Skillz hits $400 million revenue run rate with mobile esports platform
Skillz has grown its mobile esports substantially this year, as the company announced its revenue rate has grown to $400 million in August, compared to...
Game biz analyst Michael Pachter takes on E3, esports madness, and cloud gaming
Michael Pachter, currently at Wedbush Securities, has been an analyst on video games for decades, and he is never shy about sharing his opinions...
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...
Skillz’s top 10 mobile esports athletes won $2.7 million in 2017
Skillz has created a platform for people to play mobile games for real money. And today it announced that its top 10 mobile esports...
Social play is transforming mobile gaming
Mobile gaming is a massive market with 2.6 billion players – and it’s about to get even bigger. Why? Major technology advancements and new...
Skillz raises $25 million for mobile esports platform
Skillz has raised $25 million in funding for its mobile esports platform from investors including Liberty Global and Telstra. Back in May 2017, the San...
Esports’ future is female
The esports industry is one of the fastest growing segments in sports and entertainment, on pace to generate as much as $5 billion in...
Color Switch kicks off esports competitions in partnership with Skillz
Hit mobile game Color Switch is adding a competitive esports element today in a partnership with mobile esports firm Skillz. In an effort to...
Skillz takes Capcom’s Street Fighter into mobile esports for prizes
Skillz is announcing that it will take Capcom’s Street Fighter fighting game into mobile esports for prizes. That means players will be able to...
How strong infrastructure lifts the esports industry
The infrastructure of sports is expansive and expensive, with stadiums for individual teams, established leagues, dedicated sports radio stations, and billion-dollar TV deals. As...