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Final Fantasy NFT

A Look at Square Enix’s First Final Fantasy NFT, and Why It’s Not All Bad

Lahftel July 22, 2022

Roles in CS:GO

CS:GO: Overview of the Roles in CS:GO

Zlosterr May 29, 2022

Musings on Square Enix’s Financial Report and Heading Into 2022/23

Lahftel May 19, 2022

Epic Games Receives $2B Investment from Sony & KIRKBI

Matt Pryor April 11, 2022

Bastion, an Overwatch hero who also pairs well with Orisa

Overwatch: Bastion Guide, Things You Need to Know About

Zlosterr April 2, 2022

Ninja joins popular energy drink company G FUEL

Ninja Announces G FUEL Partnership

Matt Pryor March 3, 2022

Epic Games has acquired music company Bandcamp

Epic Games Acquires Internet Music Company Bandcamp

Matt Pryor March 2, 2022

Overactive Media Partners with Luxury Brand Nobis

Joseph Downey February 4, 2022

Sony Interactive Entertainment Acquires Destiny Developer Bungie for $3.6 BN

Lahftel January 31, 2022

Blizzard Announce New Survival Game, Hiring for Many Roles

David Hollingsworth January 25, 2022

ESL, FACEIT Acquired by Saudi-back Savvy Gaming Group for $1.5bn

David Hollingsworth January 24, 2022

The Xbox, Activision, Blizzard and King business logos appear above promotional images from the companies game franchises

Microsoft Acquires Activision Blizzard in $70bn Deal, What does the Future Hold for the Company

David Hollingsworth January 18, 2022

Riot Games to Open new Office in Seattle Area, Will Focus on Valorant for now

David Hollingsworth December 9, 2021

Complexity Gaming Launches Complexity Stars Gaming Division For Celebrities & Professional Athletes

Matt Pryor November 30, 2021

Faze Clan Is Going Public In A $1 Billion SPAC Merger

Anuj Gupta October 26, 2021

100 Thieves Acquires Keyboard Manufacturer Higround

Matt Pryor October 13, 2021

American Producer Artist and DJ—Kaysan wears a signature FaZe clan necklace and a red racing jacket with sunglasses

FaZe Clan Enters Music Space, Signs Producer & Artist Kaysan

Matt Pryor September 28, 2021

Evil Geniuses Unveils Partnership With Premier League Team Wolves

Anuj Gupta July 29, 2021

Rumble x Renegades Company Logos on Black Background

Global Esports Talent Agency Rumble Gaming Signs Legendary Gaming Organization Renegades

Corey Pollack June 17, 2021

WePlay Esports Managing Partner, Yura Lazebnikov, appears against a black background with colourful purple, green and blue rectangles decorating it. The words "WePlay Esports c0ll3ctibl3s" appears in bright neon green letters

WePlay Collectibles And The Future Of Esport Memorabilia

Eliana Bollati June 12, 2021

Starcraft esports event

Esports Conquer Stock Exchange Markets

Ophelie Castelot May 19, 2021

A Hero approaches the Dark Portal in Blizzard's WoW; The Burning Crusade classic reboot

Activision Blizzard To Hire 2000 + New Developers Over Next Two Years, Financial Report Q1 2021

David Hollingsworth May 5, 2021

New Company Created By Gaming Veterans To Improve Esports Hiring Using Certification

Jaishil Mistry April 28, 2021

ESL Gaming And DouYu Extend Partnership

Jaishil Mistry April 28, 2021

Former CSPPA board members as of April 27 change to council, including Andreas “Xyp9x” HØjsleth and Jonathan “EliGE” Jablonowski

CSGO: CSPPA New Board Members

Jaishil Mistry April 27, 2021

Team Nigma Enters Into Long Term Partnership With Etihad

Anuj Gupta April 26, 2021

A world map shows the countries included in the ESL Mobile Open, North America, Europe & Mena and the Asia-Pacific. The words "Regions of Play" appear above in black and white

ESL Mobile Open Goes Global

Eliana Bollati March 26, 2021

Microsoft In Talks To Acquire Discord For More Than $10 Billion

Anuj Gupta March 23, 2021

Riot Games Loses Alienware Partnership With League Of Legends

Jaishil Mistry March 16, 2021

Seth "Scump" Abner calls to his team mates through his headset during a live game

CoD: Oakley Signs Scump As First Esports Athlete

Charlie Cater March 3, 2021

Twitch Partners With FIBA — Now Streaming Basketball

Slava Britvin February 25, 2021

An artists rendition of the new esports venue revealed by OverActive Media, showing a futuristic curved convention centre against the city skyline

OverActive Media Details Plans for New Esports Venue

Charlie Cater February 22, 2021

The words "Shopify Rebellion" appear against a black and white sky. A stylized R appears on an unfurled flag in the left of the frame

StarCraft: Shopify Enters Esports With Shopify Rebellion

Charlie Cater February 20, 2021

The team logos for Gambit Esports (a stylized star inside a red G with the word Gambit beneath) and AS Monaco (a striped red and white shield with a crown on top, followed by the words AS Monaco FC) sit against a black background

Gambit Esports Partners With AS Monaco For Fortnite And Dota 2

Slava Britvin February 9, 2021

Paper Crowns Interview

“The Growth is Very Humbling” Interview With Paper Crowns Founder, Skyler Johnson & Lead Developer, Ollie Groves

Charlie Cater February 8, 2021

An image of the ferris wheel at Tivoli Gardens at sunset. The words "Flagship Store June 2021" appear in the top left of the image

Astralis Opens First-Ever Flagship Store In Tivoli Gardens

Aniket Macwan February 6, 2021

Ultimate Gamer Tournament

Ultimate Gamer Launches $1M Global Esports Competition

Malik Shelp January 14, 2021

Fortnite: Highest Earning Players of 2020

Matt Pryor January 6, 2021

CSGO Esports Audience

How To Invest In Esports: The Perfect Guide

Alex Mcalpine January 6, 2021

Content creators Josh Richards and Griffin Johnson appear in a Team Rogue and Royal Ravens hoodies to announce their new partnership with ReKT Global

ReKTGlobal Welcomes New Investors Josh Richards and Griffin Johnson

Charlie Cater December 1, 2020

The League of Legends Champion, Akali, leaps across a white background, the hitmarker and crowdcube logos appear behind her. To the right is a flat icon version of the Hitmarker job app, showing logos from companies like the BBC, Rebdull and Amazon.

Hitmarker Launches Second Equity Crowdfunding Round

David Hollingsworth November 27, 2020

A green holographic XL appears in front of a dark room with shelves

Excel Esports Rebrands To Excel, Sporting ‘The Power Of Better’ As A New Motto

Matt Pryor November 12, 2020

CoD: H3CZ Reveals A Leak Almost Ruined The OpTic Chicago Deal

Matt Pryor November 12, 2020

CoD: Vikkstar Joins London Royal Ravens As Co-Owner

Charlie Cater November 12, 2020

UGC Battle Academy

UGC Launches Scholastic Arm with Flagship Tournament, Battle Academy

Malik Shelp October 21, 2020

The League of Legends World Championship stadium with Worlds 2020 on the monitors

League of Legends Makes Top 20 Most Marketable Sports Property List

David Hollingsworth October 21, 2020

Photos of cheering crowds, cosplayers, pro players and tournaments from ESL and DreamHack are shown together with the words "One Passion. Many Worlds"

DreamHack and ESL Announce Merger

Brandon Sturak September 30, 2020

Apple vs. Epic Games Lawsuit May See A Jury Trial Next Year

Matt Pryor September 29, 2020

CERD.GG; Building a platform for esports education

Eliana Bollati September 19, 2020

FTW: Summer Showdown, Riot’s All-Women VALORANT Tournament

Malik Shelp September 10, 2020

Soccer legend, David Beckham, walks across the field in a black sweatshirt

David Beckham’s Guild Esports To List On London Stock Market

David Hollingsworth September 9, 2020

Jack in the Box Envy Gaming

Envy Gaming Adds Post Malone to Ownership Group and Renews Jack in the Box Sponsorship

Malik Shelp August 28, 2020

BITKRAFT Ventures Team Photo

BITKRAFT Ventures Raises $165 Million in Funding for Video Game Investment

Malik Shelp August 27, 2020

Donald Trump speaking at CPAC in 2011

White House Official Says Video Game Companies Exempt From Tencent Order

Eliana Bollati August 7, 2020

Riot Games Sets Up Deals Council In Wake Of NEOM Deal

David Hollingsworth August 6, 2020

A screen from WarZone showing an operative peers down at a battlefield through binoculars as helicopters approach

Activision Blizzard Financial Results Exceed Companies Expectations

David Hollingsworth August 5, 2020

A family of gamers sit on the couch with controllers in hand, enjoying a game together

America Is Home to 214 Million Gamers

Coleman Hamstead July 16, 2020

Chiefs Esports Club Partners With L’ORÉAL PARIS MEN EXPERT

Slava Britvin July 7, 2020

OG Signs With Global Talent Agency Rumble Gaming

Eliana Bollati June 25, 2020

ReKT Global Talent X Partner

ReKTGlobal Partners with TalentX Entertainment to Start Esports Management Company

Harrison Giza May 5, 2020

FaZe Clan Partners with Sugar23 to Start their Own Studio

Harrison Giza April 28, 2020

WWE’s Ronda Rousey Teams up with Top PC Company iBUYPOWER

Eliana Bollati April 22, 2020

Facebook Gaming

Forget Farmville, Facebook is Launching a New App for Video Gaming

Harrison Giza April 20, 2020

FaZe Clan Reportedly Raises over $40 Million in Funding

Harrison Giza April 18, 2020

League of Legends: BMW Partners with Fnatic, G2 Esports, Cloud9, T1 and FunPlus Phoenix

David Hollingsworth April 16, 2020

Esports Talent Agency Rumble Gaming Partners with Gaming Org Fade2Karma

Brandon Sturak April 15, 2020

IBM Uses World Community Grid to Benefit COVID-19 Research

Phillip Miner April 2, 2020

Play Apart Together video game social distancing

Video Game Publishers Team Up to Promote Social Distancing with Play Apart Together Initiative

Ophelie Castelot March 30, 2020

RallyCry gaming esports

Gaming Startup Rally Cry Raises over $1 Million in Seed Funding

Harrison Giza March 29, 2020

Amuka Esports

Amuka Esports Acquires Incendium Gaming, Assert Itself as a Major Player in the Fighting Game Industry

Ophelie Castelot March 21, 2020

A new online platform helps mitigate disputes between esports professionals

Ophelie Castelot March 18, 2020

Blizzard Entertainment Implements Work-From-Home Policy

David Hollingsworth March 13, 2020

Studio Beetz

Modern Esports Venue, LVL, Announced for Berlin

Malik Shelp March 5, 2020

Kingzone DragonX League of Legends Korea LCK

Kingzone DragonX and Its Players Donate Funds Towards Korean Coronavirus Relief

Harrison Giza March 3, 2020

The Weekly Brief: Esports Business News Feb. 14th to 21st

Malik Shelp February 21, 2020

Ninecactus esports gaming

Nicecactus Negotiates Purchase of Online Tournament Platform Glory4Gamers

Harrison Giza February 19, 2020

YouTube Gaming Activision Blizzard deal partnership logos

Youtube Scores $160 Million Esports Media Deal with Activision/Blizzard

Harrison Giza February 13, 2020

Paul "ReDeYe" Chaloner smiling

Paul “Redeye” Chaloner Reveals His New Esports Book

David Hollingsworth February 13, 2020

Fortnite: Overtime Acquires Evade, Expands its Esports Endeavor

Matt Pryor February 12, 2020

Tinder Flirts with a Bright Future in Brazilian Esports

Harrison Giza February 11, 2020

KFC Gaming esports

Kentucky Fried Chicken Continue Their Esports Interest With Brand New Performance Burger

Harrison Giza February 5, 2020

LCS 2020 League of Legends

Riot Games Fails To Bring In Viewers For LCS Monday Night League

Harrison Giza February 4, 2020

FaZe Clan Scores $22.7M Investment Loan From Growing Canadian Firm

Harrison Giza February 3, 2020

Ellevens Esports Launch Gareth Bale

Professional Soccer Star Gareth Bale Launches Ellevens Esports Organization

Harrison Giza February 3, 2020

Corsair Acquires Scuf Gaming

CORSAIR Acquire SCUF Gaming

David Hollingsworth December 17, 2019

Invictus Gaming World Champions LoL

Rumor: Bilibili Pay $113 Million for LoL Worlds Exclusive Streaming Rights in China for Three Years

David Hollingsworth December 3, 2019

Misfits Incubator Fund

Misfits Gaming Group Launch $10 Million Seed Fund For Esports Businesses

Phillip Miner November 22, 2019

Juked Video Games

Juked Esports Startup Launches New Beta Testing

Harrison Giza November 7, 2019

Skillz American Cancer Society Charity Tournaments

Skillz Unveils Mobile Gaming Tournaments Supporting the American Cancer Society

Nick Johnson October 7, 2019

Amuka Esports

Amuka Esports: Building and Uniting a Gaming Community One Puzzle Piece at a Time

Amy Chen October 7, 2019

Nielsen Partners with Dreamhack and ESL To Provide Statistics

Esports Bigwigs ESL and Dreamhack Partner with Nielsen

Nick Johnson September 26, 2019

WePlay! Eugene Luchianenco

“We Won’t Limit Ourselves to Studio Formats Only” – Head of Esports at WePlay! Eugene Luchianenco

Nick Johnson August 14, 2019

Houston Outlaws announce new president

Overwatch: Chris DeAppolonio is the new President of the Houston Outlaws

Nick Johnson August 7, 2019

RFRSH Astralis New Ownership Group

CSGO: RFRSH Will Sell Astralis and Origen to a New Ownership Group

Alex Mcalpine August 1, 2019

Steel Series and OG sign Sponsorship deal

Dota 2: OG and PSG Sign Sponsorship Deals with SteelSeries, Betway

Zlosterr July 31, 2019

Bugha Wins Fortnite World Cup

As Bugha Wins Fortnite World Cup, Esports Prize Pools Outpace Professional Sports

Matt Pryor July 30, 2019

Overwatch Has Generated $1B USD From In-Game Purchases Since Launch

Ophelie Castelot July 25, 2019

China is influencing US Video Game Devs

China’s Video Game Policy Is Influencing American Developers

Malik Shelp July 24, 2019

Wiz Khalifa Partners with the Pittsburgh Knights

Pittsburgh Knights Announce Strategic Partnership with Wiz Khalifa

Nick Johnson July 19, 2019

ESL ATT Partnership

ESL and AT&T Extend Partnership Into 2020

Nick Johnson July 18, 2019

NRG Teases Mysterious Announcement For July 22

Nick Johnson July 16, 2019

“For New People, We’re Making the Esports Curve Way Easier” : Weekly.gg Co-Founder Franco Rivas On Newsletter

Amy Chen July 15, 2019

Blizzard Promotes Johanna Faries to Commissioner of Call of Duty Esports League, Outlines Future Plans

Phillip Miner July 9, 2019

100 Thieves Announce Doug Barber as Vice President of Brand & Apparel

Malik Shelp July 9, 2019

Immortals Lays off OpTic Gaming Staff Following IGC Acquisition

Phillip Miner July 6, 2019

RFRSH & Astralis Announce Two-Year Logitech G Partnership

Nick Johnson July 2, 2019

Nike Partners with Brazillian Esports Organization FURIA

Nick Johnson July 1, 2019

Activision Blizzard Reveals Two More Franchises for Call of Duty League

Nick Johnson July 1, 2019

Breaking News: Team Liquid Partners with Marvel Entertainment, Reveals Crossover Jerseys and Merch

Nick Johnson June 27, 2019

OAM Announce Strategic Partnership With Bell

Nick Johnson June 27, 2019

Origen and Logitech Announce Partnership

Nick Johnson June 26, 2019

Project Whirlwind

Team Liquid Teases the Mysterious “Project Whirlwind”

Nick Johnson June 24, 2019

Atlanta Reign Overwatch League

Overwatch: The Atlanta Reign’s Job Postings Pose Some Big Questions

Nick Johnson June 24, 2019

COD: Modern Warfare leads Gamestop Preorders After E3

Nick Johnson June 24, 2019

ESforce announce SAP Sponsorship

ESforce adds IT Giant SAP as a sponsor ahead of the EPICENTER Dota 2 Major

Nick Johnson June 17, 2019

Dreamhack Partners with Akamai Technologies for Dreamhack Summer

Nick Johnson June 14, 2019

Dota 2 News: Goryachaya Shutcka named partner of the EPICENTER Major 2019

Nick Johnson June 14, 2019

Alineware Presenting Sponsor Rift Rivals

League of Legends: Alienware Revealed as the Presenting Sponsor of Rift Rivals 2019

Nick Johnson June 13, 2019

Immortals Is Close to Buying Optic Gaming According to Sources

Immortals Gaming Club will Purchase Infinite Esports and Entertainment, Parent Co. of OpTic Gaming and the Houston Outlaws

Nick Johnson June 7, 2019

Interviewing the Interviewer: Frankie Ward on CS:GO, Esports, and the Talent Experience

Nick Johnson June 6, 2019