Esports have become a new frontier for gaming, gradually gaining popularity and recognition similar to traditional sports, and the gap is only going to get smaller as more and more athletes and fans join the party.
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Gran Turismo World Series 2024 Round 2 Won By Gallo and Buhdeima
Today Sony Interactive Entertainment hosted the second round of the GT World Series 2024 Gran Turismo 7 esports championship in Prague, Czech Republic. As usual, the event was split into the Manufacturers Cup and the Nations Cup. The Manufacturers Cup round was won by Mohamed Buhdeima for Ferrari, while the Nations Cup round saw the…
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Japan Has a Senior Esports Team, Now Recruiting Valorant Players Over 59
When most people think about esports teams, they probably envision young players in brightly colored jerseys, barely in their twenties or even younger. In Japan, there’s a professional team that defies this expectation. Meet the Matagi Snipers, launched in 2021 and located in Japan’s super-cold Akita prefecture. They’re named after the traditional winter hunters of…
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IOC Unanimously Approves the Creation of Olympic Esports Games
Today, during the 142nd IOC session, the International Olympic Committee voted to endorse the proposal by the Executive Board to create the Olympic Esports Games. The members of the committee voted yes unanimously. Following the vote, work will begin to organize the first edition of the Games, which will be hosted in the Kingdom of…
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Capcom’s Growth Is Driven by Digital Sales But Physical Games Wonât Be Abandoned
Today Capcom has published the transcript of a Q&A session hosted during the company’s 45th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders, providing some interesting details about its business. In response to a question on what the company is doing to increase the ratio of female managers (one female candidate has been presented for external director but…
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Announcing Simulation Daily
Greetings, potential reader, Iâm Giuseppe Nelva, and I am the Editor-in-Chief of Simulation Daily. Today we announce the launch (effective immediately) of this brand-new gaming and simulation website, and starting right now youâll be able to visit us to find news, in-depth insight, interviews, previews, and editorials about your favorite hobby. Why âSimulation Daily?â Simulation…
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EVO 2024: All the Winners
The main events of EVO 2024 have concluded, and all the winners of the tournaments have been crowned after the yearly fighting game competition that lasted the whole weekend. The first winner to be crowned was Xiaohai, who defeated E.T. with a 3-0 score in the The King of Fighters XV grand final. You can…
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Heihachi Mishima Is Not Dead and Returns to Tekken 8 This Fall
Today, before the Top-6 of the Tekken 8 tournament at EVO 2024 in Las Vegas, Bandai Namco had a few reveals to share about the game and upcoming DLC. We heard during the livestreamed event that a character some thought lost (and most expected to return) is coming back, and it’s fan-favorite Heihachi Mishima. After…
