Student’s goal of creating online shooter solo a hit with Japan’s gaming community
A student aiming to make a competitive shooting game all by himself has taken Japan's online gaming community by storm. Katsumi Sato, 19, is a second year student at...
Hideo Kojima Has Left Konami
The New Yorker reported that Hideo Kojima’s time with Konami and Kojima Productions has come to an end, as he left the company he’s been with for over 29 years earlier...
Tokyo governor’s COVID-19 social distancing call is online hit
Manga, music and even video games: Calls from Tokyo's governor for residents to practise social distancing to stem the spread of COVID-19 have inspired a slew of viral online...
From Italy to the World – An Interview with Marco Accordi Rickards
Last month at Tokyo Game Show IGA.biz had the opportunity to meet with the delegation from the VIGAMUS Academy of Rome. We spoke to its director and chairman Marco Accordi Rickards about the...
Nikko AM lists Asia’s first esports and gaming fund
Japan’s Nikko Asset Management has launched an exchange-traded fund in Hong Kong aiming to tap into the growth of the computer games and esports industry.
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How is Tata Communications enabling large scale deployment of esports?
India is considered among the top four countries in the world in esports participation, with over 150 million people playing tournaments. The online gaming industry in the country is...
Prince of Saudi Arabia levels his Dota2 Battle Pass near USD 10K in only...
The 2020 Dota 2 Battle Pass has been out for only two days, and yet the prize pool for The International 10 has reached 8 digits. It’s not surprising...
Singapore´s Autumn Interactive And Crimson Games Signed Deal With Chinese Companies
Travis Ho from Autumn Interactive signed a deal with Jack Ho, founder and CEO of ZPLAY Beijing Information Technology, at this year ChinaJoy to create 秋战3 for the Chinese market. This is in...
Man City FIFA 20 Cup open for registration in Singapore
On Saturday 13 June, Manchester City will kick off its first-ever FIFA 20 esports tournament in Singapore with the Man City FIFA 20 Cup, supported by the Club’s long-term...
Gaming startup to boost Qatar’s fast growing e-games industry
With many gaming companies and platforms reporting increased revenues during the pandemic, it is no doubt that the COVID-19 lockdowns have taken the electronic games and esports industry to...
