Esports needs more than growth in 2019
Bigger isn’t better. That’s the refrain I constantly repeat when discussing esports, because too many people seem to think more money or a bigger...
Esports group Fnatic teams up with blockchain firm WAX on digital collectibles
Esports organization Fnatic has branched out into game hardware, leveraging the fame of its esports athletes. And today, the London-based company is teaming up...
Elite: Dangerous is bigger and more mysterious than it’s ever been
Presented by Intel Few embrace the games-as-service model as well as Elite: Dangerous. Four years after launching the multiplayer space sim, Frontier Developments is...
Sensor Tower: Supercell’s Brawl Stars rakes in $10 million in its first week
Supercell’s latest game has entered the free-for-all “brawl” of the free-to-play mobile with a haymaker. Brawl Stars has brought in $10 million in microtransactions and...
How Europe’s Rewired GG fund will invest $57 million in esports
A couple of weeks ago, European esports organization Team Vitality has raised €20 million, or $22.7 million, in an investment from entrepreneur Tej Kohli. That was...
U.S. Switch owners power Arena of Valor past 1 million downloads
Free-to-play games are finding a curious and willing audience on Nintendo’s latest platform. Switch owners have downloaded Tencent’s Arena of Valor more than 1...
Blizzard cancels Heroes of the Storm esports, slows development
Blizzard Entertainment announced that it is scaling back its support for Heroes of the Storm. It is canceling the Heroes of the Storm and...
AI is esports’ newest weapon
Professional athletes are no strangers to the power of artificial intelligence. Whether it’s the computer vision tools that help pitchers perfect their delivery or the...
Novaquark launches alpha for Dual Universe sci-fi MMO
Novaquark is launching the first playable alpha version of Dual Universe, a Civilization-like sci-fi game that will bring together a community of online gamers...
Team Vitality raises $22.7 million to lift European esports
European esports organization Team Vitality has raised €20 million, or $22.7 million, in an investment from entrepreneur Tej Kohli. Team Vitality said it believes...