Esports Industry News

Esports has come a long way in popularity and profitability. From its humble beginnings, the industry weathered countless bouts of stigma and desolation to become one of the fastest-growing sources…

The Asian Electronic Sports Federation (AESF) virtually convened its Electoral General Assembly (EGA) on 6 April 2025. The EGA was attended by AESF Executive Board members and representatives from 38…

Whilst many aspiring gamers are well aware of the potential rewards of becoming a professional esports player, it’s also evident that most will be unaware of the devastating physical and…

Press ‘F’ to Pay Respects: It’s one of the most well-known video-game-based meme moments we’ve seen – and it found its origin in Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare. In 2014,…

European esports organization Fnatic has appointed sports marketing agency IMG as its exclusive commercial agency to accelerate the team’s growth. Fnatic x IMG – partnership between global brands The announcement…

The Tamil Nadu Indian state government has announced the Chennai Esports Global Championship (CeGC). Said to be an international multi-title tournament, it’s scheduled later this year in the South Indian…

Riot Games has announced the renewal of its partnership with energy drink brand Red Bull for both VCT EMEA and the LEC. Riot Games x Red Bull for the upcoming…

European esports organization G2 Esports has received significant ‘Series B’ investment from notable investor Gary Vaynerchuck, along with major investment from the Wilf family, as per an announcement released yesterday…

Sponsorships are a pretty big part of modern sports, and this is the case in esports too. Over the last decade, esports has gone from a more niche interest into…

The Esports World Cup Foundation has announced the full list of 40 teams set to be a part of the EWCF Club Partner Program which is an initiative to get…