Esports Industry News
July 2, 2019
Gears 5 gets an esports tournament
As announced at E3 this year by Microsoft, the newest iteration of the Gears of War franchise – Gears 5 – will be released this year, on September 10th. Where…
June 26, 2019
DreamHack snacks on Doritos – a tasty partnership
Just in time for the DreamHack Summer event in Sweden, DreamHack announced a new partnership with snack brand Doritos. The next event starts just tomorrow – between June 15th and…
June 26, 2019
Immortals LLC enters Series B Fundraising worth $30Million
Immortals LLC is definitely one of the better known esports organisation out there. While most fans tend to focus on their teams and matches, of course, the financial side of…
June 26, 2019
Once again, esports’ inclusion into the Olympics are on the table
At this point it’s hardly news that many esports experts and stakeholders would love to see video games at the Olympics, and it’s equally true that a few IOC –…
June 26, 2019
ESPN’s newest esports project – the EXP series
For many, it’s still an odd concept to see esports on mainstream television, but since several channels have partnered with official esports organisations, game publishers and more, it’s not all…
August 30, 2019
SLIVER tv – Korea’s newest mobile esports platform
With esports ever-soaring popularity in south-east Asia, it’s not unusual to see new esports ventures popping up. As is unfortunately the case almost everywhere, most of them are, simply put,…
June 25, 2019
Kanazawa, Japan, wants to take over the esports world
Japan played an important role in the history of video games – for a very, very long time, the Asian country was the center of all things console-gaming. Sony, Nintendo…
October 16, 2020
Bacon, Maple Syrup and… esports? Canada’s place in the esports world
Next to its southern neighbour, Canada seems like paradise for many, at least those that don’t mind lots and lots of snow. Indeed, Canada is well-known for several things, including…
June 25, 2019
Esports pros are suing teams over contracts – Tfue sues Faze Clan
Athletes getting in squabbles with their teams aren’t news – footballers have been leaving or trying to leave their teams over disputes about their contracts for decades… and now it…
January 19, 2021
Artificial Intelligence in esports betting – Unikrn takes the leap
Popular esports betting provider Unikrn is now using artificial intelligence or AI in its betting services. This is to enable betting markets on a larger volume of live-streamed matches. Where…