News Sprout Esports shuts down The organization says maintaining its business operations was a struggle over the years March 26, 2024 Jeffrey Rousseau
Feature 'Significantly more' market consolidation expected in esports Insiders say the competitive gaming market is not out of the woods yet as teams and other organisations brace for further change in the sector March 25, 2024 Dominic Sacco
News True Gamers secures $45m investment The firm intends to establish more than 150 esports facilities across Saudi Arabia Jan. 25, 2024 Jeffrey Rousseau
News A poor job of Riot control | 10 Years Ago This Month League of Legends maker overplays its hand by trying to ban pro players from streaming other companies' games Dec. 20, 2023 Brendan Sinclair
News Riot Games to establish new EMEA esports arena The new facility will host the League of Legends and Valorant championships within the region Nov. 29, 2023 Jeffrey Rousseau
Opinion Blizzard’s Overwatch League was ambitious and doomed | Opinion One of the most interesting experiments in esports history comes to an expensive close – with the game itself struggling, the writing was on the wall for the league Nov. 10, 2023 Rob Fahey
News Activision Blizzard "transitioning" away from Overwatch League Publisher to take competitive Overwatch "in a new direction" Nov. 9, 2023 Sophie McEvoy
News 100 Thieves to cut 20% of its workforce The layoffs mainly affect its game dev team and energy drink brand, which will become independent companies Nov. 6, 2023 Sophie McEvoy
News Guild Esports pens investment deal to earn up to £1m First payments of £250,000 are unconditional as the outfit aims to expand into the Middle East and North Africa Oct. 30, 2023 Jeffrey Rousseau
News GameSquare acquires Faze Clan A year after going public with a $725 million valuation, esports group sells for just $18.5 million in an all-stock purchase Oct. 20, 2023 Brendan Sinclair
News International Olympic Committee announce plans for Olympic Esports Games IOC president commissions study for event's creation Oct. 16, 2023 Sophie McEvoy
News British Esports responds to backlash over Saudi esports partnership National body also clarifies that the partnership isn't a commercial agreement Oct. 11, 2023 Sophie McEvoy
News League of Legends esports is still not breaking even "We're trying to find our footing, trying to find a way to refresh our league," Riot Games says Aug. 25, 2023 Sophie McEvoy
News Evo 2023 pulls in over 9,000 competitors The fighting game event had more than 7,000 players registered for the Street Fighter 6 tournament Aug. 8, 2023 Jeffrey Rousseau
Opinion Why esports businesses should pay close attention to employment law | Opinion JMW Solicitors' Chris Deeley explains what makes esports businesses special as employers – and what many of them need to do better July 12, 2023 Chris Deeley
News Esports will remain an official medal sport at the Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 | News-in-brief The announcement was made during the 42nd Olympic Council of Asia General Assembly July 10, 2023 GamesIndustry.biz Staff
News Michiel Bakker to exit as Ginx TV CEO The executive departs with the UK esports media firm after serving a 13-year stint June 28, 2023 Jeffrey Rousseau
News League Championship Series delayed following conflict between Riot and players association The LCSPA voted in favour of a walkout to protest changes made to the league that could lead to 70 job losses May 31, 2023 Marie Dealessandri
News Madison Square Garden Sports greenlights Counter Logic Gaming and NRG combination Head of CLG, Greg Kim, also announces his departure from the esports firm after nearly two years April 7, 2023 Jeffrey Rousseau
News Activision Blizzard sued by US government over esports salaries Department of Justice says soft salary cap in Overwatch League and Call of Duty League violated antitrust laws April 3, 2023 Brendan Sinclair
News Gaud-Hammer Gaming and Sports Illustrated unveil Esports Illustrated The new vertical's editor-in-chief says that its esports coverage aims to be inclusive and "tough but fair" March 9, 2023 Jeffrey Rousseau
News ESL FaceIt acquires esports analytics provider Vindex The acquisition aims to expand the outfit's production capabilities across the US, Europe, and Asia Pacific March 1, 2023 Jeffrey Rousseau
News Tyler 'Ninja' Blevins joins Gamesquare, leads new incubator Ninja Labs Influencer named chief innovation officer, will help esports firm find new ways to reach audiences Feb. 23, 2023 James Batchelor
News Savvy Games Groups invests $265m in Chinese esports firm VSPO Saudi government-owned gaming outfit aims to grow mobile esports within the country Feb. 16, 2023 Jeffrey Rousseau
News Riot Games lays off 46 staff as part of "strategic shifts" League of Legends firms says it made cuts "within a few teams to sharpen our focus" Jan. 20, 2023 James Batchelor