Esports Industry News
April 20, 2022
Esports are featured for the first time at the Invictus Games
Invictus Games is an annual event held that celebrates various areas of sports, with injured servicemen competing in a variety of events. This year the games are going to be…
June 22, 2023
Nimo TV shut down threatens the entire mobile esports ecosystem
It looks like Nimo TV will be ceasing operations and shutting down internationally. Nimo was the international version of the Huya streaming platform. While it didn’t quite compete with Twitch…
April 13, 2022
Epic Games Metaverse: $2 Billion Investment round makes it the future of gaming?
Epic Games, arguably one of the biggest brands in gaming, has completed a monumental investment round worth a staggering $2 billion. This news came just one year after the organization…
April 11, 2022
Tencent shutting down Penguin Esports is only the beginning
Video game giant Tencent recently announced that they will be shutting down their own streaming platform known as Penguin Esports after all attempts to consolidate their streaming holdings have been…
June 9, 2022
Reasons behind Twitch bans and suspension of streamers this week
Just recently, Twitch banned a significant amount (200+ streamers) based in the Middle East. Some sources say that the main reason for this is related to some tax avoidance problems…
February 11, 2022
Astralis acquires PIXEL.TV to create a platform for all types of gamers
Astralis, the Danish esports organization, has expanded even further with their recent acquisition. The news that Astralis acquires PIXEL.TV in a majority stake has broke this week. They will be…
March 4, 2022
BLAST enters FIFA Esports as production partner for ePremier League
The tournament organizer BLAST made their name in CSGO, but lately, they’ve expanded out to games like Fortnite and Apex Legends too. It seems like they’re about to add FIFA…
June 9, 2022
Why ESL and FACEIT merging under new ownership is a big deal
ESL Gaming and FACEIT being acquired by the Savvy Gaming Group is the big news of the day. The Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund coughed up nearly $1.5B in an…
July 15, 2024
Esports Betting in 2021 – Industry’s Year in Review Growth and Change
Esports betting has grown in recent years to become a much bigger part of the industry. With Covid 19 putting a stop to a lot of sports, there has been…
December 28, 2021
UKETC – New committee forms to elevate esports in the UK
Esports have been booming in popularity over the past few years. While media, culture and even parents might have neglected gaming as a professional career before, things are certainly different…