Newzoo expects that esports will help video games outgross traditional sports
Every few years, research firm Newzoo makes predictions about the future of esports. It has done that recently for the consumer side, but now...
Esports summit’s pitch to brands: patience and flexibility
The XLive Esports Summit featured a number of panels by industry professionals around the topic of esports, but a common thread ran through all...
NBC and ReKTGlobal partner to give Universal Open Rocket League competitors the spotlight
Developer Psyonix’s second annual Universal Open Rocket League tournament for its soccer-with-cars hit game is speeding toward its grand finals on August 24 to...
Overwatch League adding teams in Atlanta and Guangzhou
Activision Blizzard announced today during its financial results for 2018’s second quarter that Overwatch League is adding two new teams: Atlanta and Guangzhou, China. Overwatch...
Inside Arena of Valor’s first World Cup event
On Saturday night, Team Korea was on the verge of going home. Team Thailand trounced them in Tencent’s Arena of Valor World Cup semifinals,...
EA’s FIFA sees 15 million players for its World Cup event
Though Electronic Arts didn’t have any big releases in the first quarter of fiscal year 2019, it found plenty of opportunities with its top-selling...
Esports firm Team SoloMid raises $37 million from Stephen Curry and others
Swift, the parent company of esports organization Team SoloMid, has raised $37 million in a first round of funding. The backers include round leader...
YouPorn is sponsoring Nutaku’s first ‘adult esports tournament’
The “lewd” gaming portal Nutaku.net is getting into esports with a $25,000 tournament. In an announcement today, the company revealed that it is partnering...
Esports should follow skateboarding’s lead to going mainstream
If esports wants to make it big, and I mean really big — “your colleagues talking about at work” big — it needs a...
Overwatch League is coming to ESPN, ABC, and other Disney channels
Disney and Blizzard Entertainment are partnering to bring Overwatch League to Disney-owned channels, such as ABC, ESPN, ESPN 2, and Disney XD. Overwatch League...