Cynopsis: Esports

10/05/23: Overwatch League shutters; Epic lays off 870; BLAST raises $13.4M

  Thursday October 5, 2023 Good morning! It’s Thursday and this is your early morning Esports and Gaming brief. The Overwatch League is all but over following its 2023 Grand Finals, as Overwatch 2 publisher Activision-Blizzard seeks new avenues for a “revitalized esports program” for the team-based first-person shooter. The OWL was announced to industry-wide […]

09/27/23: Counter-Strike 2 has officially launched

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09/21/23: Amid dozens of high-caliber releases this year, Cyberpunk 2077 might be the most interesting case study yet

  Thursday September 21, 2023 Good morning! It’s Thursday and this is your early morning Esports and Gaming brief. Amid dozens of high-caliber releases this year, Cyberpunk 2077 might be the most interesting case study yet. Yes, CD Projekt RED’s futuristic role-playing title was widely panned following its buggy, nigh-unplayable debut in late 2020. At […]

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09/07/23: The International Olympic Committee has created an official competitive gaming offshoot

  Thursday September 7, 2023 Good morning! It’s Thursday and this is your early morning Esports and Gaming brief. The International Olympic Committee has created an official competitive gaming offshoot, the IOC Esports Commission, the sports governing body announced. David Lappartient, who joined the IOC in 2022 and was chairman of the IOC Esports and […]

08/17/23: Saudi investment fund Savvy Games Group was the party behind a $2 billion deal with Embracer Group that crumbled earlier this year

  Thursday August 17, 2023 Good morning! It’s Thursday and this is your early morning Esports and Gaming brief. Saudi investment fund Savvy Games Group was the party behind a $2 billion deal with Embracer Group that crumbled earlier this year, according to a report from Axios. Savvy, which has made significant […]

08/10/23: This weekend’s Evo fighting game tournament showed just how strong the esports audience still is

  Thursday August 10, 2023 Good morning! It’s Thursday and this is your early morning Esports and Gaming brief. This weekend’s Evo fighting game tournament showed just how strong the esports audience still is despite ongoing concerns in the industry about the business of competitive gaming. As viewership and attendance of live events continues to […]

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