Esports Industry News
October 15, 2020
ESL UK about to pump $4m into VR R&D project
Weavr Consortium is the slightly imposing-sounding name of the company that is setting out to change the way we consume esports in the future… and also the umbrella company to…
November 4, 2019
Alienware signs new partnership deal with Riot Games
Riot Games have signed a new deal that will make Alienware their official PC and display partner for upcoming League of Legends tournaments. The deal will come into effect at…
May 15, 2020
Japan: a key player in the esports scene 2019 and beyond
From the very beginning, Japan has played a major role when it came to video games. Countless epic franchises, video game companies and even consoles began in the country of…
November 4, 2019
Can esports benefit from blockchain technology?
Although esports has taken its competitive format from the traditional sporting world with leagues and tournaments, it seems as though the activity is leading the way in which technologies can…
November 4, 2019
China’s bid to revitalise the World Cyber Games
Many gamers will know that the World Cyber Games was one of the pioneering esports tournaments. Whilst the competition has not be run since 2013, it looks to make a…
November 4, 2019
Why basketball teams are getting serious about esports
Although basketball is one of the world’s most popular sports, several high profile basketball clubs have shown that they are more than willing to enter the rapidly growing world of…
November 4, 2019
2018: The year that sponsors got serious about esports
The rapid growth of esports may have caught some major firms unaware, but 2018 was the year that all of the largest brands took a great amount of interest in…
June 8, 2020
Can esports overcome its racism problem?
Toxicity in esports is nothing new. But there are growing concerns that video games publishers and esports tournament organisers are turning a blind eye to racism. Recent reports have shown…
June 10, 2019
Esports team Immortals partners with kid’s hospital
In a somewhat surprising but very exciting move, esports team Immortals partnered with the prestigious St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. They committed to raise at least half a million dollars…
November 4, 2019
Alexander Garfield’s new Popdog venture aims to improve esports
The esports pioneer, Alexander Garfield, has set up a new company called Popdog with the aim of making esports more transparent and scalable. Popdog will gather together three pre-existing companies…