It’s not shocking that players are looking for something cheaper. With most AAA titles costing upwards of $60 (don’t even get me started on DLC),… Read More »Legal, Legit, and Safe?: A look at the G2A, Kinguin, and Instant Gaming markets
We are basically living in a 1950’s vision of the future — without the flying cars and robot butlers, sure, but a future filled with advanced, personalized technology nonetheless. For example, take gaming: just a handful of years ago, playing on your phone meant playing Snake or Tetris (if you were really lucky).
The North American LCS is back, and the Summer split is in full swing to round out the 2020 season! The race for worlds is on, with all three of North America’s spots up for grabs.Read More »Find Your Team for NA LCS 2020
What drives you to play? Why do you prefer one platform over another? Just like how we argue over Mario Vs. Sonic or PUBG vs. Fortnite, we all have our reasons for getting attached to certain consoles and platforms. Through GameTree’s Gamer DNA, we can see beyond any general fondness for a platform and into the data driving our preferences. For example, based on the infographic below, the biggest reason people seem to play on PC is for “Status” — if this wasn’t true, then the “PC Master Race” meme would probably never exist.
“Coronavirus” is the first thing that comes to mind lately when thinking about a pandemic. News of the virus is almost impossible to avoid, and the outbreak has left millions displaced, isolated, and disconnected from the world. There’s another problem that arises from this. It’s different, but still pretty dangerous. Something that might’ve infected you already, and that no amount of facemasks, toilet paper, or hand sanitizer stockpiling can cure. We’re talking about loneliness. Read More »Is Social Isolation Killing You?
The world has been facing a loneliness problem for a long time. Getting everyone to self-isolate and have as little human contact as possible to avoid virus infections doesn’t make things any easier. Surprisingly, the big solution to this might be…GAMING!
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We understand that people are going through a lot right now, what with the COVID-19 virus keeping us all in our homes, and probably in need of some way to spend the time. Worry not, because we’re here to help! Here at GameTree, we are still hard at work to give you the best game recommendations and friends to play with, even during these trying times. Let us recommend you 5 games that you can use with our app and have a great time in the safety of your home:
Over the years, many of us gamers may recall being repeatedly told over and over that video games make the brain rot—whether by our own mothers or teachers. However, science is starting to prove the opposite.
Read More »Is it Possible to Unlock Your Gaming Potential Through Neuroscience?
A while back, we teased you all with a portion of our data insights, but we still have so much more information to share with you! We have accumulated a lot of data across thousands of our users over a wide range of metrics. We believe that in sharing the infographics below, we can learn to better understand ourselves and the gaming community.Read More »Biggest Gamer Data Dump EVER! 50+ Infographics!
The eternal question is now settled! Which game requires more skill: League of Legends or DOTA 2? DOTA is irrefutably the higher skill game, but League beats it in sound and graphics quality.
These findings are in accordance with players’ gaming tastes, and assume people play games that match their tastes. The data comes from a GameTree Gamer DNA sample of 10,000 players who play exclusively League or Dota. GameTree itself is a next-generation player and game AI recommendation tool + social network. The Gamer DNA model is one of its matchmaking criteria. You can read more about it here or watch a video here.
Read More »DOTA 2 Vs. League of Legends: Answering the Eternal Question