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Gaming Trends 2023: The emergence of virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) technology in the gaming and esports industry
This article is part of a 10 part series on gaming and esports trends for 2023 The gaming and esports industry has seen a surge in the use of virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) technology in recent years. These technologies allow players to fully immerse themselves in the gaming experience, providing a level…
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Gaming Trends 2023: The rise of streaming platforms and content creators in the gaming and esports industry
This article is part of a 10 part series on gaming and esports trends for 2023 In recent years, the gaming and esports industry has seen a significant rise in the popularity of streaming platforms and content creators. With the rise of platforms such as Twitch and YouTube, more and more gamers are taking to…
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TotallyAwesome launches platform for brands to reach under-18 gamers in APAC
TotallyAwesome, Asia’s digital advertising network for kids, teens, and families, has announced the launch of TotallyPlay across Asia-Pacific, empowering brands and advertisers to connect with the 450 million gamers in the region aged under 18. Every day 175,000 kids come online for the first time and by the age of 13, each one will have…
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6 Esports and Gaming Trends for 2022 in SEA
Esports and gaming are huge across SEA with almost 250m participants and 82% of people playing either on mobile, console or desktop. We caught up with Mitch Esguerra, Southeast Asia Operations CEO, Galaxy Racer to get his take on the year ahead in esports and gaming. Here are the 6 trends to follow: Gaming and…
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2022 Gaming, Esports and Metaverse trends
While 2021 was gaming’s biggest year yet — and also the year the metaverse really stepped into the spotlight — 2022 promises to be even bigger. Blockchain, NFTs and play-to-earn will be massive as Web3 comes to gaming, alongside developments in esports and streaming. Some of the key trends include: Play-to-earn will become a more…
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Southeast Asia sees fastest Ecommerce sales growth in the World
Ecommerce sales in Southeast Asia will total $90 billion in 2022, an increase of $15 billion over last year. By next year, the region will cross the $100 billion mark, a long way from the $37 billion seen in 2019. This represents 21% year on year growth in ecommerce and a massive 141% growth over…
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AdColony And Anzu.io Join Forces To Bring Blended In-Game Ads To APAC
AdColony, the in-app advertising marketplace for brands, with a focus on gaming, has signed an exclusive partnership with global in-game advertising platform, Anzu. AdColony will now offer Anzu’s market-leading blended in-game advertising solutions across both display and video to brands and agencies in Asia Pacific. In-game advertising platform Anzu seamlessly blends real-world brand ads into gameplay across PC, console, and mobile games, while offering advertisers comprehensive ad viewability and programmatic capabilities. A brand’s ads can now appear literally within the game – on the…
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Q3 APAC Fintech Funding Hints at Nascent Recovery
The first three quarters of 2020 saw APAC fintechs raise a combined $3.9 billion, down 46% compared to the same period last year, while deal volume fell by 20.5% to 318, according to the latest Q3 APAC Fintech Funding Report published by S&P Global Market Intelligence. Key takeaways from the report include: In the third…
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Agents of Change: Programmatic Pain Points and Priorities in APAC
58% of agencies in APAC say programmatic buying lets them drive greater ROI for brand partners, compared to only 40% and 33% for their North American and EMEA cohorts. While APAC typically lags behind other regions in digital and programmatic adoption and ad spending, this finding from new IPONWEB and Exchangewire research, Agents of Change:…
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New Tech Heats Up APAC Ecommerce Market
Criteo launched two new solutions in APAC this week – Criteo Audience Match and Criteo Kinetic Design with Video – to help retailers and brands deliver seamless and relevant shopping experiences across all devices and channels. Using customer relationship management (CRM) or data management platform (DMP) data to accurately target audiences across web, mobile browser and apps, Criteo…
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