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Mobile games haven't led app revenue since 2016 — and the gap keeps growing
A decade of AppMagic data says the money moved out of games and into everything else on your phone.
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Tournamentsoftware: How to organize a community gaming tournament
A step-by-step community tournament guide covering bracket formats, seeding, rulebooks, streaming, and prize handling for grassroots esports events.
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Backstreet Boys launch Backstreet Gamers: how celebrity esports teams actually work
The boy band is the latest act to buy into celebrity team ownership — and they're scouting players from open competition.
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Culture pop soda: Why retro gaming culture keeps growing, cartridge by cartridge
Old games are not fading out. Collecting, emulation debates and nostalgia economics are keeping them at the center of gaming life.
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Reviews of resident evil: The anatomy of a good game review score
What critics are actually weighing when a survival horror game lands an 8 instead of a 6 — and how to read the number.
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Tournaments in rocket league — Rocket League competitive scene: how ranked leads to events
Rocket League players move from tiered ranked seasons to in-game tournaments, open RLCS qualifiers, and LAN Majors, with a $5,000,000 prize pool across the 2025 season.
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International esports rosters: International rosters changed what nationality means on an esports stage
FaZe Clan's Antwerp 2022 Major win and Doinb's LPL career show how international rosters turned nationality into backstory on esports stages.
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Tournaments Fortnite runs: how open qualifiers and prize money actually work
Anyone can enter, nobody can qualify from the wrong region, and the money is split in ways that surprise newcomers. A primer on how competitive Fortnite is organized.
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Culture kings — Behind the scenes of gaming conventions: who builds the floor you walk on
Expo halls look effortless for three days a year. The rest of the calendar is a slow, unglamorous build.
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How to Build a Morning Gaming News Routine That Works
Twenty minutes, three tiers of sources, and one rule about waiting: how to stay informed without drowning in noise.