Final Fantasy XIV’s 24 million registered players weave a tale of hard-fought success considering the original game’s shaky release before the reupholstered A Realm Reborn launch. Since then, Eorzea has grown with multiple expansions: Heavensward, Stormblood, and Shadowbringers, each introducing new areas to explore, more character jobs, and exciting story beats to bolster the already […]
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Fortnite to be shut down for real… in China
Following a more than three years long test period, Epic Games has decided it’s not worth keeping Fortnite up and running in China. The phrase ‘Fortnite is being shut down’ sounds like a fabrication considering how globally popular and financially successful it is. But that’s exactly what’s happening, at least with the Chinese version of […]
Amazon Prime Gaming and Riot Games announce partnership – Esports Insider
Amazon Prime Gaming has announced a multi-title partnership with game developer Riot Games. The deal sees Amazon Prime subscribers gain access to exclusive in-game items and cosmetics in League of Legends, League of Legends: Wild Rift, VALORANT, and Legends of Runeterra. RELATED: European Masters reveals Amazon partnership Prime Gaming will also become a global sponsor […]
Battlefield 2042’s third big game mode, Hazard Zone, revealed
Battlefield 2042’s third major gameplay mode, following the traditional All-Out Warfare and era-blending Battlefield Portal modes, will send players into tense, team-based missions against other teams, and hopefully they’ll make it out alive. The new mode is called Hazard Zone, and the objective here, developer DICE revealed on Thursday, is not to kill your enemies; […]
How Bumble is helping change gender dynamics in esports – Esports Insider
When comparing esports and dating apps, the connection between the two is not immediately apparent. However, since 2018 a lot of companies within the space, such as Bumble and Tinder, have made a move into the esports industry. In many of these cases, the partnerships included limited-edition content, special events and rewards for dating app […]
New Battlefield 2042 beta dates are next week reveals leak
When Battlefield 2042 got delayed so did the planned beta but an official leak from China has revealed their new dates. Battlefield 2042 is hardly the only game to be delayed this year, thanks to the pandemic, but when it moved its release date to November 19 that also had a knock-on effect for a […]
Disgraced Raiders head coach getting kicked out of Madden, too
NFL players who get kicked off their teams for bad acts are taken out of the Madden NFL video game somewhat routinely. The game maintains an official roster for ranked competition, and it reflects who is active and who isn’t in the real world. But in what appears to be a first, EA Sports is […]
HP Releasing Upgraded Reverb G2 With Better Tracking
HP is set to release a new version of its Reverb G2 PC VR headset, taking on community feedback and making improvements to the headset’s tracking, design and compatibility. The Reverb G2 launched almost a year ago, with a display that beat the Quest 2 and Valve Index, along with two additional cameras compared to […]
EA may end FIFA video game series as they threaten to ditch name
In shock news, EA says it is ‘reviewing its naming rights agreement with FIFA’, implying the series could be renamed as something else. Ever since EA started making football games, with 1993 Mega Drive game FIFA International Soccer, they’ve used the name of governing body the Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Given how successful the […]
Battlefield 2042 beta date is next week reveals retail leak
There’s continued confusion as to when the beta for Battlefield 2042 will take place, but an announcement could come as early as tomorrow. The one, and only, thing we know for certain is that there will be a beta for Battlefield 2042 sometime in September. Exactly when though is a mystery, and one not even […]