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DashFight’s Femi Famutimi writes for Esports Insider to discuss the ups and downs of the pandemic and how it has affected the Fighting Game Community (FGC). The pandemic has had a unique effect on the gaming industry. Unlike several other industries that saw their fortunes dwindle when the pandemic hit, the gaming industry grew from strength to strength. According to Statistica, in-game content sales increased by 12 percent in 2020, while money spent on downloads increased by 21 percent in the same year. Time spent playing video games also rose dramatically. The reason for this is obvious: vid...
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RELATED: Abios secures Fragleague data partnership Albin Niva Printz, Data Scientist at Abios, explores the data from maps in popular esports games to find out if there are some inherent disadvantages of starting in certain locations in games. Moreover, he discusses how this data can be useful for different stakeholders. All online video games are hosted on servers. The servers interpret every data point such as the map, equipped items, and kills. This goes from the surrounding environment in the game down to the smallest player movement. Knowing all of these granular data points gives the pow...
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Seventeen years after its release, World of Warcraft is still one of the most popular massive-multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG) in the world. However, World of Warcraft esports is still relatively small compared to other popular games. On top of that, it seems that WoW has faced a lot of criticism recently. The latest addition to the storyline wasn’t received well (just take a look at the comments on the trailer) and the World of Warcraft forums are full of player complaints. RELATED: Is there a future for Minecraft esports? Then there’s the news of the lawsuit filed against the g...
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Sleep has become a luxury in recent years. More so for esports athletes and content creators whose life and brand revolves around being online 24/7. Being a professional esports athlete requires a lot of discipline. This includes sticking to a strict schedule — especially for teams who live in gaming houses — and having a daily routine that heavily revolves around practice, strategising and perfecting gameplay. RELATED: Schalke 04 partners with mattress company Emma Most players are essentially living in their workspaces, so taking a breather might be more challenging than it seems. Technicall...
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