The term ‘multiverse’ has been thrown left and right a lot lately. It’s been the talk of the town. While most have heard about this from the ever-growing Marvel franchise, gamers have noticed a similar happening in the esports scene.
Animation is a demanding craft to pick. From ideation to colour, it takes multiple teams to complete a polished final product. Imagine having to do that entire process by yourself.
The SEA Games 2022 in Vietnam will finally feature esports as a medalled sport (not just an exhibition). Finally, after a long time hustling, esports is getting the recognition it deserves because of the community.
Firstly, yes, I am female. Yes, I have a masculine name. I love playing FPS games, especially team based ones like Overwatch and Valorant, which often require team communication in order to win. However, I rarely talk. Why? Because I am female. Just look up videos talking about or showing the female gaming experience on YouTube and you’ll know exactly why. Rude remarks, people making a big fuss just because I sound like a girl and people blaming me for doing badly solely because of my gender and not because of my lack of skill. The list goes on.
Okay we get it. Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are the next biggest thing. More exciting than Instagram and certainly more profitable than Pokémon cards, it’s hard not to notice them when 15 year-olds are made millionaires by trading them on virtual auction houses.
The turn of a new year usually brings resolutions and new goals. People generally aim to better themselves in the following year. Square Enix president Yosuke Matsuda didn’t get the memo though.
Square Enix’s president, Yosuke Matsuda, recently released a New Year’s letter, emphasising that more gamers should be ‘(playing) to contribute’ than ‘(playing) for fun’ if they want to fully enjoy the scope of NFTs that are being released.
Say goodbye to toxicity! The President of Indonesia Esports Association (IeSPA), Ibnu Riza, recently uploaded a picture of himself shaking hands with the representative of Indonesia cyber security division, Siber Polda Metro Jaya, to fight toxicity and provocation in esports together.
As we make our first steps into 2022, we look back at 2021 as Riot Games managed to keep us sane during tough times. Eat your heart out Blizzard-Activision because Riot Games are coming up with new things one game at a time while you only rely on nostalgia trips and scrape the bottom of the barrel.
