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September 2, 2022 | By Alexander Lee With its arena-filling events and six-figure salaries, the esports industry has come a long way since the early days of competitive gaming. The first video game tournament took place in 1972 — a Spacewar! bracket hosted by Stanford’s Artificial Intelligence Laboratory — but it took far longer for game developers to realize the potential…

https://kotaku.com/elden-ring-fromsoftware-acquisition-sony-tencent-dark-s-1849481673 The deal grants the Dark Souls and Bloodborne developer a boatload of cash to pursue future endeavors Elden Ring wasn’t just a hit with fans of FromSoftware’s notoriously difficult action-RPGs. Today Tencent Holdings and Sony announced they’ve acquired 30% of the Souls-series developer’s shares, split in favor of Tencent. FromSoftware is expected to gain $260 million from the arrangement. Today’s announcement…

Innovation underway at Atlantic Cape with new esports and cybersecurity education hub MAYS LANDING – Construction is in progress on the new Innovation Center at Atlantic Cape Community College, which will offer esports and cybersecurity programs in a state-of-the-art facility on the Mays Landing campus in the fall. The Innovation Center will replace the existing…

As reported by Business Insider (paywalled, transcribed by VGC), the tech giant is looking to further opportunities for developers to profit. “One of the sources speculated Microsoft isn’t currently interested in collecting a cut of ad revenue because it wants to provide more money-making opportunities to developers who make free-to-play games,” the publication states. XBOX – APRIL…

Stockton University has really made a name for itself in the popular realm of Esports. Stockton competed in the Esports Rocket League Team competition in the 2022 Collegiate World Championships. No other New Jersey team made it to the Elite 8 round, except for Stockton University. The Ospreys defeated Berlin, Germany to reach the quarterfinals….

A total of 66% of Americans, or 215.5 million people, play video games and attitudes toward games have gotten more positive during the pandemic, according to the Entertainment Software Association (ESA). The data comes from the video game trade group’s 2022 Essential Facts About the Video Game Industry study, which says that 97% of all Americans now see the…

Dr Erkut Sogut, the agent of Mesut Ozil, has confirmed the former Arsenal playmaker will move into eSports upon his retirement. A World Cup winner with Germany in 2014, Ozil has endured a difficult time of things over the last few years. Cast aside by Mikel Arteta at the Emirates Stadium, the midfielder moved to Fenerbahce in 2021 after his contract…

One of the world’s biggest esports tournaments is coming to Saudi Arabia next month. On June 6th, it was officially announced that the $15 million Gamers8 esports tournament would be held this summer in Riyadh, the kingdom’s capital city. This event will run from July 14th, 2022 to September 8th, 2022. The Gamers8 tournament series…

RIVERTON, Utah – Devyn Ricks may be the very definition of a “cool mom” as she supports her family by teaching video games to children online.  Ricks, 30, conducts her classes through Outschool from her home in Riverton, Utah. Her weekly hour-long courses cost $15 to tutor children in games like “Zelda,” “Mario Kart,” and “Kirby.” Currently, many of…