Esports Industry News
April 28, 2024
FaZe Clan Slate ‘Wiped Clean’ by Banks in Restructure
Earlier this year, Richard ‘Banks’ Bengston reassumed control of FaZe Clan, the organisation he helped found almost fifteen years ago. This was following an acquisition by GameSquare that was arranged…
April 25, 2024
BlizzCon 2024 Cancelled in Favour of Gamescom and ‘Other Shows’
Blizzard has just revealed that BlizzCon 2024 won’t be going ahead. It was marked as a decision that ‘was not made lightly’, with Blizzard opting to ‘approach this year differently’…
April 19, 2024
Cheating in Esports – Is Esports Cheating Still a Problem?
Cheating is just one of those annoying things you come across when playing esports games casually. It can be a very depressing experience to learn that your hard-earned skills can…
April 17, 2024
Is The Gaming Industry Dying?
Let’s put it all out on the table. It has been a terrible year or two for the gaming industry. As both a passionate, lifelong gamer and an industry worker,…
April 17, 2024
Take-Two Interactive Laying Off 5% of Workforce and Cancelling Projects
It has just been revealed that Take-Two Interactive, the parent company of Rockstar Games, is preparing to lay off approximately 500 members of staff. Not only that but the publisher…
April 16, 2024
Esports World Cup Will Feature Biggest Prize Pool In Esports History
It was revealed earlier today that the upcoming Esports World Cup, due to take place in Riyadh, will feature a record-breaking prize pool. There’s an immense line-up of titles being…
April 13, 2024
Apex Legends Announced For The Esports World Cup Lineup
Recently, representatives of the Esports World Cup taking place in Riyadh this year announced that Apex Legends is joining the dense line-up of games being played at the event. It’s…
April 10, 2024
Guild & Sky Broadband Reveal £50,000 ‘Women in Gaming’ Esports Series
Guild Esports, a London-based organisation with ties to David Beckham, has teams up with Sky Broadband to reveal a first-of-its-kind initiative known as Women in Gaming. At the heart of…
April 10, 2024
Blizzard’s Games Are Going Back to China
Toward the end of 2022, Blizzard Entertainment and NetEase suffered from a messy split. Following a breakdown in agreements, all of Blizzard’s games were pulled out of mainland China, locking…
April 5, 2024
OpTic Gaming Has Formed a Partnership with Juventus
It was recently revealed via a press release that OpTic Gaming, one of the most recognisable brands in the industry, has formed a partnership with Juventus. Nobody expected OpTic to…