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When worlds collide, the merging of digital and physical in games
Serial entrepreneur Thomas Fellger on the growing convergence of the real and virtual worlds and the future of games
Fortin Wins Fortnite
15-year-old boy from Quebec wins $75,000 at Fortnite tournament
Fortin has now signed with a professional esports team
Pgc Profile
Ryu Games' Nick Contino on the mobile transformation of esports
Contino explore the impact of mobile games and technology on the world of esports
Boom Times
Indian esports app Loco raises $9 million via seed round
Krafton leads the investment
Star Power
Supercell's secret for growing Brawl Stars to a $1 billion success
"We hit our all-time daily active user record just a few months ago!"
Pgc Digital #6
PGC Digital: Esports marketing practices
"Marketing within esports is an absolute minefield"
Pgc Digital #6
"There are more middle-aged female gamers than teenage male gamers"
Says Mission Control GG'sNatalie Bell
Pgc Digital #6
PUBG Mobile esports generated 200 million hours of viewing in 2020
It's #4 in world ranking
Speaker Spotlight
Passport.GG founder Ignat Bobrovich on esports going mainstream
Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #6 kicks off on April 19th
Master The Meta
Master the Meta: Why Bytedance is acquiring Moonton for $4 billion
Owen Soh breaks down the latest M&A
Getting Competitive
Ryu Games secures $2.3 million in funding
To help the competitive games platform grow
Born To Be Wild
Wild Rift tournament is a mobile first for the UK ESL Premiership
The ESL Wild Rift Premiership will have a £5k prize pool
"complex Year"
Update: King confirms only one employee "affected" by Activision layoffs
Activision Blizzard reportedly lets go nearly 190 employees
Getting Competitive
Super League Gaming snaps up live streaming platform Mobcrush
"Super League and Mobcrush share a mission to empower passionate gamers and streamers"
Money Bags
Skillz continues to grow having seen revenues of $230m in 2020
“Our first quarter as a publicly-traded company was our twentieth consecutive quarter of revenue growth"
Getting Competitive
Krafton backs Indian esports firm Nodwin Gaming with $22.4 million
"Krafton is excited to partner with Nodwin Gaming to help foster the promising esports ecosystem"
Getting Competitive
Esports to generate over $1 billion in 2021
China will be the most lucrative market
Outta Here
Nearly 50 squads have been disqualified from the 2021 PUBG Mobile Club Open
Reasons include cheating and ineligible players
Rip
Call of Duty: Mobile pro reportedly murders female player
The crime was filmed before the accused turned himself in
Welcome To The Family
Jerry Bruckheimer joins Skillz board of directors
"Jerry has a unique ability to create blockbuster experiences that captivate global audiences"
Public Competition
Esports firm VSPN considering an IPO
Known for Clash Royale and Honor of Kings tournaments
Get Connected
Social media platform eFuse raises $6 million in funding
Known as the "Linkedin for gamers"
Pgc Digital
PGC Digital: What to expect from esports in 2021
"It has always been the year for esports. It sees phenomenal growth year-on-year"
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PGC Digital: The benefits of adding a social influencer to an esports roster
"There are not enough negatives to outweigh any of the positives"
Touchdown!
Skillz secures multi-year deal with the National Football League
The pair will host a global game developer challenge
Getting Competitive
RAID: Shadow Legends dev Plarium partners with esports firm NAVI
"We are thrilled to partner with one of the most esteemed esports clubs in the world and continue expanding RAID's growing player base"
What's New
Five trends that will drive social mobile gaming in 2021
Oren Todoros gets out his crystal ball
Asynchronous Or Synchronous
Why "2021 will be the year of mobile esports" according to Ryu Games' Nick Contino
"I think we’ll see all of the big players jump into the space"
Going Public
Skillz becomes the first public mobile esports platform
"We stand at the intersection of mobile gaming and esports, perhaps the two most exciting growth opportunities of the next decade"
Getting Competitive
Microsoft acquires esports events firm Smash.gg
No figure put on the deal yet
Neat
Esports firm 100 Thieves teams up with Fortnite
"We're thrilled for the opportunity to partner with Epic Games to deliver this unique experience for their Creative Hubs"
It's War
PUBG Mobile's 2021 Global Championship will have a $14 million prize pool
The highest amount in mobile esports
Winner!
Garena Free Fire picks up first Esports Mobile Game of the Year award
The team was "humbled and honoured"
Pgc Digital
PGC Digital: Understanding laws in esports
"It is quite surprising how many players and fans will get in trouble on social media"
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PGC Digital: Attracting more gamers to esports
"Non-gamers don't exist in this day and age"
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PGC Digital: A look at esports in Asia
"There is a high-level investment in Asia in esports"
Pgc Digital
PGC Digital: Understanding the commercial opportunities in esports
"Betting on esports has never been bigger"
Money Money Money
VSPN raises $100 million in funding round led by Tencent
"VSPN's long-term company vision and leading position in esports production is vital for Tencent to optimise the layout of the esports industry's development."
Getting Competitive
UK trade body Ukie outlines ways to increase esports sector
New research shows that country's pro-gaming sector saw 8.5% jobs increase annually between 2016 and 2019
Esports
EVOS Esports raises $12 million in Series B funding
"Esports is currently one of the fastest-growing industries, and ATTN has managed to establish themselves as the most advanced esports platform across Asia"
Surf The Web
Gizer launches its esports service on the web
"A mobile browser was a natural progression for our service. Our goal has always been focused around convenience"
Go Pro
The first all-female team joins Honor of Kings esports league
"Most teams believe that female gamers are not as capable as men"
Check Those Ads
Anzu expands its partnership with Axis Games
"Anzu's premium blended in-game ads represent a new chapter for the gaming and advertising industries"
Stiff Competition
Ryu Games is launching its own games tournament platform to compete with Skillz
"The growth of this space has been incredibly exciting to watch"
Pgc Helsinki Digital
PGC Helsinki Digital: The current state and the future of mobile esports
"Mobile esports will mainstream esports. Mobile reaches a larger and more diverse audience than PC and Console Games
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PGC Helsinki Digital: The role of esports in education
"The opportunity to engage the demographic of young people"
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PGC Helsinki Digital: Forming partnerships with brands
"Logo placement is 50 per cent of the battle. But in an esports and a gaming world, an audience is far more savvy and will not necessarily be convinced by a logo on a website"
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PGC Helsinki Digital: Virtualising esports and how it shapes the future of competitive gaming
"Esports is already quite a virtual thing"
Competitive
Guild Esports to become first esports firm to become public through LSE
"Guild will be the first esports franchise to join the London stock market"
Funding
Indian games platform Winzo secures $18 million in Series B funding
"Winzo is at the heart of India's gaming evolution"