Artist Capital Management is launching Artist Esports Edge Fund after closing a $100 million fund for investing in esports disciplines. The company already has stakes in the likes of 100 Thieves and Washington Esports Ventures, owners of the Overwatch League franchise, Washington Justice, with the fund used to help institutional investors get into the esports […]
The 2019 League of Legends World Championship wrapped up Sunday with FunPlus Phoenix defeating G2 in a 3-0 sweep. However, the bigger story was the massive viewership the World Championship garnered since the beginning of October. Stream Hatchet investigated the year-over-year growth in hours watched on North American platforms and found incredible results: The League […]
With the next edition of Halo slated to hit players next year, organizers of the Halo Championship Series unveiled its vision for the series and Halo esports overall as we approach the Halo Infinite era. With an eye to grow the player and team base for next year, both in the US and internationally, the […]
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate officially took home the heavyweight belt after announcing that the game has now sold 15.7 million copies to rank as the best0selling fighting game of all time. Digital Trends report that Street Fighter II previously held the record at 15.5 million. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate was released on December 7, 2018.
The minds that launched MLG are now turning their attention to Vindex, launching with initial funding of $60 million in a move to build a “first-of-its-kind global esports infrastructure platform” in addition to announcing the acquisition of Next Generation Esports and the launch of Esports Engine. The venture was founded by Mike Sepso and Sundance […]
EA announced that EA Access is coming to Steam, where it will become the first gaming subscription service made available on the platform. Additionally, EA will begin selling its games on Steam again, as part of the new deal, after it moved its titles off the marketplace and hosted them exclusively on the Origin store […]
Riot Games is using the ten-year anniversary of League of Legends to announce plans that could change the balance of esports, with new titles in development across the spectrum of genres, along with new content and platform plans. In addition to updates for the core League of Legends game, the company announced that autobattler, Teamfight […]
More than 5.5 million gamers watched the Fortnite map enter the void this week before the game returned with a new chapter on Tuesday. The marketing initiative subsequently saw hundreds of thousands of people watching a black hole on their screens waiting for what would happen next. The Fortnite Blackout, according to Streamhatchet, saw an […]
Activision Blizzard formally opened the doors to the Call of Duty League and its branding elements, in addition to mapping out plans for the league’s inaugural season next year. The series will be played exclusively on PlayStation 4 and dangle a total prize pool of over $6 million for year one, concluding with the Call […]
Riot Games released the official single and music video for Worlds 2019, titled Phoenix, featuring Cailin Russo and Crissy Costanza. G2 Esports mid laner Rasmus “Caps” Winther and SK Telecom T1 legend Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok make cameos, along with other pros who fight versions of themselves.
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