The Week in Esports & Gaming
Cynopsis Esports 8/22/24: Backyard Sports is back; gaming audience to hit 3.4B; Gamescom’s top reveals
Black Myth: Wukong is now the No. 1 single-player game in concurrent players on Steam
The Borderlands movie might have been a flop
Plenty of other heavy hitters graced the Gamescom stage this week
Riot Games officially launched popular first-person shooter title VALORANT on consoles earlier this month
This year’s Pokémon World Championship is a case study in how esports can serve as a marketing tool
Fortnite is back in the iOS store
Hi-Fi Rush developer Tango Gameworks has been saved from dissolution
We Are Royale has hired Clove co-founder Erin Serletic
Ubisoft has undergone another round of layoffs
Riot Games esports president John Needham will become its president of publishing and esports
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TOP WOMEN IN ESPORTS & GAMING: 2024 HONOREES ANNOUNCED!
Cynopsis Gaming & Esports is thrilled to announce the honorees for the 2024 Top Women in Esports & Gaming Awards (TWIEG), featuring outstanding women from PlayStation, Microsoft, Wasserman, Call of Duty, and more. Join us in celebrating their achievements at alongside the finalists/winners of our Tempest Awards on October 24, 2024 in Los Angeles.