Esports Industry News
December 3, 2019
History in the making – Esports are debuting at the SEA Games
It’s been a long fight – fans and players alike have wanted to see esports included in the Olympics for years, but it hasn’t been going too well. Under significant…
December 3, 2019
Another Esports Industry Milestone as Astralis Plans First Team IPO
World number one Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) team, Astralis out of Denmark, plans an IPO that will make it the first esports team to be listed on a public stock…
November 29, 2019
Blockchain and Free-to-play Games to Drive Gaming Market Growth Worth $90 Billion
The integration of blockchain technology into the gaming market and the emergence of new blockchain based games, as well as free-to-play gaming models, is set to drive massive industry growth…
November 27, 2019
Beasley Broadcast Group has hopped on the esports bandwagon in a big way
Beasley Broadcast, a Naples-based broadcasting group has decided to join the hype that is esports and further expand its influence in the sector. The ever-expanding esports industry has long since…
November 26, 2019
Breakthrough for Middle Eastern esports, change is on the horizon
When it comes to esports, some regions of the world seem to perform better than others. This is largely for cultural and financial reasons, but it’s still true – South…
November 21, 2019
Google Stadia has launched – A troubled beginning
Google made huge waves with their announcements about their upcoming Google Stadia and its subscription-based cloud-gaming service. The idea was to eliminate the hardware requirements of processing-intensive games by hosting…
November 20, 2019
What are Nifties to Gaming and Why Are the Winklevii getting into Collectibles?
In fact, why should gamers care? Well, “nifties” actually refers to digital and blockchain-based collectibles like CryptoKitties, one of which was sold for $170,000 in 2018. In fact, by December…
November 14, 2019
AMD’s Esports Growth Could See It Steal the CPU Market from Intel
Intel has dominated the CPU market for well over a decade. Now AMD is gaining ground and stealing market share from Intel and it could continue to do so via…
November 13, 2019
Esports athletes under similar stress as regular athletes, says study by University of Chichester
In a recent journal article by the University of Chichester, an interesting phenomenon was brought to light. A study examined elite esports professionals and the competitive environment they are in,…
November 12, 2019
New Jersey Allows Esports Betting in Time for League of Legends Final
In a one-off move, the Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) for the state of New Jersey allowed betting on the League of Legends World Championship final this past weekend. Sportsbooks…