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...
Dead by Daylight’s first esports tournament debuts June 22
Developer Behaviour Interactive teamed up with Space Esports to host its first invitational tournament for its asymmetric multiplayer horror game Dead by Daylight. The event...
Cloud9 reups Red Bull sponsorship for all its esports teams
Esports organization Cloud9 has teamed up with Red Bull again as the official sponsor for all its squads, and it will roll out a...
Scuf’s Vantage gamepad is for pros (and wannabes) on PlayStation 4 and PC
PlayStation 4 is getting another Elite-like controller from Scuf Gaming. The peripheral maker announced the new Vantage controller in both a wireless model for...
Fortnite gets $100 million from Epic for esports push
Epic Games had $100 million burning a hole in its proverbial pocket, and the company has decided to use that cash to begin building...
Gamelynx raises $1.2 million to make esports games on mobile (updated)
Gamelynx is creating team-based competitive games on mobile, so esports can become more accessible and global. And it has raised $1.2 million to accomplish...