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48-Year-Old Mom Accidentally Dominates Candy Crush Tournament, Goes Viral
Thursday, April 20, 2023 - 6:35pm | 760Erryn Rhoden, a 48-year-old mother of three, has become a viral sensation after accidentally entering the Candy Crush All-Stars tournament and landing herself among the best players in the United States. What Happened: Rhoden, who has been playing the game for almost a decade, had no idea she had...
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Snoop Dogg Drops The Mic On Faze Clan: Gaming Team's Future Hazy As The Smoke Clears
Wednesday, April 5, 2023 - 4:06pm | 463Legendary rapper and entrepreneur, Snoop Dogg, also known as Calvin Broadus Jr., has resigned from his position on the Board of Directors at FaZe Clan (NASDAQ: FAZE), the prominent North American esports organization. The company disclosed this information in a filing with the Securities and...
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FaZe Clan Reportedly Mulling Private Exit After Only 8 Months On NASDAQ
Monday, March 27, 2023 - 2:30pm | 409Los Angeles-based FaZe Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: FAZE), the prominent esports and entertainment organization, has experienced a significant decline in its value since its public debut in July 2022. Established in 2010 as a gaming clan for Activision Blizzard Inc's (NASDAQ: ATVI) "...
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Olympic Esports Series 2023 Will Feature The Strangest Video Games: Here's Why League Of Legends Isn't Included
Monday, March 20, 2023 - 4:44pm | 606The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced it will dive into the esports scene with the Olympic Esports Series. But, contrary to what many people expected, the respected sporting body did not choose popular games for its 2023 edition, so say goodbye to your hopes of seeing...
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Why Esports Teams Are Hiring More Women Gamers Than Ever Before
Monday, March 20, 2023 - 1:21pm | 591The esports industry has experienced a significant downturn in recent months, with sponsors exiting the space and resulting in scores of employees being laid off. As a response to this, and in order to retain sponsors, esports organizations are now making a concerted effort to support female...
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Dookey Dash Key NFT Sold: Here's Who Bought 1/1 Yuga Labs Piece And Whopping Amount They Paid
Tuesday, February 28, 2023 - 4:50pm | 981The legend of Yuga Labs continues to grow in the non-fungible token space. The game “Dookey Dash” was played more than 7.5 million times by people who owned Sewer Pass NFTs, all competing for the legendary Dookey Dash Key. Only one person won and they have now sold the winning prize....
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Game Streaming Slowdown: Twitch, YouTube Gaming See Decrease In Hours Watched In 2022
Monday, February 13, 2023 - 1:58pm | 744Live game streaming watch time has decreased 13.5% YoY, from 34 billion hours watched in 2021 to 29.5 billion in 2022, according to Stream Hatchet. However, this number is still up 6% from 2020 and 164% from 2018. The data intelligence company based in Barcelona, Spain, arrived at the conclusion...
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Valorant Takes China By Storm: Tencent Plans Launch Of Epic Esports League
Monday, February 13, 2023 - 1:44pm | 474Tencent Holdings Ltd (OTC: TCEHY) is planning to launch an esports league for Valorant in China, according to Bloomberg. This news comes after the Shenzhen, China-based conglomerate got approval from the Chinese government to launch the free-to-play first-person shooter developed and published by...
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Swipe Right, Swipe Left: Meet Dilemo, The New Trivia Game That Works Like Tinder
Friday, February 10, 2023 - 1:56pm | 1345By Juan Lomanto A Mexican company that teaches with illustrations, Pictoline, has released a trivia video game that surprised users with its art and Tinder-like mechanics. Pictoline was founded in 2015 by a couple of Mexican artists who dreamed of teaching with illustrations. Nowadays, after...
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Sad News For Mobile Gamers: EA To Shut Down Apex Legends, Battlefield, Industrial Toys
Wednesday, February 8, 2023 - 11:22am | 522EA (NASDAQ: EA) revealed that both “Apex Legends Mobile” and “Battlefield Mobile” will shut down and no longer be playable. “Apex Legends Mobile” will cease working on May 1, 2023, at 4 PM PST. No specified date has been named for the end of “Battlefield...
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The Rise And Fall Of FaZe Clan's Stock: Esports' Most Influential In Penny Stock Territory
Monday, February 6, 2023 - 3:33pm | 744FaZe Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: FAZE), the professional esports and entertainment organization with headquarters in Los Angeles, California, USA, has seen its worth drop significantly since going public last year. The organization was founded in 2010 as a gaming clan for Activision (NASDAQ: ATVI)’...
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Benzinga's 'Stock Whisper' Index: 5 Stocks Investors Are Secretly Monitoring, But Not Yet Talking About
Thursday, February 2, 2023 - 4:47pm | 986Investors are on the hunt for undervalued, underfollowed and emerging stocks to spot opportunities. Retail traders have countless methods at their disposal to uncover new information. For some, this may be overwhelming. Benzinga’s Stock Whisper Index uses a combination of proprietary data and...
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Moist Esports Welcomes YouTuber Ludwig Ahgren As New Co-Owner
Thursday, January 26, 2023 - 4:13pm | 523Moist Esports has announced Ludwig Ahgren, the American live streamer, YouTuber, podcaster, esports commentator and competitor will join the organization as co-owner. The esports organization was founded in 2021 by internet personality Charles White, Jr., (a.k.a. Cr1TiKaL), What...
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Crypto & eSports Analysis: How Digital Currency Is Changing The Online Betting Game
Thursday, January 26, 2023 - 12:09pm | 482The sports betting industry, including esports, has seen a surge in the use of cryptocurrency and blockchain technology, with many platforms accepting digital currencies such as Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Litecoin (LTC), and Dogecoin (DOGE). What are the advantages of using cryptocurrencies for...
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China's Video Game Market Experiences First Slump In 18 Years With 10.3% Decrease
Wednesday, January 18, 2023 - 11:49am | 420China's video game market experienced a year-over-year drop of 10.3% — the first decline since 2003. While in 2021 the world’s largest video gaming market recorded a total revenue of more than US$44.23 billion, but 2022’s number decreased to US$40.1 billion, per the South...