Gaming

A new GamesBeat event is around the corner! Learn more about what comes next.  Epic Games has asked Apple to restore its Fortnite developer account and re-release its Fortnite game on iOS in South Korea following the adoption of a new law in that country. Apple banned Fortnite after Epic Games tested Apple’s policies last summer by posting a version of Fortnite that linked to Epic’s own…

A new GamesBeat event is around the corner! Learn more about what comes next.  Roblox and Warner Music Group announced that the popular band Twenty One Pilots will hold a virtual concert inside Roblox. The game platform, best known as a haven for kids, has grown up and is gunning to be the metaverse, the universe of virtual worlds that are all interconnected, like in novels such as Snow…

A new GamesBeat event is around the corner! Learn more about what comes next.  Enthusiast Gaming Holdings has acquired casual game publisher Addicting Games for $35 million. The deal will help the Toronto-based Enthusiast Gaming expand its media and content platform for video game and esports fans to connect and engage with each other, said Enthusiast CEO Adrian Montgomery in an interview with…

On Wednesday, streamers and viewers boycotted Twitch as part of an organized protest, A Day Off Twitch. Users wanted to highlight the platform’s issues with harassment, notably the surge in “hate raids.” The raid feature lets a streamer send their viewers to a channel. Some have abused this to target POC content creators with waves of racist and hateful messages. With statistics from the…