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Michaeleans crowned PUBG Mobile Campus champs

Kennedy Caacbay, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 30 12:39 AM

Outclassing 15 other teams, Michaeleans of Saint Michael's College of Laguna emerged winners of the PUBG Mobile Campus Championship on Sunday. Read more »

PUBG Mobile Campus Championship set to be held in PH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 16 04:39 PM

The nationwide tournament is open to all university students and includes a prize pool of P450,000. Read more »

Netflix launches mobile games for members worldwide

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Nov 03 05:39 AM

Two of the games are based on the hit Netflix horror series "Stranger Things" and the remaining three are basic card or skill games. Read more »

Mobile version of hit MMORPG 'Cabal Online' now live

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 07 03:20 PM

Hit MMORPG franchise Cabal has finally entered the mobile scene with the launch of "Cabal Mobile: Heroes of Nevareth." Read more »

Google paid phone and game makers to avoid app store hit: Epic Games

Paresh Dave, Reuters
Posted at Aug 20 08:26 AM

"Fortnite" developer Epic Games on Thursday unsealed details about contracts it alleges Alphabet Inc's Google signed with phone makers and other top video game companies to avoid losing $1.1 billion in annual app store profit. Read more »

'Para makanood ng Netflix?' Ex-DICT official hits P466-M price tag for free wifi project

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 26 12:10 PM

A former official of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) believes the government paid too much money for a 5-month contract to provide free wifi in different parts of the country.  Read more »

Here's how to purchase vivo Y20s [G]

vivo
Updated as of Apr 14 06:48 PM

vivo upgrades the Y20s with longer-lasting battery life and a bigger screen display. Pre-order runs from April 10 to 15, 2021. Read more »

Speed up your game with vivo Y20s [G]

vivo
Updated as of Apr 14 06:59 PM

vivo launches its newest budget-friendly phone with powerful gaming specs, and pre-orders come with a free pair of True Wireless Earphones. Read more »

TikTok creator buys maker of Mobile Legends, biggest esports game in Southeast Asia

Josh Ye, South China Morning Post
Posted at Mar 23 06:09 PM

TikTok maker ByteDance announced on Monday its biggest video game acquisition to date with Moonton Technology, which is being bought for an undisclosed amount by the company’s Nuverse studio, netting the tech giant one of the biggest mobile games in Southeast Asia as it seeks to rival Tencent Holdings as an equal in the industry. Read more »

China's Tencent faces concessions to win green light for giant gaming merger

Pei Li, Kane Wu and Yingzhi Yang, Reuters
Posted at Mar 23 02:29 PM

Chinese internet giant Tencent Holdings Ltd is having to offer concessions in a plan to merge the country's top two videogame live-streaming sites in order to resolve antitrust concerns, two people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters.   Read more »

China orders mobile phone ban in schools to improve students’ focus on study, fight game addiction

Mandy Zuo, South China Morning Post
Posted at Feb 03 01:11 PM

Ministry of Education says students need written permission to take their mobile phones to school, and must hand them over during class time. Schools are urged to install pay phones and teachers are told not to assign homework using mobile phones. The ban appears to have broad support.  Read more »

Pacquiao mobile game ‘Fighting Pride’ to feature world champ’s life story

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 25 06:24 PM

A new mobile game featuring the life story of the world champion boxer is being developed for release next year.   Read more »

With nowhere to go, teens flock to multiplayer game Among Us

Taylor Lorenz, The New York Times
Posted at Oct 16 04:11 PM

By mid-September, Among Us caught on like wildfire. Suddenly major YouTube stars, TikTok influencers and streamers were playing it. PewDiePie, James Charles and Dr. Lupo have all played the game for millions.   Read more »

Mobile games thrive, even as pandemic keeps players home

Glenn Chapman, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 09 11:53 AM

Mobile games are thriving as players turn to them for fun and friendship during the pandemic, with increasing numbers of women joining the trend. Read more »

Epic Games asks court to force Apple to reinstall Fortnite

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 07 12:31 PM

Epic Games is trying to convince a California court to reinstate Fortnite on the Apple App Store pending legal proceedings, arguing that doing so is in the "public interest," court documents show.   Read more »

Digital video game spending hits record high under virus lockdown

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of May 29 01:36 PM

Money spent on major console games leapt to $1.5 billion in March from $883 million in February, while spending on games played on high-performance personal computers climbed 56 percent to $567 million in the same comparison. Read more »

Mobile game downloads surge worldwide as coronavirus keeps people indoors

Ayanti Bera, Reuters
Updated as of Mar 04 08:40 AM

Puzzle games like "Brain Out" and Tencent's online battle game, "Honor of Kings", were among the most downloaded in China, according to data from mobile app analytics firm App Annie. Read more »

Smart eyes 5G rollout in mobile esports facilities

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 06 05:35 PM

Training grounds for mobile esports facilities will soon be able to experience fast Internet speeds, telecommunications firm Smart said, as it plans to roll out 5G technology for mobile gaming facilities in the future.  Read more »

Google enters battle for cloud gaming market

Glenn Chapman, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 17 10:20 AM

The internet giant hopes to break into the growing $135 billion global video game industry with cloud technology that could broaden audiences attracted by rich new features.   Read more »

Asus ROG Phone II Review: The closest to 'god mode' in mobile gaming

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 11 03:23 PM

While other smartphone brands are tripping over each other in the race to come up with the best cameras, Asus is betting big that the future of the smartphone doesn't rest on selfies or instafilters.  Read more »