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Esports Industry
June 14, 2022

Record-breaking views for 2019 esports events | LoL Worlds the most-watched event

2019 was, so far, the biggest year for esports yet. With record viewership numbers, bigger prize pools and competitions than ever, esports have had a fantastic year. We’ve taken a…
Esports Industry
October 6, 2020

Esports Heading for 20 Years of Growth Says Newzoo’s Remer Rietkerk

Analytics company Newzoo says esports hit the $1 billion global revenue mark in 2019. Its head of esports, Remer Rietkerk, recently spoke with NPR’s Ari Shapiro about the potential of…
Esports Industry
October 6, 2020

Esports Viewer Numbers in China Now Four Times US Figures

China is currently the third largest esports market globally but that could be set to change as the country adapts its stance on professional gaming and esports audience figures grow.…
Esports Industry
October 6, 2020

What is HSEL and How It’s Helping High School Esports

HSEL or High School Esports League is a leading North American esports organization with over 2,100 partnered schools and 60,000 participating students. Its aim is to bring esports to students…
Esports Industry
June 1, 2020

Esports Revenue Growth Driven by Audience Inspired Brand Investment

The esports industry is expected to be worth as much as $3 billion by 2022. The global esports audience is growing quickly, motivating more and more brand investment into esports.…
Esports Industry
May 18, 2020

Esports start-up Midnite raises $2.5 million for its betting platform

The London-based organisation is also responsible for the popular fantasy football app Dribble, though their recently completed fundraising campaign is for a different platform: Midnite. It isn’t the first investment…
Esports Industry
October 15, 2020

The British Esports Association’s Championships are back!

It may be early in the new year but that doesn’t mean that the esports world isn’t already in full gear – the most prestigious British esports organisation has opened…
Esports Industry
February 3, 2022

Razer Plans to Target its Young Gaming Customers with New Financial Products

Video gaming giant Razer has applied for a digital banking licence in Singapore. Its Razer Fintech arm is eventually planning Razer Youth Bank and experts predict Razer will target its…
Esports Industry
January 2, 2020

G2 is going to expand their partnership with hardware manufacturer AORUS

The Berlin-based gaming organisation G2 is going to be expanding its existing strategic partnership with GIGABYTE’s own gaming brand AORUS. Specifically, this expansion relates to a new product released by…
Esports Industry
December 31, 2019

The Five Most Defining Moments in Esports in 2019

Today we bid farewell to an amazing year and a decade of esports. This past year saw esports become the largest online entertainment industry on the planet. This past decade,…
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