Marvel just laid out their plans for Phase 4 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the latest trailer even goes as far as providing specific dates. Dates that are most likely not set in stone, as no date seems to survive long in the COVID era, but dates nonetheless. And one of those dates just so […]
Modern Times Group Reports Net Loss of $14.7M, Invests into B2C, Mobile, and Sports Digitalization Products – The Esports Observer
ESL and DreamHack parent Modern Times Group (MTG) reported its financial results for the first quarter of 2021, recording net sales of kr1.01B SEK ($120M USD), up 9.4% compared to kr924M ($110M) in the same quarter last year. The majority of the net sales were generated by the group’s gaming vertical, which recorded kr767M ($91.1M) in net sales or 75.9% of the group’s total net sales, while its esports […]
World Of Warcraft: Shadowlands’ New Patch Introduces Run Scores
Torghast, Tower of the Damned was a great new addition in World of Warcraft: Shadowlands. A repeatable dungeon crawl with randomly generated floors, Torghast gives WoW players a currency called Soul Ash to craft legendary weapons and armor, as well as a specific section for cosmetic items. It’s also a great place to host the […]
Esports investment report, April 2021: OverActive Media, GRID, Epulze
Aside from Epic Games raising an eye-watering $1bn (~£727m), endemic esports companies such as GRID, Epulze, Semper Fortis, and OverActive Media also raised substantial funds in April. Every month, Esports Insider compiles a list of the month’s key investment stories. To read more about a story below, click the link in the corresponding title. Spotlighted […]
HTC Shows New Angles Of Upcoming VR Headset
HTC is giving even more teases of a new VR headset with some more GIFs giving a look at the headset’s form factor. Three new GIFs are circulating that give different views of the unannounced headset. The first, from a promotional email sent by HTC, seems to show the bottom and underside of the front […]
New Pokemon Snap: How To Take A Four Star Photo Of Every Pokemon
One of the most initially confusing aspects of New Pokemon Snap is its star ratings system, particularly the elusive four star photos that are considered to be perfect shots by Professor Mirror. These photos don’t even necessarily need to earn high scores – they just need to capture unique behaviour. There are over 200 Pokemon […]
Knockout City’s all-new sport needs an all-new ref, too
Consider instant-replay review in a real-life sport, examining a thrilling play that just happened and either verifying or overturning the result: That agonizing pause in the action, as the umps go to the booth to double-check their work on the field, makes fans feel like the exciting thing they just saw hasn’t actually happened yet. […]
Nintendo Boss Shuntaro Furukawa Wants To Make More Animated Adaptations
Nintendo was always known to be very selective when it came to third party adaptations of its IPs. Most people will perhaps only remember the 1993 Super Mario Bros. movie which ended up as a huge disaster; perhaps that scared the company into holding on to its beloved IP tighter. However, the company did announce […]
MLB The Show 21 servers: Third week in a row server maintenance is scheduled
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Call of Duty Warzone update: Good news for fans waiting on next Cold War patch
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