Esports Industry News
October 28, 2022
Riot Vanguard – Myths and Mysteries
Anti-cheat software is par for the course nowadays – a necessary evil to keep the experience enjoyable for everyone. In order to work though, these programs often need some pretty…
December 7, 2024
Red Bull Esports Wololo tournament is more than just a funny name
When it comes to esports news, the biggest headlines are almost always for MOBA or shooter-games. Other genres have their own events, series, and fans of course, but it’s a…
December 7, 2024
Twitch Directory is finally here – the newest Twitch esports service
It’s been a long time coming, but Twitch just revealed their newest esports service – the Twitch esports directory. Revealed rather casually via a blog post, this new service is…
February 3, 2022
Will Gaming and Esports Startups Survive the Coronavirus Crisis?
The video game and esports industry was booming before the coronavirus crisis took hold. In 2019 the video game market likely achieved a value of $150 billion. Esports was worth…
August 31, 2024
BMW partners with top esports teams
Non-esports related brands investing in esports or partnering with esports teams isn’t anything new – there are plenty of partnerships with energy drink providers, hardware manufacturers and more. Car manufacturers…
December 7, 2024
Uptick in Gaming and Esports spells good news for Bookmakers
Around the world people are distancing and spending more time home. Traditional sports events are cancelled, the Olympics has been postponed. Esports tournaments too have been cancelled but that’s less…
May 9, 2024
The Valorant Beta is coming!
For a long time, all of Riot Games’ horses were hitched to one wagon – League of Legends. That wasn’t necessarily a bad thing – the company was, after all,…
February 3, 2022
SoftBank Backed Game Revolution is Failing but Blockchain Isn’t
In 2017 Improbable Worlds Ltd raised $502 million in an investment round led by SoftBank. The gaming startup, founded seven years ago in the UK, appears to be struggling and…
March 10, 2020
Coronavirus Esports Precautions: A Summary Of Affected Gaming Events To Date
With the coronavirus crisis still raging strong and more and more countries and regions suffering from outbreaks, it’s no surprise that several countries have placed restrictions on public get-togethers, and…
March 6, 2020
Trackmania Nations: The ultimate racer gets a facelift May 5th
Trackmania Nations defined the early 2000s esports scene as the premier racer at tournaments. Both the Esports World Cup (ESWC) and the World Cyber Games (WCG) held competitions in the…