Red Dead Redemption 2 remains the top-selling game of the last 12 months, with NBA 2K20 topping the September charts and leading the franchise to a noteworthy milestone.
After days of silence, Blizzard released a statement addressing the controversial player ban at the Hearthstone Grandmaster’s Tournament late Friday afternoon. While Blitzchung’s prize has been restored and his ban time reduced, the top-level player isn’t sure he’ll want to return to competitive Hearthstone.
The seed round was led by Bitkraft Esports Ventures, one of the most active esports investment funds in the world. Meta Games plans to use the investments to complete its first title, which is currently in open beta.
Player Omega bills itself as a ‘first-of-its kind, participation-based gaming and esports lifestyle tour.’ Its partnership with Super League Gaming will result in year-round events for underserved gaming communities outside of large industry hubs and cities.
The quarterly report from Streamlabs and Newzoo shows a major shake-up, thanks largely to one of the world’s most popular streamers ditching Twitch for Microsoft’s Mixer platform. While Twitch and Fortnite are still dominant, Mixer is showing a significant rise in the number of hours streamed and unique channels.
A joint statement from CEO Randy Pitchford and former legal counsel Wade Callender stated ‘the evidence exonerated… Pitchford from the allegations against him.’ The two parties have been embroiled in a legal battle since October 2018.
Epic’s battle royale phenomenon still leads over competitors PUBG and Apex Legends, but its US July revenue showed a 52% drop year-over-year. V-bucks, Fortnite’s in-game currency, accounted for the vast majority of in-game spending.
With a founding team of 13 industry vets whose past credits include EVE Online and Alan Wake, Mainframe Industries will have studios in Finland and Iceland.
Leading Chinese internet company Tencent has been instrumental in bringing many western games to the east, but the publisher has shown interest in expanding its influence westward.
Logitech, best known for its high-end gaming peripherals, is moving deeper into the lucrative game-streaming market with its purchase of popular toolkit Streamlabs. The acquisition was the result of an $89 million cash deal, with further stock incentives if Streamlabs meets growth goals.
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