E-sport generated $ 519 million in 2019 revenue in Asia, making it the world’s leading region for such revenue, according to a report by a market researcher Niko partners. Growth continues in 2020 despite the pandemic, although Niko does not have a precise forecast for this year. Overall, Niko found that Asia generated almost half …
The NBA is back. Much like Major League Baseball, in a way. Other sports can also find their way. As these demands on our entertainment time come back, does it follow that video games that have benefited from the pandemic reach its peak and start to descend? I do not think so. I think the …
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Thatgamecompany said his Sky: children of light The mobile game has surpassed 35 million downloads, including 15 million last month thanks to its launch on Android as well as in China. The touching game from the makers of Flower and Journey launched in July 2019 on iOS. The team released the Android version in April …
CEO of Electronic Arts Andrew Wilson said today on an earnings call to analysts that tens of millions of new players have joined the company’s games since April. It’s a rare one-time change caused by the global health emergency that has left many in isolation at home, but the company believes many of the new …
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Electronic arts today announced financial results that exceeded Wall Street expectations with revenue growing 21% to $ 1.46 billion for the first fiscal quarter ended June 30. The big game publisher released just two games in the quarter: Command & Conquer Remastered Collection, a remake of the real-time strategy series created by Westwood Studios in …
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Electronic arts announced today in its latest earnings report that The sims 4 reached 30 million players. The Sims 4 launched in 2014, but they’ve had some amazing legs. The life simulation game has seen tremendous growth this year alone. In January, EA noted that The Sims 4 had more 20 million players. This means …
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Carnegie Mellon researchers designed a live broadcast video game to collect audio from players that will feed into a database for AI research. The team’s game, Rolling Rhapsody, is specially designed to be played on Twitch, and it instructs streamers to roll a ball across a map to collect “treasures” while viewers record their home …
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Unlicensed mobile games are dropping like flies from the Apple App Store as China deadline for registration approaches on Friday. At the request of the Chinese government, Apple has phased out nearly 15,000 games since July 1, with more chances of disappearing when the August 1 registration requirement arrives, Niko Partners analyst Daniel Ahmad said …
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En Masse Entertainment announced Tera: Battle Arena, a team brawler that will be available on PC later this year as a new mode for massively multiplayer online gaming. Tera was released in 2011. It stood out for its use of real-time combat, delivering faster action than most other online role-playing games. Battle Arena is all …
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World of warcraft is preparing for its next expansion, Shadowlands. After a lukewarm response from many players to Battle for Azeroth, Shadowlands seeks to restore goodwill between Blizzard Entertainment and its community. Part of that involves looking at what so many disliked about Battle for Azeroth, which included complaints about unpolished experiences like island expeditions …
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