This piece first appeared in Edition 8 of The Esports Journal To see the myriad companies adapting to the digital world, one need only look. In the last few years, entrenched business models in sport have been challenged by fresh-faced newcomers with different ideas. Esports is a...
It looks like after years of laying off staff, Activision Blizzard is now looking to hire upwards of 2000+. The First Quarter Financial Results for Activision Blizzard are in, and it’s once again great news for the developer. Posting better than expected results, the company will...
Score Media and Gaming, operator of esports-focused content brand theScore Esports has announced the hire of Eric Wachs as VP of esports sales. In this new role, he will help to lead the platform’s global partnerships team. Wachs most recently served as director of strategic...
The Netenho Cup, a tournament organized in Brazil by PUBG Mobile principles Tencent Games and PUBG Corp in partnership with the influencer Neto “Netenho” Cavalcante, will count on the support of Facebook Gaming and the sponsorship of the Brazilian hardware brand Pichau Gaming. The tournament...
Esports team and gaming content network Beastcoast announced that it has closed a $2.5M Pre-Seed financing round from investors including Andover Ventures, Elevate Ventures, Techstars, NJ/NY Gotham FC owner Steven Temares, and High Alpha Ventures managing partner Scott Dorsey. The company received the funds in tranches over the last two years to support its rapid growth. Beastcoast, which...
North American sports marketing company Learfield IMG College has announced that Rocket League will be added to its Level Next collegiate esports league. According to the release, Rocket League’s integration into the esports competition is following a ‘direct agreement’ between Learfield IMG College and game developer Psyonix. Image...
It looks like we could see Valorant heading to mobile in the future, with Riot Games probing the market to see if it’s a viable product. For now, at least, it looks like Riot is working out which markets the game would do well in, with...
Online esports bookmaker Winners.bet has announced the launch of its traditional sports betting product. Alongside Winners.bet’s slate of esports titles, which includes League of Legends and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, the bookmaker’s new traditional sports betting option allows users to bet on popular sports such as football,...
From a business perspective, different regions make different markets, and different markets require different approaches — that’s how trade has worked for centuries. The esports industry, on one hand, is universal in its virtuality. We convert real money to in-game currency, and we trade virtual money...
The tournaments continue, but this one puts $100K up for grabs. After seeing the intense action in Envy’s $30K JackLinks Invitational last night, many fans will be looking forward to seeing more competitive Warzone action. Well, you won't have to wait long as tonight, Atlanta FaZe...