OverActive Media announces increased revenues for Q2 2024
Esports holding company OverActive Media has reported increased revenues for Q2 2024, up by CAD…
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Was the Esports World Cup 2024 a viewership success?
The Esports World Cup (EWC), the world’s largest multi-title esports event, has concluded. EWC 2024…
Western esports organisations that have entered Southeast Asia, Korea and China
Gaming and esports consumers vary greatly from region to region. One esport could be a…
Houston Outlaws officially closes down
Outlaws Entertainment, the parent company of esports brands Houston Outlaws and Team AXLE, officially closed…
Overwatch 2 at Esports World Cup peaks at 100,000 viewers
The Esports World Cup’s Overwatch 2 tournament has recorded a peak viewership of 100,188, a…
Esports World Cup 2024: Full list of games, format, schedule and more
Part of Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 initiative, the Esports World Cup will launch its inaugural…
ESL FACEIT Group opens broadcast hub in Saudi Arabia
Esports conglomerate ESL FACEIT Group (EFG) has announced the opening of a broadcast hub in…
Porsche partners with Overwatch Championship Series for Dreamhack Dallas Major
Esports tournament organiser ESL FACEIT Group has announced a partnership with car manufacturer Porsche for…
Overwatch launches crowdfunding bundle for OWCS Dallas Major prize pool
Ahead of the 2024 OWCS Dallas Major, Overwatch Champions Series’ first international event, game developer Blizzard has released a crowdfunding bundle with proceeds going to the Major’s prize pool. Blizzard…
Opening up an esport: Overwatch’s resurgence after the Overwatch League closure
It’s incredibly rare to see a franchised esport abandon its previous business model in favour of a completely open ecosystem. Thanks to a few bad decisions, a pandemic, viewership declines,…
Collegiate esports event CECC 2024 announces several new partners
The Collegiate Esports Commissioner’s Cup (CECC), a collegiate esports event taking place this May at the Esports Stadium Arlington in Texas, has announced several new partners. State Farm, the U.S.…
Blizzard rebuilds NetEase relationship to bring games back to China
Game developer Blizzard Entertainment has announced a new agreement with Chinese technology company NetEase, more than a year after the two entities ended their partnership. This means that Blizzard’s games…
ESL FACEIT Group launches $170,000 FACEIT League for Overwatch 2
Esports tournament organiser ESL FACEIT Group has announced a new Overwatch 2 open circuit featuring a $170,000 (~£135,000) prize pool. Called the FACEIT League, the multi-tiered team league will also…
Overwatch 2 added to the Esports World Cup
Overwatch 2 has been announced as a featured title for the upcoming Esports World Cup this summer in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The game is the latest in a string of…
