Among Us free for a week on Nintendo Switch

Among Us will be free on Nintendo Switch from July 21-27, Nintendo announced Monday. The game will be available as a trial through Nintendo’s Game Trial program for Nintendo Switch Online members. The breakout social deception game, which was released in 2018 but blew up in 2020, was released on Nintendo Switch in 2020, after […]

Etihad Airways Becomes Team Nigma’s Main Partner – The Esports Observer

The national airline of the United Arabian Emirates, Etihad Airways, announced Monday a multi-year partnership with esports organization Team Nigma, which recently revealed that it had relocated to Abu Dhabi under its partnership with Abu Dhabi Gaming (AD Gaming).  As part of the partnership, the Abu Dhabi headquartered airline will “make sure the team and its support staff will arrive, relaxed, refreshed and on time for their packed global schedule.” Team Nigma and […]

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night To Receive Smartphone Port

Metroidvania Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night will be receiving a worldwide release smartphone port very soon. Announced by NetEase Games and ArtPlay, the game will be released as a “one-time purchase model”, which will support English, Japanese, Italian, French, German, Spanish, Russian, Portuguese, and Korean languages. After the Nintendo Switch sales for Bloodstained: Ritual of […]

Ni No Kuni Developer Level-5 Allegedly Ends Operations In North America

According to GamesIndustry.biz sources, Ni no Kuni and Yo-Kai Watch developer Level-5 has been phasing out its North American studios since Summer 2019. The Level-5 International America and Level-5 Abby studios were hit with substantial layoffs last year. In July 2019, Level-5 International America closed its design department and, earlier this year, Level-5 Abby COO Yukari Hayakawa was said to have stepped down […]

FIFA Organization NEO Signs Nike, Outfitter to Merchandising, Jersey Deals

FIFA-focused organization NEO has announced partnerships with apparel companies Outfitter and Nike. Outfitter will serve as the organization’s lead merchandiser, while Nike will become a jersey sponsor of the organization. The partnerships represent a unique collaboration between an esports organization and two apparel companies working together to produce new merchandise for the team. Additionally, NEO […]

Microsoft Shuts Down Mixer; Ninja And Others Free To Return To Twitch

Microsoft has announced that it is shutting down Mixer, its streaming competitor to the likes of Twitch. The Xbox owners will be transitioning over to Facebook Gaming instead, partnered streamers having the option to be included with the move or return to Twitch. As of July 22, Mixer sites and apps will redirect users to […]