How competitive gaming has to quickly evolve into a mature industry
The esports industry, for many, seems to have appeared overnight – at least in the mainstream. It tallied $892.8 million in revenues in 2016...
Pokémon Go creator John Hanke of Niantic to speak at GamesBeat 2016
John Hanke has come a long way with Niantic Labs, the creator of the mobile gaming sensation Pokémon Go. That augmented reality game is...
Introducing the GamesBeat 2016 developer contest
We’re happy to announce the GamesBeat 2016 developer contest. We’re going to pick five developers who will demo their games at our annual GamesBeat conference,...
Azubu’s new esports viewer offers higher resolution than Twitch
If you can’t compete with Twitch’s viewership, you can try to beat them with quality. Esports streaming site Azubu announced a new HTML 5 viewer...
Crossing the streams: Competition in the streaming space is good for gamers…and business
An increasing number of smaller companies are offering streaming content (for viewers worldwide or regionally) and software/tools for those who want to stream to the masses, with seemingly new ones starting up every month.
Azubu will broadcast one of China’s biggest Dota 2 tournaments
We’re quickly entering a world where you will never miss a pro match of Dota 2. The game livestreaming site Azubu announced today that...
Azubu raises $59M in debt to create an esports rival to Twitch
Azubu has raised 55 million euros, or $59 million in U.S. currency, in a debt financing aimed at creating a livestreaming business based on esports....
Why the next 10 years of eSports will smash the last 10
Meanwhile, in early October, Colin Sebastian, managing director and senior equity research analyst with R.W. Baird, predicted in a research report that he believes eSports will generate more than $1.8 billion in annual revenue by 2020.
The ESPN moment: esports needs dedicated streaming platforms
We are entering a new era in regards to esports broadcasting and streaming.
Twitch, MLG.TV e-sports rival Azubu secures $34.5M in latest funding round
Azubu will relaunch its site globally in April with the aid of this latest investment.