Makers Fund raises $200 million to invest in interactive entertainment
A new bankroller has arrived in town. Makers Fund has raised $200 million for a venture capital fund focused on the global interactive entertainment...
Eleague pairs Street Fighter V amateur open with its annual pro Invitational
Esports organization Eleague ran its first Street Fighter V Invitational last year, and this year, it’s planning something extra. In addition to the main...
Indeed.com: U.S. game jobs are growing in AR, VR, and esports
Virtual reality and augmented reality represent areas of opportunity. VR failed to live up to the wildest promises when the new systems launched in...
Blizzard announces Overwatch World Cup 2018
Blizzard Entertainment has revealed plans for Overwatch’s 2018 World Cup, which will pit the world’s top 24 Overwatch-playing countries against each other. Esports have...
GamesBeat Summit 2018: Uncovering the best opportunities in games investment
Our latest speakers for GamesBeat 2018 can look into the future of VC for games: Eric Goldberg, Nabeel Hyatt, Greg Milken, and Gordon Rubenstein....
GameviewAR turns Counter-Strike shootouts into AR esports replays
There’s probably no better way to show off Google’s ARCore augmented reality tech than a tabletop version of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. So that’s what Grab...
Heroes of the Dorm fan that nails this year’s bracket could win $1 million
Blizzard Entertainment’s annual Heroes of the Storm college tournament, Heroes of the Dorm, is now down to 64 teams. And if a fan can...
Gosu.ai raises $1.9 million to automate game training advice
Alisa Chumachenko, the founder of Game Insight, is back with a new startup called Gosu.ai, which she bills as a training lab that combines...
Vainglory studio Super Evil Megacorp signs esports deal with Alibaba
Super Evil Megacorp has teamed up with Alibaba’s Alisports division to feature the Vainglory mobile game in the World Electronic Sports Games (WESG), which...
Skillz and Susan G. Komen Foundation team up for mobile esports cancer benefit
Mobile esports platform Skillz has partnered with the nonprofit Susan G. Komen Foundation on a charity tournament called Play for the Cure. The event...