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he worlds of esports and gaming are really hotting up as the latest tech advances promise to take us to a new parallel. According to DNA Studios’ newly appointed, Head of Marketing Simon Buckingham, “We are on the
brink of gaming greatness but some argue a social dilemma on the other hand too”. Find out more about what Simon has to say on the Metaverse, Blockchain technology and the future world of gaming in this month’s Big Interview. BenQ’s Dave Shackleford explores the latest advanced capabilities in monitors and
projectors for enhanced game play. Radian Arc’s, David Cook tell us more about Radian Arc’s partnership with
Loudplay and what this brings to the worlds of PC gaming and work. Jon Atherton, Director and Industry Stalwart speaks about CI-Distribution
striking a new deal with ASUS and what’s currently ‘hot stuff’ in the world of gaming. We caught up with new mobile game publisher, Nifty Games’, recently appointed
industry Veterans Tom Shoenhair and Chris Rausch to find out more about what lays ahead for this new venture. Rob Woolley, Commercial Director at online technology store, BOX speaks about
its exponential business growth, spurring its move to bigger trading premises and what we can expect to see as this year’s top tech and gaming trends. Another new contender to the gaming scene, we caught up with Roddy Burns Head
of Partnerships for AgencyGMR’s recently launched ByGamersForGamers, set-up to help brands reach new audiences across the globe via live commerce. We can’t wait to see where the worlds of esports and gaming will take us next, both
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in person and in virtual reality through the Metaverse. One thing’s for sure is that this sector is booming. Can you believe that over 20 years have passed since the new era of “The Millenials” and with the next generation of gamers now at the ready, we had better give them what they want or risk being dragged into a virtual battleground!
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