eSports

North American organisation Misfits Gaming Group has awarded Playwire the rights to represent it throughout 2020. The expanded partnership will see Playwire provide “access to previously unreachable brands and media…

Riot Games‘ launch of VALORANT, its free-to-play first-person shooter, went extremely well in terms of viewership and reception. Built with competition at the forefront of the mind, it’s of little…

The British Esports Association has partnered with British educational company Pearson to devise a BTEC qualification for esports. The qualification is said to be “skilled-focused” and a “major step forward”…

The ESL Pro League was on more screens than ever before with its eleventh season, despite having to make adjustments due to COVID-19. According to data from ESL, the event reached a…

In October 2019, MLG co-founders Mike Sepso and Sundance DiGiovanni launched a new venture, Vindex, with $60 million (£46.6 million) in funding. When they first started working together back in…

You Are Not Alone (YANA) has unveiled the first wave of participants and events for its event on May 2nd. The initiative has been launched to connect people through gaming…

The Electronic Gaming Federation (EGF) has launched its EGF Collegiate Power Series for Division I universities. The competition will see universities across the United States compete in Rocket League from…

Following last weekend’s conclusion of Chapter 2 – Season 2 of the Fortnite Champion Series, Epic Games has announced a new online invitational tournament. The Fortnite Champion Series Invitational will…

As always, we’ve rounded up the biggest and best stories from the past week so you can stay abreast of the industry’s biggest happenings. This week in esports saw Eurosport…

The esports industry needs to grab and secure its share of advertisers’ budgets before the next recession kicks in, writes David Fenlon in this guest piece. In lockdown, esports has…