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The CCP softens its stance on live service games after plummeting stocks, reportedly removes official responsible for the panic
The Chinese Communist Party—who had taken aim at free-to-play monetisation schemes just before the holidays—softened its stance. This was after “nearly $80 billion in market value” bled from Tencent (League of Legends) and NetEase (Diablo: Immortal). The draft rules intended to target the live service giant’s favourite toys (such as daily login bonuses) while also…
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Top Teams of 2023 and What to Expect in 2024
A few of League of Legends’ elite organisations found great success in 2023, though none ended the year as happy as Korea’s T1. The legendary side capped off the year by winning theirs and Faker’s fourth World Championship trophy, seven years on from their last Worlds title. The team struggled to find their footing through…
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League of Legends Season 13 Ranked Split 2 End Date » TalkEsport
Starting Season 13, the League of Legends ranked system received a rework as seasons were subdivided into ‘Splits’. At the end of each Split, players would receive rewards based on their rank achieved and their ranks would be soft reset for the next Split. With Season 13 Split 2 nearing its conclusion, League of Legends…
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Digital Doppelgangers – Home Vs. Handheld Adaptations In The 2000s
Image: Nintendo Life Over the holiday season, we’re republishing select articles from Nintendo Life writers and contributors as part of our Best of 2023 series. Enjoy! When I was working on my MFA in Game Design, I referenced Urbz: Sims in the City in a meeting with my thesis advisor, and he asked if I…
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8 underappreciated games of 2023 that we think deserve way more players
The defining mood of this era of gaming is definitely FOMO. Who’s got the time to play all these games? You don’t have to be a professional writer-about-games to feel it: we are bombarded by new releases and meaningful updates. Even years-old games stage meaningful comebacks. The market isn’t saturated, it’s a broken dam flooding…
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Live service gaming’s best new trend is actually an old one: letting players decide how to have fun
Do you ever miss when multiplayer games had lots of stuff to do? I was pretty young in the 2000s, but I remember what it was like to fire up an FPS and not be absolutely certain which flavor of shooter I was gonna play. One of a handful of developer-made modes or dozen-plus maps,…
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Gloomwood’s Christmas update invites you to step into the Mirror Realm
Samtsirhc Yrrem! As they say during the festive season in Gloomwood’s Mirror Realm. Actually, I imagine they say things like “What was that?” followed by “Argh!” much as they do in regular Gloomwood. What is the Mirror Realm, you ask? Why, it’s part of Gloomwood’s just arrived Christmas update, which adds bugfixes, new areas, and…
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Shares in Chinese gaming giants tumble as the CCP imposes strict new regulations and spending limits, alongside a ban on login bonuses and ‘luck-based draw features’ for minors
Regulators of the Chinese Communist Party have come down hard on several key pieces in the live service model, leading to spiralling shares for major players in the market as investors scramble to assess the damage. According to a Reuters report, “nearly $80 million in market value” has sloughed off Tencent Games and NetEase Games:…
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FC Barcelona Joins Valorant Esports Scene With VCS 2024 » TalkEsport
After months of speculation, football giants FC Barcelona have officially confirmed their entry into Valorant esports, joining the expanding community of traditional sports organizations making their mark in the esports realm. This move underscores the ongoing growth of the Valorant esports scene, as more established entities recognize the potential that the competitive gaming sphere has…
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Google extends the deadline to upgrade Stadia controllers to Bluetooth by another year, which is a relief for the one guy who still has his new in box
We gave everyone a gentle nudge at the start of December to remind them that the clock on the Bluetooth upgrade option for the Stadia controller was ticking down: Google had given Stadia owners until the end of 2023 to convert their controllers to wireless functionality, or be stuck with wires forever. But someone, somewhere,…