A university in Ireland is planning to offer what’s been dubbed the country’s ‘first’ degree in social media influencing, a decision that has attracted both praise and ridicule, with some people arguing the program is “useless”. Carlow-based South East Technological
In a groundbreaking turn of events at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, eSports has made its grand debut as a medal event. The much-anticipated moment unfolded as China secured its first gold medal in the smartphone multiplayer battle game
Dota 2 enthusiasts are excited as ESL promises a captivating Kuala Lumpur showdown with a million-dollar prize pool. According to a Dot eSports announcement, this tournament comes after Valve’s unexpected decision to shutter the six-year-old Dota Pro Circuit (DPC). With
In eSports, few recent names have garnered as much attention as Joel ‘joel’ Holmlund, a rising star facing shocking allegations. Widely regarded as one of Sweden’s premier talents, boasting an impressive 1.12 HLTV rating in 2023, the 18-year-old has been
Proof of Play, a blockchain gaming startup led by FarmVille co-creator Amitt Mahajan, successfully raised $33 million in a seed funding round. Greenoaks and a16z Crypto led the seed round, with Anchorage Digital, Mercury, Firebase, Zynga, Alchemy, Balaji Srinivasan, and
The 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, have opened their arms to eSports, recognizing it as a full-fledged medal event. This groundbreaking decision comes three months after the inaugural Olympic eSports Series and solidifies the status of eSports as a
A trove of leaked documents last week revealed detailed plans from Microsoft for its gaming platform Xbox, including timelines for future upgraded gaming consoles, controllers, yet-to-be announced games from Bethesda, and other stuff. The partially redacted files were uploaded to
Bluesky, the X alternative, saw record signups the following day of Elon Musk’s announcement to make his platform a subscription-only app. The X boss has suggested that everyone might soon need to pay a “small monthly” fee to use X,
Valve has sent shockwaves through the Dota 2 eSports community by suddenly pulling the plug on the Dota Pro Circuit (DPC) after a six-year tenure. This unexpected change has left players, teams, and fans in bewilderment, raising questions about the
The leaked email reveals Xbox boss Phil Spencer really wanted to buy Nintendo, a Japanese multinational video game company, in 2020. Microsoft‘s AI research team accidentally leaked 38 terabytes of additional private data, including a disc backup of two employees’
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