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,
ESI, the biggest B2B esports event series, is returning to New York on 27-28th April at the etc.venues 360 Madison where the esports industry’s most influential figures will meet and debate, allowing the world’s biggest brands insight into the booming industry. ESI also adds ESI Week Stockholm and the ESI Breakfast Clubs to its […]
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Formula 1 today announces the winner the inaugural F1 Esports China Championship, following an intense battle at the Hui Space, at the world-famous Shanghai Stadium on 4th and 5th January. One hundred racers from all over the country headed to Shanghai to take part in the two-day event, which saw Tang Tianyu from the East […]
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Bringing the excitement and exhilaration of Formula 1® to a new generation of fans around the globe, the 2019 F1 New Balance Esports Series drew its highest ever online audience of 5.8 million. This represents an impressive uplift of 76% year on year in F1’s third ever season of the F1 Esports Series, demonstrating the huge […]
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Esports – those multiplayer video games played competitively on jumbotron screens, in arenas as big as stadiums, by competitive gamers. “We’re talking absolutely insane money – with payoffs upwards of $5M. At one point a payoff came to $20M!” according to Mike Wiston, the founder of SlashShout. He loves esports so much that he created a […]
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Autosport International to showcase growing world of esports World’s best esports racers to compete on-stage for massive prize pool Fans can try their hand at four different games and compete for Le Mans trip Motorsport fans attending January’s Autosport International show in Birmingham will be able to watch and take part in a variety of […]
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Renault Sport Team Vitality finishes in fourth position in 2019 F1 Esports Series following nail-biting final round yesterday evening Result comes after two wins, six podiums and 172 points in hard-fought, ultra-competitive online sporting competition Tight collaboration between Team Vitality, Renault Sport Racing and Renault led to marked improvement in team performance over 2018 season […]
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The British Esports Association, the not-for-profit organisation set up to promote and support grassroots esports, announce that sign-ups are now open for the Spring Championships for students aged 12 and above. For the first time, they have partnered with StreamRecap to provide in game highlights throughout the Spring Season for all League of Legends and […]
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Esports Pro League (ESPL) — a new global amateur esports tournament platform co-founded by former eSports.com CEO Michael Broda, iCandy Interactive Limited (ASX:ICI), and Malaysian behavioral data and technology innovation firm Sedania Innovator Berhad — has announced that it has chosen esports tournament organizer Axis Esports Sdn Bhd (“Axis”) as ESPL’s first franchisee in Malaysia. Global Mobile and Amateur-Focused Esports Organization Selects […]
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The British Esports Association has launched a brand new campaign to celebrate females within the esports industry. From casters to professional players, marketeers to production specialists and more, there is a vast amount of talent in the esports industry to shout about. 30.4% of esports viewership is made up of women, according to a report by […]
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The British Esports Association, the not-for-profit organisation set up to promote and support grassroots esports, has revealed its plans for the coming years. British Esports was established in March 2016, after founder Chester King received authority from The Rt Hon Sajid Javid MP in January 2016 to create a national body for esports in the […]
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