#14 Weekly Gaming News Industry Trends Round Up

Mad Kings dropped its entire roster after one of their players received a mid-game ban. European powerhouse Vitality starts 2024 strong by defeating OG. The Halo Championship Series plans more Majors this year. Riot Games laid off 530 employees to focus on high-impact projects, and AI coaching is emerging to potentially revolutionize esports player training, all this plus much more.

Also in our weekly round-up:

• Quadrant receives seven-figure investment

• BLAST’s Rocket League deal shows us an alternate future for esports

• Saudi Arabia opens up as new world for global gamers

• The Joker arrives in Suicide Squad

• 25 Esports Products for the Win in 2024

• The British Army made its own Fortnite map as a recruitment tool

• Halo Infinite is done with seasons,

Esports Players & Teams News 🏆

• Mad Kings drop entire Dota 2 roster after StingeR’s mid-game ban

• Cloud9 and FlyQuest top the LCS Spring Split 2024

• Epic Battles and Esports Feats: The Top 5 gaming and esports highlights of 2023

• Fnatic vs Team BDS Preview and Predictions – LEC 2024 Winter Season

• Astralis storm to victory and spoil Falcons debut 

• The future of Overwatch esports

• CLOUD9, NAVI, more through to EU RMRS Aurora Sinners are among teams eliminated

• Chinese PUBG Mobile star 33Svan leaves 4AM after 4 years and joins All Gamers along with ChengC and Eagle

• WILDCARD secure final spot IEM Chengdu NA closed qualifier

• Team BDS is the first to qualify for LEC Winter Split playoffs

• What are we watching this week - LPL Spring Split 2024

• EU RMR Team lit set as PREASY, 3DMAX clinch final slots

• Szpero joins Rebels as Head Coach

• Vitality open 2024 by battering OG

• Mobile Legends Bang Bang set to feature in Esports World Cup: Event dates, teams, and more

• ROPZ: it doesn’t feel real to be in the top 3 next to Zywoo and Niko

• Palworld becomes Steam’s best-selling game with over 500k concurrent players

• Know eSports event calendar 2024, key tournaments and important dates

• B8 bench Amster 

• Stormgate puts grassroots esports first within the RTS genre

Tournament, League & Season News 🏅

• Halo Championship Series to host more Majors in 2024

• HCS major Arlington – hosted by Optic Gaming

• Skyesports announces City based BGMI Tournament

• FNCS 2024 season is coming back with major prize pool increase

Industry News 🛡️

• Riot Games lays off 530 people as it focuses on high-impact projects

• Quadrant receives seven-figure investment appoints WillNE as Co-Owner

• Awesome Games Done Quick raises $2.5 million for cancer research

• How BLAST’s Rocket League deal provides a window into an alternate future for esports 

  Girlfriend demands help after CoD player will not give up dream of going pro

• What makes a video game an esport?

• IESF announces record number of countries for 2024 World Esports Championship

• Team Flash partners with FPT Telecom

• Unleashing Esports’ true potential navigating growth & challenges in India

• NoScope Gaming, Beta Group ties up with Kerala Govt to promote esports

• Saudi Arabia opens up as a whole new world for global gamers

• How back to normal will gaming be in 2024?

• Square Enix's CEO suggests the company makes too many mid-budget games, but that's exactly where it's doing its best work

• Bluum launches innovative Esports, STEAM, and Security Solutions

• Russia's International Esports Federation membership suspended over Ukrainian complaint

Gaming News 🕹️

• Pokémon with guns game, Palworld, just sold 4 million copies in 3 days and it isn't slowing down

• The Joker arrives in Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League's first season

• Elder Scrolls Online smashes expectations with 24 million players worldwide

• T-Pain just leaked GTA VI News

• Diablo 4 Season 3 patch 1.3.0 notes: Class updates, new Unique items, more

• CS2 players convinced major patch is imminent after Valve’s latest update

• Top 10 Mobile Games in 2024

• STALKER 2: Heart of Chernobyl delayed again plus official release date

• Free-to-play multiplayer fps Histera showcases dynamic environments, arsenal, and more

Level Up Your Hardware 🎧

• Roland's Bridge Cast X lets streamers control video as well as audio mixes

• 25 Esports Products for the Win in 2024

• Nintendo honors Princess Peach with a pair of pastel pink Joy-Cons

Trends 📈

• A focus on UAE: The unstoppable rise of Esports in the Middle East

• Ai coaching in esports revolutionizing-player-training

• The British Army made its own Fortnite map as a recruitment tool, but Epic could block it

• Halo Infinite is done with seasons, will get smaller 'content updates' from now on

Guides, Tips and Tricks 🗝️

• How to unlock the JAK Signal Burst Conversion Kit in Modern Warfare 3

• How to get Solid Snake in Fortnite

• BA 2K24: How to get 97 OVR Dynamic Duos Michael Jordan & Scottie Pippen in MyTeam

• All side quests in Prince of Persia The Lost Crown

• How to get Pal Fluids in Palworld

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