Sony jointly acquires fighting game tournament Evo
The PlayStation firm buys popular esports event alongside esports venture RTS
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Activision Blizzard lays off 50
Publisher cites impact of pandemic on esports business, says live events "still very much a part of both the Overwatch League and Call of Duty League strategies"
Enthusiast Gaming launching new esports site Upcomer
Specialist media firm will incorporate existing Daily Esports website into new launch this year
Super League Gaming acquires Mobcrush
Amateur esports company expects to reach a US audience of 85 million monthly with the acquisition
Newzoo anticipates global esports market will grow to $1.08b in 2021
Sponsorship and media rights are expected to account for 77% of esports revenue in the coming year
Global esports, game streaming markets to reach $3.5b by 2025 - Juniper
Research firm projects fields to grow from projected 2021 total of $2.1 billion; Asia Pacific region will account for half of viewers
Female Call of Duty pro reportedly murdered by another player
18-year-old killer confessed to crime, after filming it and sharing the video via WhatsApp
VSPN reportedly considering IPO
The initial public offering could raise "several hundred million dollars" this year
OverActive plans Toronto esports arena
Owner of Toronto Ultra and Toronto Defiant says 7,000-seat, $500 million venue projected to be complete in 2025
'LinkedIn for gamers' Efuse raises $6m
Funds came from the Ohio Innovation Fund as well as NFL and NBA athletes
Omaken Sports forms "Nordic powerhouse of esports" with Heroic acquisition
Norwegian firm raised €15 million to fund deal and its future development plans
Pokémon World Championships 2021 cancelled
Competition still planned to take place in London next year, all Play! Pokémon events remain suspended
Over 50 percent of esports followers likely to bet on esports in the US - Survey
Interpret found the slight majority of 521 esports followers were likely to participate in betting on major tournaments.
PlayVS expands to Canada with GameSeta acquisition
The high school and college esports league will partner with BC School Sports
Skillz goes public
Mobile esports platform is trading up 7% during its first day on the New York Stock Exchange
Esports to debut as medal event at Asian Games 2022
Esports will join the "intellectual titles" category of the 19th Asian Games, which already features events such as chess
Fnatic raises over Ł2m in crowdfunding
Esports brand sees over 4,000 participants in Crowdcube campaign
Epic won't hold in-person Fortnite events in 2021
The company said that too much is "still unknown about what is practical and safe" due to the COVID-19 crisis
Gfinity acquires Epicstream as it seeks growth amid financial troubles
But sales process is progressing as planned
Microsoft acquires Smash.gg
Esports platform to remain running, with added support from Microsoft
Esports company Blast receives Ł1.7m in funding from Edge Investments
Funding to be used to further international expansion, improve production capabilities
COVID-19 expected to boost investment in esports
But esports activity won't go back to pre-pandemic levels for another year, some execs believe
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