Set in an alternate history, the game tells the story of a world war between two globalized factions: the Global Defense Initiative of the United Nations and a cult-like militant organization called the Brotherhood of Nod, led by the mysterious Kane. It’s perhaps not surprising that these leagues are popping up now, given the fact that mobile gaming now makes up more than 50 percent of the total gaming industries’ overall market share, according to market research firm NewZoo’s first quarterly projection of 2018.Ĭritical Ops will be taking the center stage at the Amazon Mobile Masters from June 23 to 24.Command & Conquer (also known by the retronym Command & Conquer: Tiberian Dawn) is a real-time strategy video game developed by Westwood Studios and published by Virgin Interactive in 1995. Additionally, Chinese conglomerate Tencent has also established competitive circuits for its game Arena of Valor, which brought its Valor Series playoffs to E3 on June 12. One of the most noteworthy being the Clash Royale Pro League, which features a $1 million prize pool and several of the world’s most iconic esports teams. Multiple mobile esports leagues are in the process of taking shape in 2018.
“With the new funding we are happy to have the opportunity to really show our hands regarding our status as the number one developer of mobile esports FPS games,” Piirainen told Game Industry. Related: Tencent apparently hosted an esports event for its WeChat game Jump JumpĪside from the Amazon Mobile Masters, the Critical Ops Championship Series was created on May 20, 2017, which was produced and broadcast by ESL. Amazon Mobile Masters will also be the first event where Critical Force debuts Critical Ops’ new spectator feature, which will help showcase what a standard esports broadcast of the tournament series may look like. News of the investment comes just four days before the Amazon Mobile Masters tournament, where six teams will be competing in Critical Ops for a $40,000 prize pool. Now, after a $6.3 million investment from Business Finland, a public grant organization, the company will be tasked with creating an esports ecosystem for the game. Released in September 2015, Critical Force’s mobile FPS Critical Ops has attracted more than 40 million unique players since its release, Critical Force CEO Veli-Pekka Piirainen told Game Industry. Finnish mobile game developer Critical Force has received a major investment to push esports.
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