eSports

Jay "Sinatraa" Won, a major face of the Overwatch League in the West, has retired from the OWL to pursue "VALORANT." The 2019 Overwatch World Cup champion has left San Francisco Shock to compete in "VALORANT" with esports organization Sentinels. Rumors first circulated...

The Fortnite Competitive Team announced Friday the beginning of the Fortnite Champion Series Invitational, a solos tournament with a prize pool of $2 million. The competition starts Saturday, May 9. The tournament will continue through the rest of the season, allowing competitors to have a...

The National Hockey League is one of the latest sports organizations to develop a league inside the esports universe in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The organization said Thursday that it's partnering with ESL Gaming and the National Hockey League Players' Association...

Activision Blizzard Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) announced that the "Call of Duty: Mobile" World Championship 2020 Tournament will kick-off online from April 30 to May 24. Presented by Sony (NYSE: SNE), all players ranked Veteran or higher in Multiplayer will have the opportunity to compete for...

In March, all video game categories saw double-digit sales increase in the United States, as people turned to video games to pass the time amid the pandemic’s stay-at-home orders. What Happened In March 2020, spendings on gaming hardware, software, accessories, and game...

Netflix Inc (NASDAQ: NFLX) is akin to a buffet where consumers pay one price regardless of how much they consume. The comparison is only "partly true" for most video game publishers, Wedbush managing director and equity analyst Michael Pachter said Monday on Benzinga's...

The recent trend of elevated gaming software and hardware sales is expected to reverse soon, and be replaced by online sales and digital downloads, which spells a limited benefit for GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME). The GameStop Analyst BofA’s Curtis Nagle maintained an Underperform rating for...

Capitalizing on stay-at-home orders and lockdowns, Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) accelerated the launch of a dedicated gaming stream app. What Happened Facebook Gaming, a mobile app that allows gamers to watch streams from their favorite gamers, share smartphone screens and leave comments, was...

Most live sporting events have been on hold for the past month, and there’s no sign sports will be returning any time soon. In the absence of sports, leagues and their partners are turning to the virtual world to reach sports fans and even build their audience for when live sports eventually...

Gaming and esports social media platform eFuse is partnering up with online tournament organizer Mainline to host the Fandom Warzone Charity Pro-Am. The "Call of Duty"  event is taking place on Sunday, April 19 at 4:30 pm EST/1:30pm PST. The tournament is just one of several charity...

FaZe Clan, one of the most renowned esports organizations in the industry, announced the details of its $40 million Series A round of funding on Friday. The deal will support player acquisitions and operations, as well as support brand expansion. The news comes just after last week's...

In 2019, Tyler "Ninja" Blevins made a shocking announcement: he was leaving Amazon's (NASDAQ: AMZN) Twitch streaming platform to make live content exclusively for Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) Mixer. The blue-haired gamer became an international celebrity through his "...

The success of Epic Games' "Fortnite" is explosive, and has remained the top battle royale title since Epic's dive into the new genre. Fortnite's Epic Run In August 2018, the game reached a peak of 78.3 million players for the month. In March 2019, Epic reported 250 million...

Enthusiast Gaming Holdings Inc., (OTC: ENGMF) (TSD: EGLX), the world’s largest network of gamers and esports fans, formally announced its partnership with Monkey Knife Fight (MKF), helping bridge the gap between fantasy sports and esports. “We’ve been closely watching the...

As quarantine continues due to the COVID-19 pandemic, people are diving into video games in order to stay busy. With movies, television, and sports leagues falling behind with postponed events and premieres, gaming has remained resilient. Sports leagues such as the NBA, NHL, NASCAR, and Formula One...