eSports, or multiplayer, spectator-focused competitive video games, is experiencing global growth — and thriving in Georgia. With the video game industry’s economic impact topping $750 million in Georgia in 2017, the latest figures available, 2018 showed to be another pivotal year. The pool of eSports players in the state is on a fast-paced trajectory in line […]
It’s time to break out the video games… #ForTheKids You’ve heard of running a 5K for charity, but how about a charity video game marathon? With the mission to “Play Games, Heal Kids”, the non-profit Extra Life unites thousands of gamers around the world in a 24-hour gaming marathon (this year held November 4th) in […]
These days, mobile games are a hot topic. If you’ve turned on the TV in the past few months, it’s impossible to avoid a commercial featuring Kate Upton riding on a horse, encouraging you to download a game on the App Store. But one Atlanta-based indie game developer, Joe Cassavaugh, is sticking to his PC […]
If you look at the most iconic video games of all time, take Super Mario Bros. and Tetris for example, there are plenty of reasons why they’re considered timeless classics. Of course both are incredibly fun to play, but the games’ music is another big part of their emblematic status. Practically anyone born after the […]
The first world championship for the SMITE video game packed the 2,750 seat Cobb Energy Centre this weekend. The crowd was a sea of gaming enthusiasts eager to watch the Cognitive Prime team and Titan team battle it out to be the SMITE world champions. 78,000 viewers also tuned into the event’s live stream to see who would win […]