Betting on #Gaming #Stocks #Podcast Episode 1 – News from (TSXV: $BRAG.V), (NASDAQ: $YVR), (NASDAQCM: $GMBL)
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In our first episode of Investorideas
“Betting on Gaming Stocks” Podcast we look at a few public company
announcements as well as the gaming and esports industries as a whole.
Oryx
Gaming, a Bragg Gaming Group company
(TSXV: BRAG) (OTC: BRGGF), has further strengthened its RGS offering by
adding up-and-coming games studio Arcadem to its roster of exclusive platform
partners.
Evil Elf: The Night Before Christmas will be
the first of Arcadem’s games to be launched on Oryx’s RGS in November, with
further thrilling titles set to be released early next year.
The
Malta-based supplier was founded in 2020 and its unique and fresh content
features a futuristic perspective with high-quality design, graphics and sound
that stands out in the market. Arcadem is the latest addition to Oryx’s
exclusive RGS partners and follows recently added Peter & Sons and
CandleBets, as well as long-standing studios GAMOMAT, Kalamba Games, Givme
Games and Golden Hero.
Oryx RGS
is a premium remote gaming server, at the frontline of technology and industry
trends. It provides speed, creativity, control, flexibility and almost
limitless development capabilities, including availability for HTML5 gaming in
a global marketplace. Oryx RGS aims to be the platform of choice for starter
game studios looking to develop games and their brand, as well as established
studios aiming to expand their reach to global markets.
Oryx is
licensed by the Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) and the Romanian National Gambling
Office (ONJN) and its content is certified or approved in 18 major
jurisdictions.
Matevz
Mazij, Managing Director of Oryx Gaming, said: “Arcadem’s slot games are truly
unique and offer players a fantastic player experience with their superb
futuristic themes and strong algorithms. We can’t wait to introduce the first
titles to our partners and their players and we’re excited to see what the
future will bring for this vibrant games studio. We look forward to a strong
partnership.”
Christian
Hellman, Director of Arcadem, said: "Oryx is one of the leading
aggregation platforms in today’s market and it is a privilege to provide our
premium content to their client base. Our partnership with Oryx Gaming is an
essential step forward and I believe this further reinforces our innovative
approach and the quality of our games. The entire Arcadem team is delighted to
work with such an established platform provider.”
Liquid Media Group Ltd. (NASDAQ: YVR) has completed emulation of four retro video
games, completing the commercialization process and advancing the monetization
phase. The games -- Kwirk, Dirt Trax FX, Blast Works: Build, Trade, Destroy,
and BlowOut -- are rolling out worldwide on popular PC platforms including Xbox
and Steam. To make these titles rapidly available for gamers around the globe,
Liquid has joined forces with Throwback Entertainment Inc. (“Throwback”) as
publisher, expanding the existing relationship between the two companies.
Liquid will also publish Dirt Trax FX via its partnership with Polycade.
“Demand
for retro gaming continues to grow worldwide,” said Daniel Cruz, Chief Financial
Officer of Liquid. “With the expansion of Switch Online by Nintendo, the Atari
VCS and more hardware being produced than ever before, we believe Liquid’s new
partnerships with Throwback and Polycade will help us sell and get our titles
in front of more gamers than ever before.”
Polycade
was invented by Tyler Bushnell, the son of Atari co-founder Nolan Bushnell, and
enables retro-enthusiasts to play classic games like Liquid’s Dirt Trax FX in
the 21st century.
Throwback
has existing relationships with key distribution platforms such as Valve’s
Steam, GOG.com (part of the CD Projekt Red group), Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft,
Atari and many others.
“We are
excited to be working with Liquid to further advance their retro gaming
commercialization strategy. Retro is in our DNA and together we believe our
companies can offer incredible gaming experiences and capture the imaginations
of millions of people around the world,” said Andrew Cowling, IT and
Distribution Manager for Throwback. “Fans can purchase BlowOut on Steam and
Xbox today, and on other platforms in the coming weeks. The other titles are
also scheduled to roll out on other PC platforms with those same Q4 timelines.”
“COVID-19
has pushed the expectation of timing for digital strategies to the present,”
adds Cruz. “It takes time to reboot retro games, yet Liquid has successfully
delivered titles for mobile devices as well as a diversified slate of PC
platforms. We are excited to continue advancing our retro gaming portfolio and
to be working with Throwback to unlock more sales from our retro library.”
Esports Entertainment Group, Inc. (NASDAQCM: GMBL), an online esports tournament
and gaming company, entered into an agreement to acquire
ggCircuit LLC and Helix eSports LLC in a deal valued at approximately $43
million.
"With
the acquisition of Helix and ggCircuit, we have created the most diversified,
US-listed esports entertainment asset in the entire ecosystem,” stated Grant
Johnson, CEO of Esports Entertainment Group. “These acquisitions significantly
strengthen our Three Pillar Strategy, adding state-of-the-art esports entertainment
centers, an esports-focused vertical enterprise software business, a
best-in-class esports analytics platform, and a player-vs-player skill-based
wagering platform to our diversified asset base. Together with what we’ve
already built and further near-term acquisition opportunities, Esports
Entertainment Group is well on its way to becoming a global industry leader.”
ggCircuit
is a B2B software company that provides cloud-based management for LAN centers,
a tournament platform, and integrated wallet/point-of-sale solutions for
enterprise customers. ggCircuit has over 1,000 connected locations and has
worked with enterprises such as GameStop, Dell, Best Buy and Lenovo as well as
universities such as Ohio State, Syracuse and North Carolina. Their ggLeap
product has over 60 million hours of usage by over two million unique gamers on
tens of thousands of public gaming screens inside centers worldwide.
Zack
Johnson, founder of ggCircuit, commented, “We are excited to join forces with
Esports Entertainment Group! With our combined state-of-the-art platform and
resources, I am confident that we will rapidly scale growth in the quarters
ahead.”
“Esports
are already a billion-dollar opportunity and expanding at a CAGR of 24%,” added
Murphy Vandervelde, founder of Helix. “With growing mass market appeal and a
wealth of untapped opportunities, I am eager for Helix to become part of
Esports Entertainment Group, where we can capitalize on the significant macro
trends that will help catapult us to global leadership in this dynamic
industry.”
Helix
eSports owns five esports centers, including two of the five largest centers in
the US, where they deliver world-class customer service, esports programming
and gaming infrastructure. Helix offers a variety of experiences including
casual play, competitive tournaments, STEM programming, high school leagues,
large groups and esports bootcamps all with the goal of leveling the playing
field in esports and providing equitable access to technology. Their centers
have become the destination for social and competitive gamers alike with
monthly tournaments and unique experiences.
Helix
also owns Genji Analytics (“Genji”), an esports-proven, publisher-trusted
analytics provider. Using sophisticated computer vision, natural language
processing, and machine learning tools, Genji delivers cutting-edge broadcast
optimization and talent scouting analytics. Genji works with leading esports
publishers and sports leagues, such as FIFA and the NBA 2K League, to power
activities like combines, drafts and data-driven business decisions. Genji has
also launched products into Helix eSports Centers that create customized
tournament experiences, leveraging both idle computing capacity and unique
proprietary data sources. Revenue streams include platform sales to publishers
and leagues with plans to expand to all competitive players looking to enhance
their gameplay through analysis, fair competition, and roster optimization.
“Some of
the best publishers and leagues already rely on Genji as the trusted analytics
provider,” commented William Collis, founder of Genji. “I am thrilled with the
opportunity to work together with the Esports Entertainment Group team to build
on our extensive successes as we seek to become the dominant player in the global
market.”
The
acquisition also includes LANduel, Helix’s proprietary player-vs-player
wagering platform, built in Unity, that allows for skill-based wagering on
third-party video games. LANduel’s consumer facing application enforces strict
four-factor authentication to ensure fair play and ID verification. LANduel
also holds close relationships with several major game publishers to ensure
events and wagering follow community guidelines. LANduel is currently working
alongside the New Jersey Department of Gaming Enforcement on a pilot program.
Once the model is proven at the Helix eSports locations, LANduel can easily be
scaled to other centers throughout the US across the ggCircuit network, and eventually
into the homes of gamers through ggCircuit’s proprietary at home product suite.
Lastly,
in a recent article from The Chronicle
Herald titled, “As student athletics get cancelled by COVID-19, esports
leagues are on the rise on campus” discussed the new rise of Esports
as regular season University athletics are cancelled.
Due to
the COVID 19 Pandemic, many student athletes at Canadian universities have seen
their 2020-21 season disappear overnight. This void in competitive play has now
allowed Esports to step in and fill the gap.
Garrett
Holmes, founder of the Canadian Student-Athlete Association, says the decision
to cancel competitive athletics at schools could not be avoided. There’s no
way, for example, to wrestle safely. Fall athletics were a write-off, and U
Sports, Canada West and Ontario University Athletics have cancelled winter
sports competitions.
“We
support this decision, but there’s also no input from student athletes,” Holmes
said. “Schools can’t actually play games or anything against other schools, so
in reality, there’s no season.”
There is
currently enough interest on campus in Esports that 17 Ontario universities
have joined for the inaugural season of the Ontario Post-Secondary Esports
league, which organizes competitions between teams that are affiliated with
universities.
James
Fitzgerald, the league commissioner, and a Carleton University alum, said the
league started preparing for the pilot season last spring when it became clear
that regular athletics would be interrupted by COVID-19, and a very different
year on campus overall, with many students going to school and classes online.
“We had
an opportunity here, a vacuum,” Fitzgerald said.
The new
league in Ontario is offering scholarship prizes valued at $24,000.
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