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Pokémon World Championships 2021 cancelled
Competition still planned to take place in London next year, all Play! Pokémon events remain suspended
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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.
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PlayVS expands to Canada with GameSeta acquisition
The high school and college esports league will partner with BC School Sports
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Skillz goes public
Mobile esports platform is trading up 7% during its first day on the New York Stock Exchange
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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
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Fnatic raises over £2m in crowdfunding
Esports brand sees over 4,000 participants in Crowdcube campaign
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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
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Gfinity acquires Epicstream as it seeks growth amid financial troubles
But sales process is progressing as planned
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Microsoft acquires Smash.gg
Esports platform to remain running, with added support from Microsoft
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Esports company Blast receives £1.7m in funding from Edge Investments
Funding to be used to further international expansion, improve production capabilities
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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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Female-led Queens Gaming Collective raises $1.5m
Gaming lifestyle company launches after seed round led by Bitkraft Ventures
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All eyes on esports: staying ahead of the legal hurdles
As investment pours into the sector, legal firm Reed Smith offers advice to new companies seeking to avoid legal pitfalls
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Original founder re-acquires OpTic Gaming
Hector Rodriguez takes esports organization back after Immortals Gaming Club acquisition last year
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Esports brand Fnatic raises $10m
Also offering fans the chance to invest via $1.3m Crowdcube campaign
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Esports platform Edge raises $1.5m
Investment will be used for recruitment and improving its tech, which simplifies esports contracts, payments and more
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Gfinity cuts costs, seeks stability following another year of losses
Operating loss for the year was £5.5 million as company ponders acquisitions, partnerships, or sale
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Esports Entertainment Group to acquire Helix Esports and ggCircuit
The deal will be worth $43 million, Esports Entertainment Group teases more "near-term" acquisitions
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CS:GO pro players banned for betting on themselves
The accused had accomplices that were placing identical bets
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VENN closes $26m Series A funding
The esports and gaming broadcast network secured Nexstar Media Group as an exclusive local television partner
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Tencent leads $100m Series B round in VSPN
Chinese esports firm eyes international expansion after growing to 1,000 employees in the space of four years
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Cloud9 signs its first-ever all-woman esports roster
Valorant team formerly known as MAJKL becomes Cloud9 White, begins competing this week
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EVOS Esports closes $12m Series B round
Southeast Asia-focused esports firm has raised more than $16m in its lifetime
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Nag Studios raises $1m in pre-seed funding
Stockholm-based company to grow its team as it works to build a "digital super bowl"
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Professional Splatoon player arrested for alleged sexual assault of a minor
Japanese esports organization Creatives parts ways with player