American games publisher Epic Games has announced the closing of a $1bn (~£727m) funding round, bringing the company’s equity valuation to $28.7bn (~£20.87bn). Sony Group Corporation led the funding round with an investment of $200m (~£145.4m). Other investors include Appaloosa, Baillie Gifford, Park West, KKR, AllianceBernstein, Altimeter,...
The first teaser to Warzone’s possible nuke event has finally dropped Call of Duty players get a new game every year, and therefore most of the community is very impatient. With a completely new game arriving year after year, many fans are shocked to see such...
The Legion makes a change, welcoming LA Thieves’ Temp to the roster. We’re just 2/5ths through the 2021 Call of Duty League regular season and we’ve already seen many roster changes. With teams seemingly trying new players each Stage, Paris Legion has joined the roster mania...
Global esports organization Gen.G has announced a partnership with Turtle Beach-owned gaming peripheral brand ROCCAT. The company will become Gen.G’s official PC gaming accessories partner across its teams and affiliated streamers. ROCCAT will provide its products to the organization’s players and leverage the organization for...
Epic Games' stock has risen, literally. Video game developer Epic Games is responsible for creating Fortnite Battle Royale, arguably the last decade's most influential game. When the Battle Royale genre only had first-person shooters like PUBG and H1Z1, Fortnite captured the entire world's attention for both...
Former Converse and Nike executive Samantha Halverson has joined Los Angeles-based computer maker NZXT as its new senior vice president of people & culture. Prior to joining the company, Halverson served as VP of global HRBP at Nike-owned brand Converse for more than eight years. Prior to that, she served in several senior HR roles at Nike for...
Dallas, Texas-based esports and gaming entertainment company Envy Gaming announced Tuesday that it will be launching The Envy Foundation, a 501(c)(3) entity whose mission it is to educate and provide resources for North Texas middle and high schools. The Envy Foundation will aim to “bring...
At the 12th position of our Overwatch League 2021 power rankings are the New York Excelsior. While the team consistently placed in the Top Three of the past Overwatch League season, the recent changes to the roster might not be enough to get this result again...
Find out how you can win the Horizon Zero Dawn skin for free. Epic Games has officially announced another Fortnite crossover that they will happily add to the ever-growing list. This time, a collaboration with the Sony-published “Horizon Zero Dawn” video game series grabbed headlines after the...
French tech startup Unique Entertainment Expérience, which is doing business as Powder, announced that it has secured a $14M USD Series A financing round led by Paris-based venture capital firm Serena. Further investors include General Catalyst, Slow Ventures, Alven Capital, Banque publique d’investissement (Bpifrance) through its fund Digital Venture, Secocha Ventures, Turner Novak, and Kevin Hartz. The...