Competitive Gaming
Amazon’s $100,000 Mobile Masters esports tournament returns in June
Games include Power Rangers: Legacy Wars, Survival Arena, World of Tanks Blitz and Critical Ops
Heading East
Tencent backs Fortnite China release with $15 million investment
Chinese publisher plans esports push
Skilled
Mobile esports company Skillz doubles revenue to $200 million run-rate in less than nine months
Revenue run-rate up by 125 per cent thanks in-part to player involvement in over one million tournaments per day
Esports Royale
World's top esports teams flock to Supercell's Clash Royale League
$1 million World Finals takes place at the end of the year
Friendly Competition
Amazon reveals cross-platform competitive gaming service GameOn that delivers real-world prizes
Developers can use it to implement leaderboards, leagues and multi-round competitions
Glorious
Super Evil Megacorp partners with Alibaba to bring Vainglory to World Electronic Sports Games
MOBA joins the likes of Blizzard’s Hearthstone and Valve’s Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
1v1me
Supercell kicks off Clash Royale League Challenge to give hopeful pros a chance at the big time
Players have until March 19 to reach 20 wins to progress to the next round
Competitive Gaming
Alibaba backs non-violent video games at the Olympics
“In our communication with the Olympics committee, we’ve come to have a better understanding of their values, which is to promote peace"
Good Cause
Esports platform Skillz partners with breast cancer organisation for $100,000 charity tournament
"By supporting Susan G. Komen the Skillz platform will contribute to change"
Competitive Gaming
Vision Esports raises $38 million to power competitive gaming investment
Plans to fund more companies in the space
International Expansion
Mobile esports platform RewardMob opens new European office
Start-up wants closer ties with developers in the region
Vainglory 5v5 Launches
Super Evil Megacorp launches 5v5 mode in mobile MOBA Vainglory
Switching its competitive scene over to the more traditional mode
Flexible Friend
Why cryptocurrency mobile gaming platform RewardMob wants players not speculators
Gearing up
Indian Esports Push
ESL takes minority stake in Indian games publisher Nazara
Also agrees mutli-year licence agreement with esports company Nodwin Gaming
Modern Combat Versus Esports
Gameloft partners with smartphone brand Honor for $12,000 Modern Combat Versus esports tournament
Teams from France, Germany, Italy, Spain, India and Malaysia battle it out for $12,000 and a new phone
Rewarding Competition
Indian publisher BigCode partners with RewardMob for competitive mobile game competitions
Players will get the chance to compete for real money, prizes and cryptocurrency
Mobile Esports Future
Clash Royale scored a combined 1.3 million viewership hours from its 2017 esports tournaments
Newzoo peers into the future of esports on mobile
Fuelled By Rmob
RewardMob partners with Waves to launch blockchain-based mobile gaming platform
From rewards to esports
Com2us Financials Q4 Fy17
Com2us scores revenues of over $450 million for the second year in a row
Summoners War to be its main focus of 2018, but it has plenty of other games to launch
Esports Tournament
Tencent to host $500,000 Arena of Valor World Cup in LA
Chinese publisher wants to create a large esports ecosystem for the hit MOBA
Big Winners
Esports platform Skillz doled out $2.7 million to top 10 players in 2017
Biggest earner takes home more than $420,000
Time To Reflect
6 things we learned at Pocket Gamer Connects London 2018
What the show tells us about the big upcoming mobile games industry trends
In It To Win It
Indian games publisher Nazara acquires majority stake in esports outfit Nodwin Gaming
Picks up 55 per cent stake in local company
Mobile Esports
The current state of mobile esports according to the ESL
James Dean defines an esport and talks about the challenges facing mobile
Big Bet
Swedish esports company G:loot picks up $12 million investment
Firm plans to hire new staff and extend its platform to new games
Super Senso Europe
GungHo and Turbo Studios to launch Super Senso in Europe on January 24th
Nine months after it was first released in the US
Reality Gizer Partnership
AR developer Reality Gaming Group partners with eSports app Gizer to bring tournaments to Reality Clash
Shoot your friends in AR and maybe win some prizes
Rules Of Survival Championship
NetEase kicks off $650,000 championship for PUBG clone Rules of Survival
$150,000 for the overall winners at the finals in China
Vainglory 5v5
Super Evil Megacorp to bring Vainglory in line with PC MOBAs with 5v5 mode in February 2018
What will it mean for the game's current competitive scene?
Raking In Prizes?
Does an esports component affect mobile game grossing?
From World of Tanks Blitz to Summoners War
Shadowverse World Grand Prix
Cygames gears up for end-of-year Shadowverse World Grand Prix with $120,000 prize pool
Each of the 24 players earns $1,000 just for turning up
Winning
Mobile eSports company Skillz raises $25 million
Funding round led by Telstra and Liberty Global
Blowing Up
Game Insight developing eSports-specific PRO Play mode for mobile shooter Guns of Boom
Game surpasses 20 million downloads in six months
Super Evil Razer
Super Evil Megacorp forms strategic partnership with Razer to advance mobile eSports
Razer's going to sponsor a bunch of Vainglory tournaments
Champion Of Fire
Amazon's 2017 Champions of Fire casual eSports tournament wraps up in New York
Twitch streamer Yassuo wins $10,000
Mtg Investment
Modern Times Group launches $30 million investment fund for eSports and online gaming
Looking for minority investments in US and European companies
Clash Royale World Champion
16-year-old Clash Royale player Sergioramos:) wins first place and $150,000 at Crown Championship World Finals
$400,000 in prizes given out across the competition
Battle Royale
How Supercell's Clash Royale Crown Championship World Finals is channelling the Olympic spirit
The developer's eSports man Tim Ebner on taking the games for all philosophy to eSports
Critical Downloads
Mobile eSports shooter Critical Ops surpasses 30 million downloads worldwide
Former Kabam CEO Kevin Chou joins the board
Mad Skillz
Skillz brings cross-game, cross-platform chat system to 12 million users on its service
Revenues per player apparently increasing for apps using the chat
Straight Fire
Amazon's Champions of Fire casual eSports tournament returns on December 2nd
Sonic Forces: Speed Battle, Beach Buggy Racing, Minion Rush and more will be represented
Com2us Financials Q3 Fy17
61% of Com2uS' $98.9 million Q3 overseas revenues came from North America and Europe
Summoners War continues to be the biggest performer
Cash Royale
Supercell wraps up latest $200,000 Clash Royale tournament in Atlanta
Winning team takes home $60,000 between them
Las Vegas Masters
Amazon wraps up Mobile Master Las Vegas tournament with three competitors sharing $70,000 prize pool
Vainglory team takes the lion's share with $50,000 won
Jobs News
British eSports Association appoints MP Ed Vaizey as Vice Chair
"It’s one of the fastest-growing industries we've seen"
Event Cancellation
Critical Force pulls out of Amazon Mobile Masters after Las Vegas shooting
Tournament for FPS Critical Ops cancelled
Mobile Esports
Amazon takes eSports Mobile Masters series to Las Vegas
Teams will battle it out for their share of the $80,000 prize pool
Staying Competitive
Building a mobile eSports giant: Super Evil Megacorp reflects on creating Vainglory
CEO Kristian Segerstrale on what it takes to make a competitive game
Blizzard Arena
Blizzard opens dedicated eSports arena in Los Angeles to host its own Hearthstone tournaments
Bring the viewers in, sell them merch on the way out
Esports Blitz
Why Wargaming is doubling down on mobile eSports with World of Tanks Blitz
This years Blitz Twister Cup triples prize pool