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Gaming Trends 2023: The growth of mobile gaming and the rise of mobile esports tournaments
This article is part of a 10 part series on gaming and esports trends for 2023 The growth of mobile gaming has been staggering in recent years, with more and more people turning to their smartphones and tablets as their go-to gaming platform. As a result, the mobile gaming industry has exploded, with revenues expected…
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A conversation with ChatGPT about Bitcoin, Ethereum, Web3 and the Metaverse
Can we start by explaining Bitcoin and how it works? Bitcoin is a decentralized digital currency that uses cryptography to secure transactions and control the creation of new units. Transactions are recorded on a public ledger called the blockchain, which is maintained by a network of computers running the bitcoin software. Users can send and…
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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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Major new Metaverse project launch from Yuga Labs
Massive vibes today as Yuga Labs, owners of Punks, BAYC and Meebits, dropped the trailer for their Bored Ape Yacht Club metaverse — there’s already a currency ($ape), gaming elements and collaborations with other NFT projects like World of Women and Cryptoadz baked in. As much as Yuga and BAYC stand for the hype-driven corporate…
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How Lower Ad Loads Benefit Marketers and Consumers
In recent years, there has been a flurry of new video services subsidised in part or entirely by advertising, many with a focus on delivering less advertising per hour than regular television broadcasts. Streaming services like HBO Max in the US, for example, boasted some of the lowest commercial ad loads when they first launched.…
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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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3 Luxury Brands making it work in the Metaverse
Luxury brands have been making waves in Web3 and the metaverse recently. Here are 3 of the most interesting recent luxury fashion brand drops. 1. DOLCE&GABBANA x UNXD Launch of DGFamily community, a set of NFTs based around D&Gs ornately carved, carretto-style jewelry box, built to connect real life and the metaverse. 2. Gucci x SUPERPLASTIC® An exploration of phygital…
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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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Mapping the Metaverse
Interesting metaverse map from Jon Radoff, describing the seven layers of the ecosystem and where companies (and some open source projects) sit within the market. Brief recap of what each of these layers represent: Experience is what we actually engage with: games, social experiences, live music, etc. Discovery is how people learn that an experience…
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The Future of Digital Identity
Digital identity in the future looks very different to how we understand it right now. And that change will be driven not by privacy regulations, or the death of the cookie, but by the rise of the Internet of Things (IOT). The idea of one or two personal devices giving us access to individual consumers…
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