Azubu raises $59M in debt to create an esports rival to Twitch
Azubu has raised 55 million euros, or $59 million in U.S. currency, in a debt financing aimed at creating a livestreaming business based on esports....
What to expect from Hearthstone esports in 2016
Three weeks on from BlizzCon, with a new Adventure Mode expansion and most of the details emerging for how Hearthstone’s renamed Championship Tour will...
Mobile MOBA Vainglory lands big-time sponsors Amazon and Nvidia for its season finals
League of Legends and Dota 2 get all of the attention, but a different kind of competitor is also growing. Vainglory told GamesBeat that...
Why the next 10 years of eSports will smash the last 10
Meanwhile, in early October, Colin Sebastian, managing director and senior equity research analyst with R.W. Baird, predicted in a research report that he believes eSports will generate more than $1.8 billion in annual revenue by 2020.
World of Tanks developer Wargaming helps Twitch rival Hitbox with $4M funding round
Hitbox, a European startup that can stream gameplay at 4K resolution, has raised $4 million from World of Tanks developer Wargaming and others to...
The first esports pro wants to leave a legacy for passion and enthusiasm
A whole generation of gamers have grown up and become esports fans without ever hearing the name Thresh — at least, not unless you’re...
Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft championship preview: an unstable meta, an uncertain favorite
After eight months of grueling ladder play, regional qualifiers, and regional championships, 16 card-slinging savants descend upon Anaheim for the second Hearthstone World Championship....
Esports is already worth $748M, but it’ll reach $1.9B by 2018
Competitive gaming is growing into a lucrative industry at a rapid rate as Americans and Europeans turn more of their attention to it. Esports...
VCs favor putting their money into esports and virtual reality
Many venture capitalists are shy about investing in games. And for the first nine months of 2015, game investments were down about 35 percent from...
Activision Blizzard creates new esports division on the eve of BlizzCon’s championships
Actvision Blizzard announced this morning that it’s creating a new division focused on its “esports ecosystem.” The new division wasn’t named in the release,...