The democratization of esports: How any size developer can reap the benefits (VB Live)
Presented by Xsolla Right now, esports has a 495 million-strong global audience. In this VB Live event, you’ll learn how to leverage the opportunity...
Why any developer can — and should — join the esports boom (VB Live)
Presented by Xsolla The global esports audience is 495 million strong and growing. And it’s surprisingly easy for developers and publishers to add tournaments,...
Sony acquires fighting game tournament Evo
Sony announced today that it and a new venture called RTS have acquired Evo, the annual fighting game tournament. Evo started in 1996 and...
Activision Blizzard lays off about 50 in its esports division
Activision Blizzard has let go of about 50 employees in its esports division, as the Sports Business Journal first reported. The publisher blames the...
Newzoo: Game livestreaming should grow 10% to 728.8M viewers this year
Game livestreaming will grow 10% in 2021 to 728.8 million viewers, according to a report by game and esports data firm Newzoo. Newzoo also...
The time for esports’ professionalization is now
With traditional sports and entertainment evaporating overnight amid the COVID-19 outbreak last spring, esports became the solution for stakeholders across many industries to ensure...
Discord could be the next esports ecosystem
Instant messaging app Discord has become a go-to social hub across the globe. Much like its online community-driven predecessors – think Instagram, Facebook, and...
Esports bet pays off for daily fantasy sports during the pandemic
Esports was probably not on the original list of things that will keep daily fantasy sports sites profitable in 2020, but the meteoric success...
ESA Foundation leader explains why diversity in games matters more than ever
Anastasia Staten isn’t able to auction off cool vacations to game industry executives at an in-person charity dinner this year due to the pandemic....
How Tempo Storm is aiming to become the Bloomberg of esports
An esports team isn’t really like the squad that you see on the field in professional sports. Instead, a company like Tempo Storm is...