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The Kraft family will build an 18,000-square-foot esports complex at its practice facility for the New England Patriots, with the esports complex dedicated to the Boston Uprising Overwatch team along with a Helix eSports gaming center. The partnership between Helix and the Uprising will feature over 100 gaming stations with gaming and network infrastructure, plus […]
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The Overwatch League‘s Houston Outlaws have been sold by Immortals Gaming Club to new ownership in Beasley Media Group ahead of the 2020 season. Immortals took ownership of the Outlaws in June after buying the team’s parent company, Infinite Esports and Entertainment. Immortals took over Houston with the focus on selling the team given its […]
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Riot Games will bring the League of Legends World Championship finals to China for its 10th annual event in 2020 at the 56,000 seat Shanghai Stadium. The final was last staged in China in 2017 at the Beijing National Stadium, with Shanghai hosting a semifinal. The city also serves as the headquarters for the League […]
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The first Call of Duty League season that will have city-based teams will start on January 24, 2020, in Minneapolis, at the local Armory. The event will be hosted by Minnesota Røkkr, the team operated by WISE Ventures Esports under ownership of the Wilf family and investor Gary Vaynerchuk. All 12 professional Call of Duty […]
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The University of Kentucky will be partnering with Gen.G to build a global gaming and esports program as part of a larger campus initiative to become more involved in the esports ecosystem. The program will focus on three pillars of academic, community and professional development in collaboration with the UK esports Club. The partnership between […]
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The inaugural Player Omega esports festival in Ponoma, California, continues to take shape with the addition of the Electronic Gaming Federation planning tournaments at the event as well as a tournament hosted by Nerd Street Gamers. Nerd Street Gamers will host a national championship series minor event for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. It will feature a […]
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Nerd Street Gamers has named Mike and Ike Brand candies as the official partner of the 2020 National Championship series, a multi-city tournament that gives casual gamers and aspiring esports athletes the chance to compete for cash prizes. The 2020 contest will expand to 10 cities with local tournaments that can boast prize pools of […]
Continue ReadingPlayer Omega is partnering with Super League Gaming for esports gaming opportunities during the inaugural Player Omega event later this year in California and beyond with five confirmed 2020 sites. Player Omega and Super League will create opportunities for gaming communities in underserved markets to experience esports in ways typically available only to those in […]
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Millennial Esports Corporation will build the first dedicated esports racing arena in Miami, featuring more than 12,000 square feet of gaming and entertainment options, with a targeted opening date of 2020. Billed as the world’s first dedicated esports racing arena, it will be in the Wynwood entertainment district. Millennial has secured $2.8 million in private […]
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The Simon Cup, a new esports competition, will have regional finals and festivals in New York and Los Angeles before culminating in a Grand Final at Las Vegas’ HyperX Esports Arena with a $50,000 shopping grand prize going to the winner. The Fortnite event will be co-produced by Allied Esports and Simon, the owner of […]
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