eSports

The question of how much freedom versus top-down control game publishers should implement in their respective esports ecosystems is often raised in discussions of esports sustainability and profitability.  However, as showcased by the recent disasterclass of a Grand Final during the VALORANT Challengers Americas Last Chance Qualifier (LCQ...Read More

Muhammad Zubair has made Pakistan proud by becoming the Tekken 8 World Champion after delivering an outstanding performance in the grand final. He defeated South Korea’s LowHigh with a dominant 5-0 victory, showing great skill, confidence and control throughout the match. Zubair’s achievement is a major milestone for Pakistan’s growing…

“We are not taking an esports product and placing it in a casino lobby,” Market Suchar, the co-founder and managing director at Oddin.gg says. Suchar’s comments came as Oddin announced the launch of its new venture, Oddin Casino, which will see the esports specialist branching out into casino gaming. ...Read More

The excitement never ends for the FGC at the Esports World Cup, with Tekken 8 currently in full swing. Even in just the first two group stages, the competition has already shown that it’s going to be fierce and that nobody is handing out free wins...Read More

Image Credit: Esports World Cup If someone told you 10 years ago that classical grandmasters sitting quietly in suit jackets would be rocking esports jerseys and sharing a stage with high-octane shooters, you probably would have laughed them out of the room. Yet here we are. Chess has officially cemented…

Image source: ESL / X If you have been keeping an eye on the global gaming boom, you already know that Africa is rapidly becoming one of the most exciting regions for competitive gaming. Now, two major industry players are joining forces to deliver a massive upgrade for African esports…

Q1 delivered a sharp rise in GGR and turnover for DATA.BET’s esports product, the company told iGB in an interview at iGB L!VE last month. It builds on the company’s momentum in the quick-growing vertical. “Esports is our heritgate,” head of sales Otto Bonning said. Esports might be a core…

Oddin.gg has once again scaled its presence in the North American market, with the company securing two major licenses from Kansas and Wyoming, and thus becoming a recognized B2B esports provider in the markets. Oddin.gg Expands Reach in the United States with Wyoming and Kansas This means that the company’s…

DATA.BET has expanded its reach in the international betting sector even further, penning a new deal with Hollywoodbets targeting South Africa. Hollywoodbets is one of the biggest sports betting operators in the country, which is itself one of the biggest African betting markets. The scope of the deal centres around…

In battle royale titles such as Call of Duty: Warzone, audio plays a critical role for players dropping into the action. With optimal audio settings, it’s possible to hear the footsteps of nearby opponents, resulting in greater awareness when planning the next move around the battlefield. ...Read More