Esports
NBA and ESL partner to create NBA 2K20 Global Championship
Following the 2017 establishment of the NBA 2K League, the National Basketball Association is now helping to create a new global esports competition based on the popular NBA 2K video game franchise.
The Rise of eFootball in China – Andrew Collins, Mailman Group
As esports have exploded in China over the past decade, eFootball, now a category itself, is undergoing a meteoric rise in the mainland.
Team SoloMid to build $13m esports training center in Los Angeles
Venue to be the largest esports training facility of its kind in North American upon opening
Former Liberty Global Central Europe chief invests in Veloce Esports
Eric Tveter, former Central Europe chief executive of telco Liberty Global, has become a major investor and the first chairman of London-based start-up Veloce Esports.
Event partners agree deal to launch $700,000 Shanghai Masters esports event
The Shanghai Esports Association signed deals with event partners to formally launch the 2019 Esports Shanghai Masters, the city's first esports league, which will take place in Jing'an Sports Centre between…
MTG boosted by Huya investment in ESL
Chinese live-streaming platform Huya has today (Monday) agreed a strategic joint venture with Swedish media company Modern Times Group (MTG) that will see it acquire a minority stake in the latter’s e…
China Unicom partners with Tencent gaming division to advance 5G integration into esports
Chinese state-owned telecoms group China Unicom and technology conglomerate Tencent's gaming division has signed a strategic co-operation agreement to build "5G esport laboratories" to accelerate progress…
Football clubs have woken up to the power of FIFA and Pro Evo
The recent round of video game licensing deals signed by clubs and leagues with EA Sports and Konami show how complicated the video game licensing business has become. Callum McCarthy examines whether it is better to sell rights collectively or go it alone.
Konami partners with Uefa for eEuro 2020, signs Serie A deal
European football’s governing body Uefa has partnered with Konami to launch an esports tournament themed around next year’s European Championships, while the Japanese video game developer has tied up …
Esports and the city: How smaller European cities are transforming their image via video games
Callum McCarthy looks at the various ways in which lesser-known European host cities are benefiting from staging a variety of international esports competitions.
Netease to build $725m esports park in Shanghai
Chinese media company Netease is building an esports park in Shanghai that will cost $725m (€648m).
WPP makes series A investment in video game advertising platform Anzu.io
Communications firm WPP has backed Tel Aviv-based adtech startup Anzu,io Inc in a $6.5m (€5.7m) series A funding round.
Tyler ‘Ninja’ Blevins moving live gaming streams from Twitch to Mixer
Esports superstar Tyler “Ninja” Blevins has announced he is taking his video game live streams from the Amazon-owned Twitch to Microsoft’s Mixer platform on an exclusive basis.
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MLB aims to ‘democratize’ esports with inclusive push around Home Run Derby VR game
Major League Baseball's developing esports strategy, much more inclusive and based on a game title much simpler to play, veers heavily from other major US sports properties
Harris Blitzer takes deeper dive into esports with StreamMetrics investment
Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment – the ownership group of the NBA Philadelphia 76ers and NHL New Jersey Devils – is taking a deeper dive into the esports industry by investing in start-up measurement and…
Singapore, Jakarta and Tokyo first venues for One Esports
Asian mixed martial arts promotion One Championship has announced Singapore, Jakarta and Tokyo as the first destinations for its new esports series, along with hiring Carlos Alimurung to lead the venture
Douyu to partner with Mitsui and enter Japanese gaming market
Chinese esports streaming platform DouYu, which is backed by social media and gaming giant Tencent Holdings, are planning to partner with global investment company Mitsui & Co
Formula One lays out plans for Chinese esports series
Formula One has outlined its belief that its first regional esports competition can boost the positioning of the motor-racing championship in China after revealing further details behind the project today…