E3 2021 hasn’t been the onslaught of announcements many of us expected it to be. It remains an excellent showcase for the future of the medium, but one that was always going to be hamstrung by the circumstances that define its current existence. We’re currently in the midst of a global pandemic, with the Electronic […]
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Inside Twitter’s growing interest in Google Cloud
Twitter earlier this month announced it would be expanding its partnership with Google, moving more data and workloads from its servers to the Google Data Cloud. While Twitter doesn’t yet have plans to port its entire infrastructure to the cloud, its growing relationship with Google’s Data Cloud highlights some of the key challenges companies face […]
The Growing Importance of Destination Cities to the Esports Ecosystem
There is a shift happening in esports: Destinations are quickly becoming a more significant part of the ecosystem. As esports burgeoned in popularity and influence, there were publishers, developers, competitions, platforms, teams and players who drew most of the industry’s attention. But as esports evolves and organizers of live events eye a return to some […]
How to keep games growing in 2021
Last year was pretty bad for everyone, personally. But the game industry did well as people turned to games to distract themselves from reality and find socially distanced friends. The game industry’s revenues grew 19% to $174.9 billion in 2020, according to market researcher Newzoo. Mobile games led the way, accounting for 58% of revenues […]