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Moonton Games, the game developer behind the popular mobile battle arena title Mobile Legends Bang Bang, has partnered with National University (NU) Laguna to further strengthen programs catered to campus esports and gaming.
The Game Developers Association of the Philippines (GDAP) is inviting all Filipino Indie Game Developers to apply for the Tokyo Game Show Indie Program.
When Tristan "Yawi" Cabrera announced he was now playing for Indonesia's Aura Fire, many fans speculated on his departure especially with how he had spent most of the previous season as a reserve player for his former team, Echo.
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Reigning champions AP Bren emerged victorious in the battle of the titans as they faced Echo over the weekend in Week Three of the 13th season of the Mobile Legends Bang Bang Professional League (MPL) Philippines at the Shooting Gallery Studios in Makati City.
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Blacklist Rivalry has reached the second stage of the Elite League after winning three of their five matches in the tournament's Swiss Stage.
Seven Filipino teams missed out on a podium finish in the inaugural Southeast Asia leg of the PUBG Mobile Challengers League (PMCL SEA) over the weekend.
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Esports has been considered the sport of the youth, with the younger generation hoping to make a career out of professional gaming and even after their tenures as a pro player with many opportunities for different esports careers out there.
PUBG: Mobile has been a steady shooting game that Filipinos have been playing since its release back in 2018. Since then, the game has had Filipino-centric initiatives in 2022.
Esports has once been dubbed as a male-dominant industry, both in competitions and within top positions in different related organizations. Recent years have seen a shift in the role of women in the industry but like in traditional sports, the change is considered minimal, and more could be done.
Moonton Games announced that AP Bren has chosen the M5 championship skin, which the team will co-design with the game developer, Marksman hero Brody.
The coming 13th season of the Mobile Legends Bang Bang Professional League (MPL) Philippines has seen some of the biggest roster changes since the league adapted a franchise format back in Season 8.
