Riot Games’ John Needham talks about the future of esports
This week Riot Games promoted John Needham to the president of esports as it doubled down on its investments in esports titles like League of...
Nintendo partners with Panda Global for Super Smash Bros. Melee and Ultimate events
Nintendo announced today a partnership with competitive gaming organization Panda Global to create esports events for Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate....
Dubit raises $8M for Roblox-based metaverse esports events
Dubit, a game studio that specializes in games for the metaverse, today announced that it has raised $8 million to expand its esports efforts...
League of Legends and Dota 2 saw boost in esports viewing in October
StreamElements today released its State of the Stream report for October. Thanks to insight from Rainmaker.gg, StreamElements’ analytics partner, we know that the month’s...
Vindex and MLG co-founder Mike Sepso believes the games industry still needs esports
Major League Gaming cofounder Mike Sepso believes the games industry needs esports due to rapidly changing business models. The boon of free-to-play games and...
GamesBeat Summit Next’s agenda is full of ways to level up gaming
We packed a lot of inspiring speakers and sessions into our GamesBeat Summit Next event coming on November 9-10. This post gives you a...
Jens Hilgers interview — Why Bitkraft created its $75M token fund for blockchain/crypto games
Bitkraft Ventures raised a $75 million token fund last week to invest in blockchain gaming and digital entertainment investments. The company did so even...
Fortnite champion Bugha is Hollister’s chief gaming scout
Abercrombie & Fitch today announced it’s appointed Fortnite extraordinaire Bugha to the role of Hollister’s chief gaming scout. Kyle “Bugha” Giersdorf will head a...
The DeanBeat: The State Department’s gaming man wants more citizen diplomats
Josh Shen is one of the only people in the federal government whose job has a lot to do with video games. He’s a...
Esports drives user engagement — and revenue — for free-to-play games
Amid the coronavirus outbreak, the video game industry experienced a critical inflection point, although it went largely overlooked. Most of the media coverage focused...