Esports (also known as electronic sports, e-sports, or eSports) is a form of competition using video games most commonly, esports takes the form of organized, multiplayer video game competitions, particularly between professional players and teams. Although organized online and offline competitions have long been a part of video game culture, these were largely between amateurs until the late 2000s, when participation by professional gamers and spectatorship in these events through live streaming saw a large surge in popularity by the 2010s, esports was a significant factor in the video game industry,
Known only to industry insiders, stealth startup Glytch Inc., has broken ground on the first of a series of venues across North America, each the official home stadium of a major esports team. Its premier location, in Los Angeles, is scheduled to open in Q2-2022. Glytch intends to redefine the sports and entertainment experience by […]
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Today, Guild Esports announces the signing of British content creator Georgina “Gee Nelly” Rose Nelson, as the organisation continues to build an industry-leading entertainment programme. Gee Nelly, who at only 25 has established an extensive social media audience of over 685k combined followers across Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Tik Tok and Twitch, is an award-winning variety streamer starting her career […]
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In November 2019 the British Esports Association launched the Women in Esports initiative set up to promote inclusivity and diversity in the esports industry. Since its launch, Women in Esports has focused on helping to increase female participation within the industry, starting with its very own FACEIT organiser page. Through further progressions, Women in Esports has […]
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TGS Esports Inc. (“TGS” or the “Company”) (TSXV: TGS) (FRA: 5RH) is pleased to announce that it has completed its previously announced acquisition (the “Acquisition”) of Pepper Esports Inc. (“Pepper”), a next generation competitive esports platform. As part of the Acquisition, the Pepper executive team, Guy Halford-Thompson, Jackson Warren and Ben Hoffman, who have a decade of combined experience in growing early-stage […]
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NACON and its partner Toyota GAZOO Racing have announced that the Grand Final of the 2020 eSports WRC championship has been postponed to 2021 because of the ongoing pandemic and lockdown restrictions. To comply with regulations and ensure the safety of players, those working on the event and the public, the competition’s organisers are rescheduling the event […]
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PUBG Corporation, creator of PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS (PUBG) and subsidiary of KRAFTON, Inc., today announced its plan to host its next premier esports event, PUBG GLOBAL INVITATIONAL.S (PGI.S). With full safety measures built-in, the event is an eight week esports festival hosted in South Korea from 2 February to 28 March, 2021. In 2020, PUBG esports hosted the PUBG […]
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Known for being the official beer of the England senior men’s football team, Bud Light today announces a European first with another group of elite professional athletes with millions of avid fans – esports players. The move includes a huge partnership with the UK’s most successful esports team of the last decade, Fnatic. Bud Light […]
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Two national bodies are teaming up to represent the very best that Great Britain has to offer in a new basketball esports tournament. The British Esports Association will be working closely with the British Basketball Federation to select and manage a team of NBA 2K21 esports players. This team will represent Great Britain on the […]
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EVOS Esports, the leading esports organization in Southeast Asia, has announced that Chek Hup Coffee, an award-winning coffee brand headquartered in Ipoh, Malaysia, as a sponsor for EVOS Esports’ team based in Malaysia. The sponsorship consists of coffee supplies and cross-marketing activations, including brand ambassadorship of EVOS Esports’ talents. Joseph Tan, Managing Director of Chek […]
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Newzoo, the world’s leading provider of games and esports analytics, announced today its partnership with EVOS Esports, Southeast Asia’s leading esports organization housing over 15 professional teams across five different countries. By adding EVOS Esports to its partnerships program, Newzoo will get improved insights from the Southeast Asian market, a region expected to further boost […]
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