Esports Industry News
July 3, 2018
Esports are closer to the Olympics than ever
It’s hardly a secret that players, pros and fans alike are hoping to be able to get esports into the Olympics sooner rather than later. While this topic has been…
June 19, 2018
Ninja secures Red Bull deal and announces new tournament
Just when we thought one of the biggest success stories in the world of video game streaming couldn’t get any bigger, he manages to secure a huge deal with Red…
June 8, 2018
Unikrn opens esports betting on Fortnite
On June 8, the esports gambling platform Unikrn announced a new betting on Fortnite section. The news first surfaced in a Reddit post from the official company account. According to…
June 6, 2018
A huge crypto exchange just invested in Blockchain Esports
On June 5, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges – Binance – announced its plans to collaborate with chiliZ esports. According to the press release, the partnership will involve sizeable investments,…
May 30, 2018
PUBG Corp. to sue Epic Games for copying PUBG with Fortnite
There were rumors of this going on late last year and it now seems to actually be happening. PUBG Corp. has set out to sue Epic Games for cloning PUBG…
May 25, 2018
What’s up next for Team Dignitas
One of the oldest esports organisations, Team Dignitas, are currently considering to rebrand their organisation. A new CEO News broke on the 9th of May that Dignitas will be hiring…
May 23, 2018
World Series of Poker Partners with UMG
The worlds of poker and esports took a step closer this month when it was announced that the competitive gaming giant, UMG, would be forming a partnership with World Series…
May 10, 2018
The new epicentre of esports? Japan
For a nation that has given us video gaming powerhouses like Nintendo, Sony and Bandai Namco, Japan has proven to be remarkably resistant to joining in the competitive gaming phenomenon.…
May 10, 2018
World of Warcraft’s gold is now 7 times more valuable than Venezuela’s actual currency
Venezuela’s official currency—the bolivar—is on a rapid decline. And that’s putting it lightly. In fact, its fall was so severe that the bolivar is now worth seven times less than…
May 3, 2018
Music group Imagine Dragons enters the wonderful world of esports
Imagine Dragons has just invested in a company called ReKTGlobal. This means that Imagine Dragons will partially own all of ReKT’s previous investments, a major one being Team Rogue. In…