#18 Weekly Gaming News Industry Trends Round Up

Russia is to host ‘Games of the Future’ mixing real sports and esports in a $58M. Xbox plans to develop a gaming-focused app store, and investors continue pouring money into video games but have higher expectations. In the blockchain gaming space, Arbitrum won over ApeCoin DAO, whilst Yuga Labs backs ApeChain. Baldur's Gate 3 took Game of the Year honors at the Dice Awards. Epic intends to launch its own iOS app store in Europe after its disputes with Apple. G2 Esports win the 2024 LEC Winter and go on to the MSI tournament. The IESF drew criticism for its 2024 event lineup lacking any fighting games and we have 2024’s major esports tournaments with their prize pools revealed plus much much more!

Also in our weekly round-up:

• Over 500 titles earned more than $3 million on Steam in 2023

• First functional gaming suit for eSports is launched

• Nintendo delays Switch 2 release

• PlayStation and Xbox need each other right now

• Get Strafing Kills in Modern Warfare 3 the easiest way

• Former head of gaming at Polygon joins Yuga

• Terminator survival game set for full reveal

Esports Players & Teams News 🏆

• VALORANT player SkRossi becomes KREO ambassador

• Team Falcons bomb out of CS2 Copenhagen Major RMR after spending millions

• HEROIC are just one win away from a Major after starting their road in the open qualifiers

• Ex-T1 and C9 Valorant Pro retires because of stress and health issues

• Sangal part ways with coach Stikle after being in the position just over a year

• T1 Keria empowers youth with this generous donation to charity

• Kearney High School eSports Team clinches state title

• Monte secure final BLAST spring showdown spot

• Damian EMIYA receives a 2year ban on FACEIT for cheating

• G2 Esports claims LEC Winter 2024 and qualifies for MSI 2024 with new leading force

• No fighting games at all Fans left disappointed with IESF eSports lineup

• Cloud9 secure Copenhagen spot over Vitality

• Former MSC winner joins ONIC Philippines for MPL PH Season 13

• Gaimin Gladiators announce their new MLBB roster

• ONIC Esports unveils roster for MPL ID Season 13

Tournament, League & Season News 🏅

• Honor of Kings unveils $3m mid-season tournament at Esports World Cup

• CECC returns to Texas with McDonald’s as presenting partner

• Skyesports Champion Series is back with another tournament

• SteelSeries sponsors $1m Street Fighter tournament Capcom Cup X

• Champion of Champions Tour details $500k 2024 Global Finals

• Valorant Champions heads to Seoul to kick off year

• 2024 Esports Tournaments & Series with Largest Prize Pools

Events 🗓️

• Esports Insider announces ESI London 2024, including new ‘An Evening With’

• Gen.G and University of Kentucky bring back Campus Takeover conference

• Nacon Connect 2024 airs on February 29

• UAE announces Dubai Esports & Games Festival 2024

Industry News 🛡️

• H3CZ and Scump file $680m Activision Blizzard lawsuit over CoD League monopoly

• Epic plans to launch its own iOS storefront in the EU this year

• Larian Studios uses its stage time at the DICE Awards to speak out against a brutal industry climate

• Over 500 titles earned more than $3 million on Steam in 2023

• Paper Rex secures peripherals partnership with Pulsar

• It’s time for Microsoft to build an Xbox Steam Deck

• Embracer says 1,387 jobs and 29 games lost isn’t enough

• Epic Games Store hits 270M PC users, up 17% from 2022

• Esports Prize Pools: Unveiling the financial disparity among top titles

• For Sony and Microsoft, revenue growth is more important than any console war

• Bandai Namco posts third quarter slump, despite early Tekken 8 success

Gaming News 🕹️

• Diablo 4 becomes first Activision Blizzard game to hit Xbox Game Pass

• Tomb Raider fans are very excited about new art that seemingly reveals long-awaited ‘Unified Lara’ design

• Baldur’s Gate 3 takes Game of the Year at the Dice Awards

• Open-world Terminator survival game set for full reveal at Nacon's Connect event later this month

• Alan Wake 2 has sold 1.3 million units, becoming Remedy's fastest-selling title to date

• Nightingale Twitch drops - purple outfits, umbrella, and distinguished puppy

Level Up Your Hardware 🎧

• Nintendo reportedly delays Switch 2 release date to 2025

• 8BitDo’s Nintendo-inspired Retro Mechanical Keyboard is cheaper than ever right now

• Google engineers modded a PlayStation Portal to emulate PSP games

• Acezone A-Spire review

Web3 Games 🎯

• Yuga Labs acquires Proof Web3 digital art platform

• Why did Pixels migrate from Polygon to Ronin before the big PIXEL token launch? 

• How Arbitrum won over ApeCoin DAO—And Yuga Labs is backing ApeChain

• Stardust and Mysten Labs unite to build a brighter future for Web3 gaming on Sui

• Euroleague Basketball and Animoca Brands’ Sportpass join forces

• Former head of gaming at Polygon George Yousling joins Yuga

Trends 📈

• Games of the Future Russia’s daring $58m state-funded ‘esports’ event

• Building Better Games Yin vs. Yang in work and life

• Xbox wants to build a gamer first app store

• eWear launches the first functional gaming suit for eSports

• MLBB Games of the Future Kazan 2024: Blending physical and digital prowess in esports

• Middle East on track to become an eSports Powerhouse

• Xbox Game Pass subscriptions have begun to taper off

• Mobile gaming to drive esports in Saudi Arabia says Senior VP of Global Marketing at ESL FACEIT

• PlayStation and Xbox need each other right now

• Investors are investing, but the bar is so much higher in video games

Guides, Tips and Tricks 🗝️

• Skull and Bones – How to Farm Silver

• How to clean your computer

• Get Strafing Kills in Modern Warfare 3 the easiest way

• What is Battle Rage in Modern Warfare 3 and how to unlock it

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