Artist Capital Management raises $100 million fund to invest in esports
Artist Capital Management has closed a $100 million fund for investing in esports. It’s another sign that investors believe that competitive gaming will eventually...
Overwatch celebrates Mercy with new short story and in-game skin
We don’t know when Overwatch 2 is coming, but it’ll won’t be soon. However, Overwatch fans are still getting some love from Blizzard Entertainment,...
Twitch Studio’s streamlined streaming suite hits open beta
Twitch Studio is going into open beta today with the goal of enabling anyone to become a livestreamer. The aim from Amazon’s Twitch division...
The Esports Awards scores luxury advertiser Lexus as a sponsor
Brands are moving fast into esports to chase the rich and young audiences. A case in point: the luxury automobile brand Lexus announced it...
Esports Observer: Revenues and viewers are growing, as is investor interest
Esports is hot. Revenues, viewership, and investor interest is growing, according to a survey of more than 200 esports executives by law firm Foley &...
Epic Games acquires photogrammetry startup Quixel to make games more realistic
Epic Games announced it has acquired Quixel, a startup that created a huge “photogrammetry” asset library of real world imagery that can be used...
TabTale changes its name to Crazy Labs with focus on hyper-casual mobile games
TabTale got 2.6 billion downloads thanks to its past focus on kids educational games. But in the past couple of years, the Israeli company...
Litesprite’s game for managing depression gets an endorsement from Bayer’s startup accelerator
Litesprite had the vision years ago to use a mobile video game to help patients manage problems such as stress, anxiety, or depression. And...
Flavourworks raises $3.8 million to make interactive games with live-action video
Flavourworks has raised $3.8 million in funding for its interactive movie games that fuse together live-action video with interactive gameplay. Flavourworks has created a...
Call of Duty Endowment’s ‘Hire. Honor’ campaign aims to get veterans back to work
Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the Call of Duty Endowment announced its new “Hire. Honor.” campaign. The aim is to get veterans back to work, helping...