On this blog I’ve discussed some of the issues facing professional eSports, including lack of diversity. My own company, MegaFans seeks to do its part to tackle this problem, but we’re certainly not alone in our efforts. Enter Delane Parnell—at just 26 he is the founder and CEO of PlayVs a Santa Monica-based tech startup […]
Esports Star Tfue Sues To Void His Contract With FaZe Clan
Unfortunately, predatory eSports contracts are pretty common. You take young people who are eager to use their skills to impress the world and earn a good chunk of change as pro-gamers, and pair them with corporate sponsors that are also eager to make a good sum of money, and sometimes these players get burned. From […]
MEGAFANS’ New Mobile eSports Engine is Now Live in Jet Jack: Tournament Edition
For several months I’ve given readers of the MGA blog an inside peek as I and my team work on bringing our startup mobile gaming company to full launch. After months of testing the market and finalizing our development pipeline, I’m happy to announce that MEGAFANS’ mobile eSports engine is now fully launched and live […]
Here’s 3 Reasons Why eSports and Mobile Game Publishers Need to Start Focusing on Female Gamers
Fortnite. League of Legends. Overwatch. eSports is taking the world by storm, viewership, advertising and revenue generated from this vertical is at an all-time high. Although this is great news for eSports, the largest customer base in eSports and mobile gaming is being overlooked: female gamers. In general, female gamers have a higher retention rate, […]
MEGAFANS: Introducing a Better Mobile eSports Experience for All
Mobile gaming and eSports are ripe for disruption, and for a forward-thinking company willing to innovate and test alternative markets and business models, this presents a massive opportunity. Decades of experience working as a branding and marketing expert in eGaming have allowed me a front row view of what trends game developers, publishers, and advertisers […]
India on eSports: Why More Female Gamers Are Getting Attracted Towards Mobile Gaming
In several recent articles on the MGA blog I pointed out the reasons why smart developers and game publisher should be looking to under-served markets for the next wave of big growth in gaming. In particular we examined the tier 2 and tier three markets in non-Western regions and the female gamers. The following article […]
