Esports Industry News
October 2, 2019
The future is now: Esports are now something you can study at University!
At least, if you are in the UK or US. For US students, this isn’t completely new. Previously, some universities have started offering esports grants and scholarships to talented players…
October 2, 2019
DreamHack Winter 2019’s line-up features Pringles, Xbox and Fortnite
For many, Pringles, Xbox and Fortnite makes for a pretty fun night in – those people should be pretty excited that now it can be a night out as well.…
September 27, 2019
Corruption in Australia: CSGO and Overwatch teams under investigation
Not just one but several different esports organisations based in Australia are currently under suspicion of having rigged matches and being connected to other criminal activity. Revealed in a report…
September 25, 2019
Loot.bet joins forces with the ESIC to stomp down on fraud in esports
ESIC is short for Esports Integrity Commission. A non-profit independent organisation, ESIC has been around since 2016, uniting several esports organizations and companies in a common goal – to keep…
September 25, 2019
RTS Arena: the new game that mixes RTS gameplay with MOBA elements will start testing this winter!
In a world where esports has shifted from strategy games to a generation of fast action a new game attempts to change the meta of the gaming industry with a…
September 23, 2019
Louis Vuitton tasked with designing the LoL Worlds Trophy’s travel case and digital merchandise
The world’s most valuable luxury brand Louis Vuitton (LV) has just announced a multilayer partnership with Riot Games that includes design work for Riot’s League of Legends World Championship physical…
September 20, 2019
PlayVIG competitive platform launches an inter-game esports competition
The free-to-play competitive platform PlayVIG just launched what is probably the first ever inter-game esports competition and leaderboard. They launched the so-called Universal Leaderboards, which features a universal points system…
September 19, 2019
VENN raises $17 million – The newest competitor in the esports entertainment industry to launch by 2020
The void in the esports entertainment industry might soon be filled by VENN, the newest brainchild of former Riot Games head of esports content Ariel Horn and Vivendi Universal Games…
September 17, 2019
Konami Creative Center Ginza: announced details on new esports complex
Popular game publisher Konami recently announced at the Tokyo Game Show 2019, that they would be establishing an all new esports complex. This new complex will be part of their…
September 13, 2019
Gen.G draws attention to player health with new campaign
Esports are all about performance. Better, faster, stronger and more more more are what it’s all about – sadly, that often leaves the humans behind the screens in a bad…