Vietnamese gamer finishes third at FC Mobile World Championship, bags $20,000
Vietnam News 12:21 26/10/2026Vietnamese gamer Pham Anh Tu secured a joint third-place finish at the FC Pro Mobile World Championship 2026 in South Korea on Sunday, earning US$20,000 in prize money after narrowly losing to Thailand's KOG.RYU77 in the semifinals.
Vietnam's Team Flash reaches PUBG Global Series 11 finals amid fallout from controversial Himass, TanVuu bans
Vietnam News 11:41 25/10/2026Vietnam's Team Flash has reached the grand finals of PUBG Global Series 11 (PGS 11) in China after securing an unexpected place in the tournament amid controversy over the lifetime bans of two Vietnamese esports stars.
PUBG suffers sharp viewership drop following controversial lifetime bans on Vietnamese players
Vietnam News 21:18 16/10/2026PUBG Esports is facing backlash over the penalties imposed on Vietnamese players Himass and TanVuu, as peak viewership at its latest international tournament has dropped nearly 80 percent compared with the previous event.
Viral indie gaming hit exposes holes in Vietnam’s creative industry
In-Depth 15:49 10/11/2025Editor’s note: In this piece contributed to Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper, Tran Xuan Tien, M.A., deputy dean of the Department of Communications at Van Hien University in Ho Chi Minh City, looks at the recently unexpected rise of an indie game and what its success — and the challenges faced by its anonymous creator — reveals about the state of Vietnam’s creative and gaming industries.
Japan's Sega eyes return to 1990s gaming glory
World 15:09 17/07/2025The big-screen success of 1990s video game speedster "Sonic the Hedgehog" has brought new fans to Japan's Sega, which says it is poised for a comeback after two tough decades.
Tourist hub in south-central Vietnam calls for increased scrutiny over prize-based electronic games for foreigners
Vietnam News 09:52 25/10/2024The province has asked relevant authorities to carry out surprise inspections on prize-based gaming facilities