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Digital ceremony to take place on September 18 during Women in Games Global Festival This is a News In Brief article. Read more about this story by following the link below: womeningamesfestival.org Sign up for The Daily Update and get the best of GamesIndustry.biz in your inbox. Enter your email…

August 18, 2021 by Alexander Lee To win over fans who are skeptical of corporate influence, esports organizations and their brand partners are rolling out activations that engage with and directly benefit both their players and fans. With brands jockeying to reach the 18 to 34-year-old demographic via gaming and…

Right now, everyone wants in on podcasts — including gaming influencers. For gaming and esports content creators who are well-established on Twitch and YouTube, podcasts create new opportunities to apply sponsorships and brand partnerships to a pre-existing audience. Brian “FaZe Rug” Awadis is a high-profile example of a gaming influencer…

August 16, 2021 by Alexander Lee Under COVID-19 lockdown, localized esports organizations have been forced to adjust their offerings to maintain a strong connection to their local fans. With in-person events making a return in 2021, these organizations are better prepared than ever to take advantage of their followers’ fervent…

A new GamesBeat event is around the corner! Learn more about what comes next.  Immutable has established an alliance with NRG Esports to create nonfungible token (NFT) collectibles for the upcoming Guild of the Guardian’s mobile RPG. The Ukraine-based Stepico Games is developing the blockchain game for publisher Immutable, which…

August 07, 2021 - 00:30AM WSJ Since the pandemic, revenue generated by professional esports teams and in-person tournaments took a hit. But self-betting esports, where people compete against strangers at video games for money, has grown exponentially. Read More

There’s a lot of money to be made in mobile gaming, but most of the media attention tends to focus on esports titles like MOBAs and battle royales. There are, of course, dozens if not hundreds of other mobile games in the market that may be just as addictive even…

Sponsorships are a pretty big part of modern sports, and this is the case in esports too. Over the last decade, esports has gone from a more niche interest into a business that rivals the revenue of traditional sports. Playing games professionally brings in a lot of esports sponsors. They…

Twitch is a big part of what’s made esports go mainstream so much in recent years. Esports players in some games come directly from Twitch and compete within the platform in events. The top esports streamers are frequently the top of overall charts for streamer views and subs, even competing…

There are vast differences between the major esports leagues, but they all share a common denominator: Vindex. Founded by former Major League Gaming heads Mike Sepso and Sundance DiGiovanni, Vindex describes itself as an esports infrastructure company — a one-stop-shop for brands and companies looking to get involved in competitive…