Esports
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.
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
Sanya City announces $682m esports theme park to tap Hainan government funding
The Sanya municipal government announced that Chinese sport development companies Sanya Youth City and Sealing Sports Culture Development will build an esports theme park, with a total planned investment…
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
Epic Games prioritizes fan engagement over commercial gains for Fortnite World Cup finals
Epic Games deliberately left money on the table at the weekend's Fortnite World Cup finals – by eschewing commercial partnerships and linear media-rights deals, as well as having low ticket-price packages –…
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…
Kroenke closes in on League of Legends team slot
Kroenke Sports & Entertainment (KSE) is closing in on a deal to acquire a slot in esports’ League of Legends Championship Series (LCS), according to ESPN.
Mobile Legends league in Indonesia pioneers franchise model in SEA
A professional esport league for Mobile Legends: Bang Bang in Indonesia has adopted a franchise model, charging a one-time fee of $1m (€898,000) for a permanent spot in the league.
US overtakes China as world’s biggest video gaming market in 2019
The US is forecast to overtake China as the world's biggest gaming market by revenue in 2019 for the first time since 2015, according to market research firm Newzoo
Shares in esports streaming platform DouYu start trading on Nasdaq
Shares in esports streaming platform DouYu, which is backed by social media and gaming giant Tencent Holdings, started trading on the Nasdaq market today as part of the biggest IPO by a Chinese company …
Overwatch League details vision for revamped season schedule
The Overwatch League esports competition has released more details on its planned home-and-away format for its 2020 season, with each franchise to host two-to-five “homestand weekends”.
IDN Media acquires popular esport website in Indonesia after successful series-C funding
Multiplatform media company IDN Media has acquired Indonesian esports website GGWP.ID, aiming to make it the "ESPN of e-sports"
Bobby Sharma, Electronic Sports Group, on the eSports panel at SDMS Miami
Bobby Sharma, Founding Partner of Electronic Sports Group compares eSports audiences to traditional sports, when he appeared at the Sports Decision Makers Summit in Miami.
Tyler Schrodt CEO Electronic Gaming Federation at the Sports Decision Makers Summit
Hear why Tyler Schrodt thinks NBA2K is so successful, appearing on the eSports panel at the Sports Decision Makers Summit in Miami.
Lance Mudd – eSports consultant – speaking at SDMS Miami
Lance Mudd, Sports Director at the United States eSports Federation describes how the traditional sport business model doesn't currently work for eSports.