Esports Industry News
November 17, 2022
Ubisoft and Riot Games team up to fight toxicity in video games
Hate toxicity in chat while gaming? Ubisoft, most popularly known for the Rainbow Six franchise, and Riot Games, the developer of titles like VALORANT and League of Legends, are teaming…
November 16, 2022
TSM officially suspends partnership with FTX – effective immediately
TSM has decided to cut ties with FTX entirely, following recent scandal. The long plight of FTX is far from over, and the esports organization and former naming partner has…
November 16, 2022
Patent Suggests PlayStation Are Looking At NFT Implementation – But Is It Likely?
PlayStation is no stranger to filing patents, but their newly filed patent seems to be hinting that the console giant is looking to integrate NFTs and Web3 into its world.…
November 12, 2022
EU Parliament Passes Landmark Vote to Support Esports and Gaming
On the 9th of November, the European Parliament convened to host a debate regarding the esports and gaming industries. At the heart of this debate was the topic of supporting…
November 2, 2022
PlayStation Plus Loses Nearly 2 Million Subscribers Since June Revamp
PlayStation 5 sales don’t seem to be stopping, with 25 million already shipped, but it’s not quite the same story for PlayStation Plus. The subscription service has lost around 2m…
November 2, 2022
Wolves Esports serious contender in Jönköping after back-to-back R6 EUL win
Wolves esports haven’t been a part of Rainbow Six for very long, but they’ve already claimed a new record for the European League. Wolves Esports R6 has won their second…
November 1, 2022
AoE Shows It Has A Place: Beats Fifa, PUBG Viewership During 25-Year Legacy Event
Castle Heidelberg in Germany hosted the Wololo 2022 legacy event that celebrated 25 years of legendary title Age of Empires, and the Red Bull event was a timely reminder that…
October 31, 2022
India Considers Mythology And Bollywood Themes To Grow Gaming Scene
The Ramayana and Mahabharata – two celebrated Hindu epics – might soon get the video game treatment in India. A task force set up to advise the Union information and…
October 31, 2022
PUBG Fantasy for PGC expands to ThriveFantasy with GRID & KRAFTON
Esports data provider GRID and PUBG developer KRAFTON are teaming up on a ThriveFantasy PUBG fantasy project. The platform will offer fantasy betting on upcoming PUBG tournaments, like the PUBG…
October 28, 2022
Inflation Continues To Hit Console Gaming: Xbox May Go PlayStation’s Way With Price Increase
Inflation finds its way into every industry, and the video game industry is no different. This was most evident when the cost of the PlayStation 5 recently rose up two…