#22 Weekly Gaming News Industry Trends Round Up

NVIDIA brings generative AI for digital humans. Dead Space 2 remake hinted after EA blunder. Palworld getting first raid battle soon. Steam Families launches beta you can now share games with your kids. Microsoft's upcoming Xbox dev kit is leaked. PS5 Pro rumored with 'Spectral Super Resolution.' Major esports tournament switches to AMD Ryzen 7800X3D chips for 'smooth experience.' Activision Blizzard faces Call of Duty tournament monopoly claims and Apex Legends finals postponed after mid-tournament hack. Plus much more!

Also in our weekly round-up:

• Riot Games shakes up League of Legends franchise business model

• Thirdverse completes $11.3M funding round for VR games

• Google Cloud now supports Aptos GameStack

• 2024 esports calendar: All major events and tournaments

• Paris Hilton publishes case study on branded gaming experience on Roblox

• 9 Lives Interactive raises $3M for Nyan Heroes Web3 hero shooter

• Baldur’s Gate 3 opened the D&D video game floodgates

Gaming News 🕹️

• GRID and Ubisoft launch Rainbow Six Siege esports Data Portal

• Sonic, Angry Birds 5 game crossover event unites Sega and Rovio

• Milestone and MotoGP unveiled MotoGP 2024 coming on May 2

• EA’s upcoming Star Wars strategy game will use Unreal Engine 5

• Social horror game Deceit 2 goes free-to-play, releasing on consoles in April

• Saga announces Saga Origins game publishing arm during gdc 2024

• Epic's spring sale is underway, and Deus Ex: Mankind Divided is free to keep

• Dead Space 2 could be remade next, EA blunder suggests

• Play GOG games away from your PC through Amazon Luna

• Overwatch 2 devs announce new maps & reworks

• Palworld is getting its first raid battle soon, featuring a giant goth girl

• NVIDIA brings generative AI for Digital Humans

• Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection players tear into Aspyr for bugs, crashes probably one of the worst launches of all time

• Steam Families launches into beta, making it easier to buy and share games with your kids

Non-Fungible Conference is “so back” in Lisbon: 28-30 May
Celebrate the NFT culture

The Non-Fungible Conference (NFC), leading conference on Web3 and NFT, returns to Lisbon on May 28th, 29th, and 30th, 2024. The 3rd edition of the event in the Portuguese capital will gather key leaders of the Web3 universe to celebrate art, fashion, gaming and much more at the iconic Carlos Lopes Pavilion in Parque Eduardo VII, Lisbon. In 2023, over 4400 participants, 200 speakers, 70 sponsors, and dozens of international artists, brands, and media attended this experimental event.

Trends 📈

• The NBA Icons invested in eSports

• Paris Hilton’s 11:11 Media publishes case study on branded gaming experience on Roblox

• Astralis backs Counter-Strike teams’ request for default female in-game skins

• Virtuix announces 35 launch titles for Omni One VR treadmill

• GameDriver announces 2024.03 update from GDC, enhancing support for Unreal Engine and Unity

• Baldur’s Gate 3 opened the D&D video game floodgates

• Game studios show resilience amid shifting market

• Roblox introduces AI-powered tools to boost 3D content creation

• Ubisoft shows off AI-powered game characters at GDC

Web3 Games 🎯

• Studio369 raises $5M for Web3 multiplayer mech MMO MetalCore

• 9 Lives Interactive raises $3M for Nyan Heroes Web3 hero shooter

• Google Cloud now supports Aptos GameStack

• Convai teams up with Unity on AI NPC games

Industry News 🛡️

• Riot Games shakes up League of Legends franchise business model

• Women in Games International brings underrepresented communities to GDC

• Thirdverse completes $11.3M funding round for VR games

• Embracer Group sells off Saber Interactive and most of its studios for $247 million but the price could go a lot higher

Level Up Your Hardware 🎧

• PS5 Pro leak allegedly reveals 'PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution' and up to four times the ray tracing performance

• Newly leaked info reveals Microsoft's upcoming Xbox development kit -What is it?

• Nvidia unveils next-gen Blackwell GPUs with 25X lower costs and energy consumption

• Carbon Mobile creates handheld gaming reference design powered by Snapdragon

• CS2 tournament has completely switched over to AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D chips to ensure a smooth esports experience

• New Peach-Themed Mario Kart Switch Controller Glows In The Dark

Esports Players & Teams News 🏆

• 100 Thieves announce leadership shakeup

• Team Falcons win DreamLeague Season 22 ‘Dota 2’ Tournament

• Paper Rex send home the second EMEA squad at VCT Masters Madrid

• Sentinels stars share honest opinion on victorious run to Masters Madrid playoffs

• Apex Legends Global Series Regional Finals postponed following mid-tournament hack

• EDward Gaming is eliminated from VCT Masters Madrid

• Meet Donk, Team Spirit’s teen titan taking CS2 by storm

• What to watch this week; DreamLeague Season 23 qualifier edition

• Activision Blizzard faces Call of Duty Tournament monopoly claims

• FPT Flash become the new champion of VALORANT Vietnam

• PGL and Perfect World forge strategic esports alliance for 2024-2026 Campaigns

• Fresh blood injected to Elite League; First four teams qualified

• Shopify Rebellion and Immortals have been eliminated from LCS Spring 2024 the results of the group stage of the tournament

Tournament, League & Season News 🏅

• VCT China 2024 from participating teams to teams and groups

• World Cyber Games 2024 Festival to be held in Jakarta

• Pune plays host to tournament, all-female Luna showmatch, and historic India-Indonesia esports diplomatic showdown

• 2024 esports calendar: All major events and tournaments

• GGBet unveils tournament and bonuses for PGL Major Copenhagen 2024

• World Esports Championship to feature a $400,000 Prize Pool

• Apex Legends reveals official location for ALGS Split 1 Playoffs

• Warcraft 3 All-Star League - Season 1 - Monthly 1

• Future of Vietnam League of Legends esports cast in doubt following alleged violations

Events 🗓️

• GDC 2024 March 18th - March 22nd

• PAX East 2024 March 21st - March 24th

Guides, Tips and Tricks 🗝️

• See what it takes to be a champion esports gamer

• How to show FPS in CS2 check out your frames with these methods

• Best guns in Modern Warfare 3 Zombies — top class setups included

• All Outcast A New Beginning Module parts locations

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