Tag: Online Gaming

‘I’ll keep going:’ Chile granny finds solace, celebrity in online gaming

By Axl HERNANDEZ LLAY-LLAY , Chile, Dec 29, 2023 (AFP) – Few players of the online video game Free Fire would know that one of their most ferocious opponents — a lithe, gun-wielding warrior in a short kimono and fang mask — is in reality an 81-year-old grandmother from rural Chile. From her professional gaming chair at home in a small village, the soft-spoken Maria Elena Arevalo becomes a merciless hunter, mowing down rivals in […]

Online gaming booms as virus lockdowns keep millions at home

by Sean GLEESON Agence France-Presse HONG KONG, China (AFP) When two Spanish footballers took to the controls of “FIFA 20” after the coronavirus pandemic saw their La Liga match cancelled, a stadium-sized virtual audience watched online. The huge digital crowd last week is part of a spectacular boom for the digital gaming industry, as record numbers flock to online servers for distraction, entertainment and friendship with the “real world” seemingly falling apart. Real Betis striker Borja […]

Young Voices Speak: Gaming vs. me

(Young Voices Speak is eaglenews.ph’s blank space for the youth to share their opinions, views and perspective on any topic, issue, or matter)   By Precious Joshua Corpuz Young Voices contributor   With the fast-paced development of online gaming technology, many of us can’t help but be hooked. According to a study posted in the website “Geek Wire” by Taylor Soper, more than 1.2 billion people are playing games worldwide. Of these about 700 million play online games.   […]

Pangulong Duterte, nais ipasara ang online gaming

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Ipinag-utos na ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang pagpapasara sa mga operasyon ng lahat ng online gambling sa bansa. Sinabi ito ng pangulo sa kanyang talumpati sa Malacanang na wala namang pakinabang sa mga ganitong uri ng sugal ang bansa. Ipinaliwanag naman ni Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre na sakop ng kautusan ng pangulo ang lahat ng mga online gambling firms sa bansa. Sa kanyang talumpati, muling binanggit ng pangulo ang kanyang utos […]