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Esports Game Development

PLAYCON 2023 – Results, Review and Reflection

Each year, PLAYCON continues to expand on what it means to be the ultimate gaming and esports event on the island, offering an unprecedented platform for educators, service-providers and stakeholders to gather under one roof while remaining completely accessible to the general population. Let’s take a closer look at PLAYCON 2023 now that it’s all

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Esports Game Development

PLAYCON 2023 – A Comprehensive Guide

Through and through, PLAYCON is the island’s premier Video Games Expo, presenting the best of local and international gaming, technology and esports. With a litany of exhibitors, shows and competitions to look forward to, this guide breaks down everything you need to know for PLAYCON 2023! PLAYCON 2023 – A Packed Schedule From 30th November

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Esports Gaming

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive vs CS2: What’s New and Different?

Counter-Strike 2 is here, and Valve has officially removed Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. With Counter-Strike 2 came several changes that impacted communities, like the competitive Counter-Strike scene, CS2 betting, and skins trading. To understand the scale of this impact, we must understand what changes came to Counter-Strike with CS2. To help you with that, here is

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Esports Gaming

Counter-Strike 2 – An Exciting New Chapter for Esports

Whether you’re a gamer or not, the words ‘Counter-Strike’ will likely ring a bell as one of the most popular competitive videogames of all time. Entering an exciting new chapter with the incoming release of Counter-Strike 2, this featured article takes a step back and reviews the incredible achievements of CSGO as arguably, the best

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Esports

Malta’s Best Esports Performance Yet at World Championships

A Maltese delegation consisting of two competitors, a coach, and the president participated in the World Esports Championships held in Iasi, Romania, between August 24 and September 3, 2023. This was the third time that Malta was represented at the worldwide competition, and it was their best performance yet. Both competitors, Lyon Lee Buhagiar in

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Esports

Malta Set to Make Its Mark in the European Games Esports Championships

Excitement is building as the inaugural edition of the European Games Esports Championships approaches, set to take place from 30th June to 2nd July 2023, in the vibrant city of Katowice, Poland. This prestigious event will be held in parallel with the third edition of the European Games in Kraków and the Małopolska region, where

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Esports

Interview: Kim Cauchi on Tekken Esports – Managing a Local Merge

For the most part, when discussing jobs in esports, many limit their understanding to professional players competing for glory at massive events. However, there’s so much more to the industry, including jobs in management. Locally, a number of esports organizations are managed by veterans in the scene – one such veteran is Kim Cauchi. Luckily

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Esports

Level Academy launch the GamingMalta Spring Series

Level Academy has announced the return of the GamingMalta Spring Series, promising a 2-month calendar of competitive esports tournaments with more than €2000 worth of prizes in cash, trophies, medals, and peripherals to be distributed. The full line-up of tournaments includes Tekken 7, League of Legends, Super Smash Bros, Rocket League, CS:GO, Valorant and Pokemon

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Lyonidas is Malta’s Tekken representative to the IESF World Championship

After a series of six Tekken 7 tournaments organised by Level Academy, the final list determining Malta’s representative to the IESF World Championship has been compiled. The IESF World Championship will take place between the 24th August and 4th September in Iasi, Romania. The team at Playcon wished to congratulate Lyon Buhagiar (Lyonidas) on this

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Esports

Eden Esports launch a series of Dota 2 events – Pinnacle Cup: Malta Vibes

Eden Esports, in collaboration with GamingMalta and Pinnacle Esports, just launched a series of Dota 2 events called Pinnacle Cup: Malta Vibes. The cup will feature four online tournaments, each consisting of 40 teams in a Single Elimination bracket. The knockout format of the tournament will keep the stakes high throughout the event, making it

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