Dignitas launches initiative for female esports players
Dignitas, the esports organization that the Philadelphia 76ers NBA basketball team owns, is launching an initiative for championing opportunities and education for females in...
20 simmed seasons of NBA 2K20: Beat L.A.? No way — 2K loves the Lakers
What’s a sports game developer supposed to do when the sport they simulate stops making sense? This is the question facing 2K Sports after...
Team Dignitas names former NBC exec Michael Prindiville as its CEO
The esports organization Team Dignitas has named its new CEO: Michael Prindiville, a former executive who led esports at NBC Sports Ventures. The company...
The 3 types of esports investor: sports teams, celebrities, and moguls
Over the last decade, esports have moved from being a niche gaming subculture to a phenomenon, with a global revenue that could break $1...
Game Boss interview: Why the Philadelphia 76ers dove into esports with Team Dignitas
The NBA gets it. Or at least the Philadelphia 76ers do. The traditional sports basketball team made history in 2016 when it acquired two...
The Philadelphia 76ers and Team Dignitas reveal the parallels between esports and traditional sports
When the number of fans watching esports tournaments began to surpass the numbers viewing the NBA finals, traditional sports companies, such as the Philadelphia...
The Philadelphia 76ers dish on what it’s like to own an esports team
Even multimillion dollar basketball organizations don’t have all the answers yet when it comes to expanding their businesses into competitive gaming. The worlds of esports and...
The 76ers to explain blending of traditional sports and esports at GamesBeat Summit
Our next speakers for our upcoming GamesBeat Summit event are Akshay Khanna, vice president of strategy at the Philadelphia 76ers and Greg Richardson, an...