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11/02/23: Worlds enters knockout stage; Bungie lays off 8% of staff; Xbox names new president

Thursday November 2, 2023 Good morning! It’s Thursday and this is your early morning Esports and Gaming brief. PC and console gaming revenues have hit $95.2 billion for 2023, according to the latest report from game analytics and insights firm Newzoo. Additionally, all but one of the 20 most-played games in terms of monthly […]

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Post: A Social Media Solution?

With website business models that depend on clicks from social media platforms now broken, comes social news platform Post. Launched late last year with the goal of fostering civil discussion, Post was designed for premium publishers to meet and monetize new audiences on social media. Noam Bardin, CEO & Founder of Post, offers his thoughts […]

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10/26/23: GameSquare buys FaZe; EBS takeaways; Microsoft’s cloud gaming boom

Thursday October 26, 2023 Good morning! It’s Thursday and this is your early morning Esports and Gaming brief. The Esports & Gaming Business Summit brought together hundreds of industry stakeholders this week for dozens of panels, hours of networking, and a refreshing reset on conversations about how to reach Gen Z, build new revenue […]

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5 Reasons “Suburban Screams” Is Nothing Like You’ve Seen Before

Jordan Roberts, showrunner of “John Carpenter’s Suburban Screams,” explains why the Peacock horror series is a genre-busting experience. 1. The horror is real: The mix of documentary with premium horror film-making, creates an experience like none other. The episode I directed, “A Killer Comes Home,” is about a real life serial killer, told by the […]

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10/19/23: The Esports & Gaming Business Summit begins Sunday

Thursday October 19, 2023 Good morning! It’s Thursday and this is your early morning Esports and Gaming brief. The Esports & Gaming Business Summit begins Sunday at MGM Grand in Las Vegas, and you only have a couple more days to get your ticket to some of the most important conversations in the industry. […]

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Brands Talk “Omnivideo” and Authenticity at DPAA Global Summit

By E.B. Moss This year’s DPAA Global Summit centered on the dual themes of “omnivideo” and “authenticity” during a full day of sessions at New York’s Chelsea Piers. Experts from agencies, out of home media networks and brands, including McDonald’s and Mastercard, educated a standing-room only audience of seemingly close to 1000 delegates. As Barry […]

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10/12/23: The League of Legends World Championship is underway

Thursday October 12, 2023 Good morning! It’s Thursday and this is your early morning Esports and Gaming brief. The League of Legends World Championship is underway following the start of the Play-In Stage earlier this week in Seoul, South Korea. The main event will begin Oct. 19 following play-ins, with two more teams qualifying […]

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10/05/23: Overwatch League shutters; Epic lays off 870; BLAST raises $13.4M

Thursday October 5, 2023 Good morning! It’s Thursday and this is your early morning Esports and Gaming brief. The Overwatch League is all but over following its 2023 Grand Finals, as Overwatch 2 publisher Activision-Blizzard seeks new avenues for a “revitalized esports program” for the team-based first-person shooter. The OWL was announced to industry-wide […]

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09/27/23: Counter-Strike 2 has officially launched

Thursday September 28, 2023 Good morning! It’s Thursday and this is your early morning Esports and Gaming brief. Counter-Strike 2 has officially launched, and around 24 hours after its debut, fans and the esports community have a better idea of how the sequel to one of the most popular competitive titles ever will shake […]

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09/21/23: Amid dozens of high-caliber releases this year, Cyberpunk 2077 might be the most interesting case study yet

Thursday September 21, 2023 Good morning! It’s Thursday and this is your early morning Esports and Gaming brief. Amid dozens of high-caliber releases this year, Cyberpunk 2077 might be the most interesting case study yet. Yes, CD Projekt RED’s futuristic role-playing title was widely panned following its buggy, nigh-unplayable debut in late 2020. At […]

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