eSports

Adding to all of the eSports news happening as of late, Manchester City has just announced a partnership with Faze Clan. According to the club, the new collaborative partnership will “bring the two audiences together in exciting new ways.” Although no much h…

The NBA 2K League said on Thursday it will have a Shanghai team that will begin play in the 2020 season, making it the first squad from outside of North America to join the National Basketball Association's esports arm. The team, to be launched by esports or…

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)