eSports

Esports group Dignitas has raised $30 million, and it has formed a new parent company called New Meta Entertainment to reflect that fact that it has several esports-related businesses. Dignitas, which recently merged with Clutch Gaming, is the brand name for…

Share to facebookShare to twitterShare to linkedin Dignitas win the DreamHack Rocket League tournament. Credit: DreamHack Dignitas, the esports organization owned by Harris BlitzerSports & Entertainment, has secu…

The esports industry is projected to surpass $1 billion in revenue this year, yet those who arent directly playing or working in the community can barely explain what esports is. You might have heard of Twitch — an interactive livestreaming platform that lets…

Newsbrief: The typically esports-focused game company MTG has invested $250,000 from its venture capital fund into Mightier Games, a game-driven program that aims to help kids with ADHD, anxiety, and anger issues improve emotional regulation skills. Overall,…

Earlier this year, the first major investigation into corruption in Australian esports revealed allegations of professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive players rigging matches. Last month, Kotaku Australia reported six Australians had been arrested in …

Immutable Games, an esports company planning to release its first game Gods Unchained on the ethereum blockchain this year, raises $15M Series A led by Naspers (Yolanda Redrup/Australian Financial Review)

Wizards of the Coast is running a new set of events in Magic: The Gathering — Arena that really take the cake gingerbread.Beginning Thursday, September 26, you can enter the “Play Any Deck Challenge” event, where you can play any card in Standard — regard…

VENN, a Cheddar-like TV network that wants to mix esports with Twitch-like game streaming, raises $17M seed round, plans to launch in 2020 (Janko Roettgers/Variety)

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For some, its a pastime. For others, its a problem. And for a select few, in the future, it may become a second profession. Gaming has long served as a reprieve from a grueling season for athletes, sometimes to their own detriment in 2006, Detroit Tigers pi…