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Findings from the 2026 TIGA Report The Independent Game Developers’ Association (TIGA), the trade association representing the video games industry in the UK, has published its Skills, Training and Education in the Games Industry 2026 report. The report surveyed game companies employing approximately 11% of the UK games development workforce, and the research was compiled […]
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I. Introduction A tournament calendar may appear to be a neutral list of dates, venues, brackets, and travel windows. For players, it…
Gambling
The eSports betting world is basically stuck in this invisible arms race right now. While the money flowing into competitive gaming is…
Doping & Cheating
Introduction Over the past decade, the monetisation of cheating in online video games has evolved into a transnational industry. Cheat developers now…
Doping & Cheating
Cheating and doping are not new topics to the landscape of esport. However, the methods and means to carry out these unsportsmanlike…
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While less common than it once was in the esports industry, there have been several public instances where competitive players alleged that…
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Employees in the Quality Assurance (QA) department of Blizzard in Albany, New York, and Austin, Texas, have officially voted to ratify a…
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The Billion-Dollar Dispute: Nintendo Takes on Washington Around one month ago, Nintendo, through its U.S. subsidiary Nintendo of America, filed a lawsuit…
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In a decision that reshapes the European regulatory landscape for video game monetization, Austria's highest court ruled that FIFA Ultimate Team packs…
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Read entry → WikiUnsportsmanlike conduct in esports encompasses a broad spectrum of behaviors that deviate from the expected standards of sportsmanship.…
Read entry → WikiThe purpose of this entry is to better understand what “feeding” is to the esport and gaming communities.…
Read entry → WikiIntellectual Property (IP) encompasses the legally recognized exclusive rights to creations of the human mind. Under IP law,…
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