Cynopsis: Esports

Thursday, October 24, 2024 Good morning! It’s Thursday, and this is your monthly Gaming Brief. Goku and the gang are back. Anime fighting games are back in vogue this month thanks to the release of Bandai Namco Entertainment’s Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO on Oct. 11. The title has sold over three million copies since its […]

Thursday, September 26, 2024 Good morning! It’s Thursday, and this is your monthly Gaming Brief. Let’s talk about Space Marines. As part of what seems like a monthly rise of a new mega-popular game title, Saber Interactive’s Space Marine 2 shot off the shelves to more than 2 million players just one day after its […]

Thursday, August 22, 2024 Good morning! It’s Thursday, and this is your monthly Gaming Brief. Newzoo’s latest Global Games Market Report forecasts almost $188 billion in revenue in 2024, a 2.1% increase year-over-year despite upheaval in the games industry’s jobs market. PC gaming is leading the charge in YoY growth, with a 4% improvement in […]

Thursday, July 25, 2024 Good morning! It’s Thursday, and this is your monthly Gaming Brief. Around 62% of American adults play video games, according to Comscore’s 2024 State of Gaming report. The report, put together in collaboration with Anzu, also revealed that 49% of the U.S. gaming population is Millennials, more than both Gen X […]

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Thursday May 23, 2024 Good morning! It’s Thursday, and this is your monthly Esports and Gaming Brief. Larian Studios is doing something few people expect of any game studio in 2024: expanding. Following the commercial and critical acclaim Baldur’s Gate 3 received throughout the past year, Larian has become an example of how talented right-sized […]

Thursday April 25, 2024 Good morning! It’s Thursday, and this is your monthly Esports and Gaming Brief. Gaming conglomerate Embracer Group plans to split into three entities as part of its ongoing course-correction, the company announced this week. Embracer, which noted the plan is still not set in stone, plans to spin off both tabletop […]

Thursday March 28, 2024 Good morning! It’s Thursday and this is your early morning Esports and Gaming brief. League of Legends developer Riot Games is shifting its esports strategy to better support its franchise teams, including a minimum revenue share guarantees and opening up additional sponsorship categories for esports organizations. The changes, Riot President of […]

Thursday February 22, 2024 Good morning! It’s Thursday and this is your early morning Esports and Gaming brief. Gaming conglomerate Embracer Group’s restructuring is in “the final stretch,” but the company’s messaging could use some major work moving forward after CEO Lars Wingefors said its No. 1 value is to “maximize shareholder value in any […]

  Thursday January 25, 2024 Good morning! It’s Thursday and this is your early morning Esports and Gaming brief. Developer Riot Games has laid off 530 workers, or 11% of its staff, in an effort to refocus on its core business after nearly doubling its employee base since 2019. The move, mirrored by dozens of […]