How Esports Became One of the Fastest Growing Industries
While the gaming industry has been around since Pong, the term esports wasn’t introduced until the 1990s and didn’t start gaining traction until the early 2000s. Despite being a niche subculture, it is one of the fastest-growing industries in the world. Estimated to reach $1.62 billion by 2024, the esports industry has a long history, […]
Business Apes and Artemis Space Network Takes BAPES™ NFTs to Space for the Launch of new MetaFund
Business Apes and the Artemis Space Network partner up to release SpaceBAPES™, NFTs minted from Space, which provides a new investment stream for space tech companies. NFTs have taken the world by storm, from their empowerment of artists to their use of blockchain technologies. Because of their broad applications, every industry has taken an interest […]
BAPES™ Becomes the Fastest Organically Growing NFT Project to Ever Launch without Spending a Single Dollar
Just two weeks into putting up a splash page on the official BAPES™ website, launching their Twitter and Discord accounts, BAPES™ surpasses all other NFT Projects in growth speed, vision, architecture, doxxed team, and engagement with a community that is nearing 200 thousand from some of the most supportive and passionate members from all over […]
Top 20 Twitch Streamers Hourly Wages Revealed
On its official website, Kapwing has revealed the hourly wages of the most efficient Twitch Streamers. Its calculations are of course based on the recent Twitch “creators data leak.” Twitch Data Leak For every hour streamed, the top ten most efficient streamers earn $1,477 on average. It comes down to $732 per hour as far […]
Destiny Falls under Sony’s Jurisdiction after the Bungie Acquisition
Sony, the owner of PlayStation, made the acquisition of Bungie, the studio mostly known for its Destiny franchise, two days ago for $3.6 billion. This deal follows the recent Activision Blizzard acquisition by console-rival Microsoft for $68.7 billion. Bungie was also responsible for creating the Halo series, which stood out as the launch title for […]
Microsoft’s Acquisition of Activision Blizzard Changes the Landscape of Esports
Microsoft Gaming, owners of the Xbox brand, has acquired Activision Blizzard, publishers of popular esports titles like Overwatch and Call of Duty, for $68.7 billion. Microsoft Gaming Phil Spencer, CEO of Microsoft Gaming, plans to include as many Activision games as possible in the Xbox Game Pass program, as well as PC Game Pass. Additionally, […]
Will the Chinese New Year impact Biden’s promised COVID test kits and delay esports live competition?
While the new coronavirus strains and outbreaks continue to postpone in-person tournaments and events, including sports and esports, President Joe Biden had announced in December that 500 million COVID-19 rapid test kits would be purchased and distributed to the public. However, Biden’s promise may soon prove hollow as the Chinese New Year is also rapidly […]
Twitch Streamer Myth and TSM Part Ways
Content creator and Twitch streamer Ali “Myth” Kabbani has made the decision to not re-sign with Team SoloMid, putting an end to a three-year run with the American team. Myth Leaves TSM This announcement took the form of a video, in which Myth explained his choice. First, a huge part of why he had signed […]
Esports Winners in the Game Awards 2021
With the conclusion of the Game Awards 2021, we now have the best esports performers of the year. Let’s see how it went down in Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California. 2021 has been an eventful and tremendous year for the esports community. Esports tours resumed and esports world championships took center age across major […]
Your Body on Esports: A Biology and Psychology Research
Your Body on Esports is the result of a cooperation between BetVictor and the University of Leeds, aiming to better understand the psychological and physiological impact of esports. Esports had been gaining traction over the last few years. While some simply get their fill with casual gaming, others are looking for a competitive environment to […]
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