Category: Gaming

How VR is changing the online roulette industry

Newsbytes.PH February 24, 2020

Virtual reality is enhancing the gaming experience.

Smart hopeful mobile gaming will drive adoption of 5G in PH

Newsbytes.PH February 8, 2020

The company made the pronouncement as athletes from franchise-based e-sports league The Nationals joined the first 5G-powered e-sports exhibition match held at the PLDT headquarters in Makati City.

PH ranks 10th with most tweets about gaming

Newsbytes.PH January 8, 2020

In 2019, there were more than 1.2 billion tweets about gaming globally, up nearly 20% compared to 2018.

SEA Games e-sports medalists get cash incentives from PLDT-Smart

Newsbytes.PH December 18, 2019

The gold medalists for team events (MLBB and DoTA II) were awarded P2 million. The individual event gold medalist for StarCraft II was awarded P1 million, while the Tekken 7 silver medalist and bronze medalist were awarded P500,000 and P250,000 respectively.

E-sports events at 30th SEA Games post record stream numbers

Newsbytes.PH December 12, 2019

The e-sports events at the recently concluded 2019 SEA Games racked up impressive numbers as competitors and spectators alike celebrated the inclusion for the first time of e-sports as a medal sport.

PH e-sports teams collect 3 golds at 30th SEA Games

Ram Superable Agustin December 11, 2019

The Philippine e-sports contingent at the Southeast Asian Games seized the opportunity to shine on home soil after capturing three gold medals in the maiden staging of e-sports in the biennial competition.

PH-owned firm opens global HQ as it gears up for e-sports boom

Newsbytes.PH December 6, 2019

After starting out as an Internet café, Filipino-owned e-sports company Mineski Global inaugurated on Thursday, Dec. 6, its global corporate headquarters at the Santolan Town Plaza in San Juan City in a bid to continue its expansion outside of its current territories in the Philippines and Southeast Asia.