Esports Industry News

Early this morning Dire Wolves announced the acquisition of Avant Professional Esports. The ‘Wolfpack’ has grown considerably over the past year, with Avant being the third large acquisition after N8…

Racing simulators have been gaining popularity for a while – especially since the beginning of lockdowns, where live racing events were difficult or even impossible. Various iRacing tournaments and events…

The Counter-Strike Professional Players’ Association (CSPPA) recently announced a new partnership with esports data solutions platform GRID. The new deal will hopefully work towards fixing CSPPA’s flawed methodologies. It’s no…

The NFL and Skillz are partnering together to find a future mobile esport. The two organizations are coming together to sponsor development of a mobile game with the aim of…

One of the coolest things about the esports world is that – in theory – it has space for everyone. It doesn’t matter if it’s an father of four in…

Red Bull has a long history of sponsoring all sorts of events – including esports tournaments of course. Campus Clutch is the latest in that long series – and it…

Esports pros start young, and like their traditional sports counterparts often have a fairly short career that’s over in their early 20s. Most of the time the next step is…

The Esports Integrity Commission (ESIC) went on a bit of a spree this past week with a series of sanctions issued across the competitive landscape. First up, a wave of…

Esports has a long and unfortunate history of not exactly observing equality as far as gender disparities go – by and large, professional video gaming is dominated by men, and…

There are some pretty cool and unique esports partnerships out there, as well as some flashy deals between sponsors and teams. Sportswear brands, car manufacturers, smartphone & peripheral makers are…