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Home Entertainment Subscriptions Boom In Oz

Elise Reid August 17, 2020 No Comments

Home entertainment subscription services have boomed in Australia during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new research from emerging technology analyst firm Telsyte. As of end-June 2020, Australians had 5.6 million…

MSI Launch Curved Gaming Monitor

Elise Reid August 17, 2020 No Comments

MSI has launched the MAG342CQRV, a new curved gaming monitor with a 34-inch, ultra-wide display that supports resolution up to 3440×1440, a 100Hz refresh rate and a 1ms VA panel.…

Fortnite Developer Sues Apple

Elise Reid August 14, 2020 No Comments

Epic Games has filed a new civil lawsuit against Apple in the US, after the game developer’s popular game ‘Fortnite’ was pulled from the App Store. The lawsuit alleges that…

Tencent’s Online Gaming Revenue Up 40%, At $7.7B In H1

Elise Reid August 13, 2020 No Comments

China’s Tencent had a strong first half of the year despite the COVID-19 pandemic, with year-on-year revenue growth of 28%. Online gaming was a particularly successful line of business for…

Biggest Xbox Game Launch Delayed

Roma Christian August 12, 2020 No Comments

Microsoft has reportedly delayed its biggest Xbox game launch due in the last quarter, due in part to the coronavirus pandemic and quality standards. The highly-anticipated blockbuster ‘Halo Infinite’ was…

Xbox Launch Subscription Service For Video Games

Elise Reid August 12, 2020 No Comments

Microsoft has launched a preview version ‘Project xCloud’, a new, Netflix-like streaming subscription service for video games, whereby gamers will be able to play Xbox games on a smartphone. Project…

Gaming Leads Acer Growth, Surging 74.4% YoY

Elise Reid August 11, 2020 No Comments

Gaming continues to drive sales for Acer during the COVID-19 pandemic, with the company’s gaming revenues increasing by 74.7% year-on-year (y-o-y) in July. In June Acer unveiled a range of…

Amazon Moving Into Video Games With ‘Prime Gaming’

Elise Reid August 11, 2020 No Comments

Amazon Prime is ramping up its activity in the video game subscription space – on Monday it gave more than 150 million Prime members free access to video games. Prior…

Leaked Xbox Gaming Controller Tipped To Work On Both Consoles

Elise Reid August 10, 2020 No Comments

Images of the new Xbox Series S and Xbox Series X controller has been leaked on Twitter, and the product has been spotted on a resale site. According to the…

Australian Gamer Drops $9M On Tamarama Property

Elise Reid August 10, 2020 No Comments

The 26-year-old Australian gamer Elliott Watkins has just purchased a waterfront home in Tamarama, located in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs for $9.125 million. Watkins, who goes by Muselk in the gaming…