major trends in mobile gaming will continue in 2021. The year 2020 brought massive growth in terms of revenue and installations… Read More
2021-01-13 09:15
Call of Duty Season 2 is all set to begin in February next month. Activision Blizzard, in an announcement yesterday, said that the CDL Season for 2021 will commence with an opening ceremony… Read More
2021-01-12 08:51
Roblox, an open-source gaming platform for children, has decided to go public via direct listing instead of an Initial Public Offering (IPO). Previously, Roblox Corp decided to go public and… Read More
2021-01-08 10:00
It is hardly been a couple of days into the new year 2021 and Steam has smashed all previous records of concurrent players. Concurrent Users The mighty figure of 25M concurrent players … Read More
2021-01-07 09:15
Some new gaming insights and market data analysis on digital games and playable media for gaming 2020. Thanks to SuperData for the detailed review gaming 2020 report, let’s check out t… Read More
2021-01-06 10:09
Nintendo & Next Level Games. Nintendo has started this new year by acquiring one of its close partners Next Level Games. The sum is yet to be revealed but one thing is for sure. Next Lev… Read More
2021-01-05 13:58
Xbox Series X and S. Another top 5 games in our gaming news section, and this time we are doing the Top 5 Games 2021 Xbox Series X and S. The best thing about Xbox Series X and S is that you… Read More
2021-01-04 21:01
Top Games Steam. According to Steam Users to be precise! Let’s talk about what gamers think were the top games of 2020 on Steam. We have gathered the stats based on Steam users rating… Read More
2021-01-03 21:25
Playstation removes Cyberpunk 2077! Problems for CDPR Continues as Sony Pulls out Cyberpunk 2077 out of its PS Store After a plethora of complaints and memes against the Cyberpunk 2077 launc… Read More
2020-12-31 10:44
PC gamers have a lot of options at their hand to get their fix like Steam, Epic Game Store, Xbox Game Pass, Utomik.com, etc. You can shop around at multiple venues and get the best price. No… Read More
2020-12-30 13:21
Getting your hands on a PS5 wasn’t an easy feat and if you have got yourself a one, you deserve a round of applause and a cookie. You must be wondering what to play on PS5, don’t… Read More
2020-12-29 14:55
One thing is for sure that this game is not for the impatient as Cyberpunk 2077 is slow to start asking players to go through a multi-hour prologue filled with a plethora of dialogues, chara… Read More
2020-12-27 09:59
This year has been great for the gaming industry as many new records were made and previously shattered. One such record is the best revenue generated in a month that is $11.5b. If we compar… Read More
2020-12-20 11:27
For Zelnick, games will have an awesome future and by the looks of it, games will become photorealistic. According to him, the reason behind such optimism is supported by various factors. Th… Read More
2020-12-19 11:48
The COVID-19 crisis has caused a lot of challenges for esports and gaming events which resulted in mass cancellations and postponement. Epic regards health and safety as their top priority f… Read More
2020-12-18 12:25
The gaming industry is becoming the top choice for people when it comes to entertainment and that is exactly seen in the Game Awards where the audience grew to 84% year-on-year. The audience… Read More
2020-12-17 09:28
Take-Two’s attempt to takeover Codemasters has been all for naught as EA made a much higher and successful bid of $1.2 billion to acquire the UK racing specialist gaming studio.
The po… Read More
2020-12-16 10:43
Roblox, a user-generated gaming platform, has acquired a real-time animation startup studio, Loom.ai for an amount that is still undisclosed. Loom.ai is a startup based in San Francisco foun… Read More
2020-12-15 09:36
24.7 million Concurrent Users; an all-time high for Steam! Steam has hit new concurrent users‘ best figures with more than 24 million players. Amid a lot of new games, fast approaching… Read More
2020-12-14 09:12
All in all the US consumers spent $7 billion on gaming products in November alone, a new record for November, NPD affirms. NPD’s latest report suggests that there was an increase of 35… Read More
2020-12-13 09:40
Despite all these powerful stats and hype, CD Projekt Red stock fell to 29% from PLN 443 per share after the launch. The decline was surprising and can be attributed to complaints of bugs an… Read More
2020-12-12 11:25
Exciting insights on mobile revenues have revealed that there were more than 130 billion mobile app downloads across Google Play and iOS in 2020 and a staggering 40% is coming from games.
Th… Read More
2020-12-11 08:08
The year 2020 has proved to be the banner year for YouTube Gaming as it has crossed the 100 billion watch hours mark. The viewership numbers for YouTube Gaming got doubled since 2018.
The po… Read More
2020-12-10 09:51
Google Stadia is all set to fulfill its biggest promise of letting its users live-stream games directly to YouTube starting from today.
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2020-12-09 15:38
Hutch witnessed an increase of 158% year-on-year during the first nine months of the current year. The CEO of Hutch Games also released a statement and said, “We are excited to join MT… Read More
2020-12-09 08:22
Activision takes Netflix to court. Netflix is GUILTY..or not, this is gaming news? Activision has decided to go to courts over the alleged poaching of its CFO, Spencer Neumann. The sui… Read More
2020-12-08 11:32
Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War earns more then $3 billion. Black Ops Cold War gaming news! Activision has shared some staggering figures of its shooter franchise Call of Duty and with… Read More
2020-12-07 08:05
As you all know that the Holiday Season is just around the corner and everyone is on a shopping spree may it be adults, kids, or gaming corporations. Yes, you read that right, EG7 continued… Read More
2020-12-04 08:23
Apple has released its Apple App Chart 2020, and Apple App Awards list. A couple of surprises in Apple’s most downloaded apps this year; Among Us and Zoom.
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2020-12-03 09:43
The report shows a changing consumer behavior this year as digital games have earned $3.9B worldwide; a decline of 10% year over year. What has caused this change in shopping behavior this y… Read More
2020-12-02 10:09
Gaming news; Some exciting developments happening in the gaming industry where some veterans have joined hands to make an independent gaming studio and TikTok maker ByteDance is ready to cha… Read More
2020-12-02 08:27
Moreover, the report also indicated a surge in the growth of VR in 2020 thanks to COVID-19 lockdowns worldwide. The demand got sky-rocketed but the supply, on the contrary, got disrupted due… Read More
2020-12-01 11:02
Xbox boss Phil Spencer went candid in an interview with The Verge and talked about the Xbox Game Pass business model and console tribalism
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2020-11-30 10:26
Ladies and gentlemen, the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia’s foundation is to buy a lion’s share in SNK, a huge deal, and investment in the works, through his gaming firm Electronic… Read More
2020-11-29 10:31
Esports and the gaming industry are capitalizing on the scene of marketing trends in a way that more people watch esports than the NBA and Major Baseball League in the US. In an interview wi… Read More
2020-11-27 11:19
The US-based gaming firm Roblox filed for an IPO and to attain future growth the children and community-focused gaming platform is preparing to enter China. The details were revealed for the… Read More
2020-11-26 21:03
Despite India being a promising venue for games, there isn’t all sunshine and rainbows for the industry. A political spat and military tension between India and China caused a consider… Read More
2020-11-25 22:08
Fortnite Crew it is! We have a huge announcement for the Fortnite Battle Royale community. Epic is all set to launch Fortnite’s Fifth Season along with a monthly subscription of $11.99… Read More
2020-11-24 09:27
Game Awards 2020 is right around the corner, and guess what? We are here with the nominees of Game Awards 2020. The Game Awards 2020 nominations have been dominated by some of the most succe… Read More
2020-11-23 11:18
October 2020 was no less than a worldwide gaming fest as consumers spent a whopping $10.6B on digital games. This extraordinary figure is a 14% increase when compared to October 2019.
The po… Read More
2020-11-22 11:18
Epic Games continues to grow big as they have recently acquired Hypersense, a real-time animation company. With this acquisition in place, Epic Games is looking to introduce real-time face a… Read More
2020-11-21 14:56
In an official press-release today, Capcom revealed that the ransomware attack took place on November 2nd, 2020 and the organization behind the attack was Ragnar Locker. The attacker demande… Read More
2020-11-20 14:19
The details are as follows; starting from next year that is January 2021, developers that have earned less than $1 million during 2020 will be subjected to pay only a 15% share of their App… Read More
2020-11-19 13:54
EMEAA game rating chart for October 2020 is out. The related term "EMEAA" refers to "Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia".
The post EMEAA game rating chart for October 2020 appeared first o… Read More
2020-11-18 21:18
The battle between tech giants is heading towards a new Ozzie Battleground in addition to the California hearing which is due May next year.
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2020-11-17 09:48
There are hundreds of videos that have been taken down by Twitch due to copyright infringement and streamers are not happy about it. There was a time when Twitch only received close to 50 DM… Read More
2020-11-14 21:34
There are some flagship features in Xbox Series X like a quick resume, fast load times, and some notable hardware-driven performance upgrades and it can be safely said that this console is a… Read More
2020-11-13 09:11
Ladies and gentlemen, NPD research firm has shared an astounding report on the US consumer spending on games in Q3 of 2020. The report suggests that the consumers spent a colossal $11.2 bill… Read More
2020-11-12 10:00
MacOS Big Sur has finally passed the beta testing phase and Apple has officially announced its general public release.
The post Big Sur which is also known as macOS 11 is the latest operatin… Read More
2020-11-11 09:41
PS5 Review it is, brace yourselves as we are taking you to a review of the next-gen gaming console. Let’s hop straight into it, shall we?
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2020-11-10 10:00
Take-Two is eyeing Codemasters and is ready to acquire and add Codemasters to its rosters of developers. Codemasters is famous for its racing games like Dirt, F1, and Project Cars racing fra… Read More
2020-11-09 08:28
iOS Fortnite fraternity, rejoice! Fortnite will be back on iPhones and iPads in the coming months, and thanks to Nvidia GeForce Now. The catch here is that it won’t be as easy as openi… Read More
2020-11-01 10:06
Worldwide XR Revenues Report Q3 2020 is in! Some interesting insights in a report recently published by SuperData about the revenue generated by XR worldwide in Q3 of 2020. Let’s dig i… Read More
2020-10-31 19:58
Best Game Podcasts 2021; It’s impossible to keep up with and play every video game out there. Each week, a handful of new games are released, along with a slew of news stories pertaini… Read More
2020-10-31 10:26
Monthly game subscription you say? Yes, Amazon’s Luna is officially rolled out to testers for beta and we have some exciting information on its User Interface and gameplay. Amazon gave… Read More
2020-10-29 10:37
Cyberpunk delayed, it is what it is, gamers, this is not a joke, not a meme, Cyberpunk 2077 has been delayed yet again. When I got tagged on Twitter by some of our team members, I saw the ye… Read More
2020-10-28 08:29
Social media tech giant Facebook is all set to enter the uncharted lands of cloud gaming but Facebook’s approach is a lot different when compared to its competitors like Amazon’s… Read More
2020-10-27 10:31
Twitch has taken down several videos from partnered streamers channels earlier this week in what is described as the strongest action taken against copyrighted content to date. The mass-ban… Read More
2020-10-26 11:31
Addiction to anything is injurious, ladies and gentlemen, and China has recently revised its laws pertaining to internet addiction and minors. China has asked online service providers to res… Read More
2020-10-24 11:29
Digital Games Spending September 2020! The month of September saw huge success in terms of the digital games market worldwide. According to Super Data, digital games earned a mammoth $10.7B… Read More
2020-10-22 08:54
Unskippable ads are always painful, whether it’s on YouTube or in-game adverts. And for this very reason, NBA 2K21 is under fire after they placed unskippable in-game ads to the full p… Read More
2020-10-21 09:20
Today we are here with a horror game review; Frictional’s Amnesia: Rebirth. It is a self-respecting and spine chilling horror game that departs a lot from horror clichés like gl… Read More
2020-10-19 08:32
Staggering numbers shared by YouTube; Among Us, videos have reached 4bn views in September 2020. Well, blow me down! I never thought that Inner Sloth’s asymmetrical multiplayer would r… Read More
2020-10-15 09:46
The holiday season is around the corner and yes, it is one of the most important occasions for everyone around the globe. And for us gamers, this holiday season is going to be fantastic. The… Read More
2020-10-13 08:54
Amazon oh Amazon! if you are a fan of Crucible, the happy days are over for you. Amazon has decided to shut it down for good and the servers will go offline on November 9th this year.
The po… Read More
2020-10-10 10:39
A significant development in the Epic VS Apple clash of digital titans, Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers has granted an injunction that permanently restrains Apple from retaliating against Unrea… Read More
2020-10-09 08:00
Some games show their supremacy right from the start, and MiHoYo’s Genshin Impact is one of them. This open-world action-adventure grossed more than $60m in its launch week and that on… Read More
2020-10-07 20:29
A huge development has come out of the studios of CD Projekt, Cyberpunk 2077 has gone gold. Brace yourselves fellows because in this news article we will pour a lot of exciting and new infor… Read More
2020-10-06 21:15
Facebook Gaming News! Since the pandemic there, has been a steady rise in the viewership of live streaming and gaming. The most-watched platforms with millions of hours are Twitch, Facebook… Read More
2020-10-04 20:09
Gaming news Alert! This one is for the huge fan base of Minecraft and Super Smash Bros. You probably saw the reveal video of the latest DLC Fighter Smash Ultimate where Nintendo announced th… Read More
2020-10-02 20:20
Nexus Mods has imposed a site-wide ban on US political mods in response to ‘provocative and troll mods.’ As the US general elections are drawing close, the current political situ… Read More
2020-09-30 08:35
There have been new developments in the Apple VS Epic lawsuit. The anti-trust dispute between Epic and Apple is being overseen by the US District Court Judge Yvonne Gonzales Rogers and she h… Read More
2020-09-29 11:33
Discord popular, yeah baby look at those numbers! The success and popularity of some products can result in an automated success of other products. Today, let’s analyze the sudden spik… Read More
2020-09-27 19:14
Amazon is a new contender in the Cloud gaming market, and I bet that no one will take it lightly. The news came out yesterday that Amazon, at its annual Alexa Hardware event, is set to launc… Read More
2020-09-23 11:22
Microsoft just dropped a bomb on the gaming industry; one of the biggest acquisitions we have ever seen. Microsoft bought ZeniMax Media, the parent company of Bethesda Softworks, Arcane stud… Read More
2020-09-22 11:06
Jeez, talk about the ripples of trade war reaching the gaming industry. The US government has decided to probe Epic Games and Riot Games after banning WeChat and TikTok. Tencent eat your hea… Read More
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