eSports

AT&T Inc (NYSE: T) subsidiary Warner Bros unveiled a new Harry Potter-themed role-playing game that lets players immerse themselves in Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, as it was in the 1800s, on Wednesday. What Happened: “Hogwarts Legacy” developed by Avalanche will be...

Singapore tech company Sea Limited (NYSE: SE) has seen its shares surge in 2020 thanks to its dominant position in video games and growing e-commerce business. About Sea Limited: Sea Limited operates with three main business segments. Garena is a developer of games and an esports organizer. Shopee...

Two weeks after Unity Software Inc initially announced its plans to go public, the company filed an amended securities registration form with the details of the offering. The update filed on Sept. 9 disclosed that the company would issue 25 million shares with an initial public offering offer ...

Professional gamer Ninja is returning to Twitch after a year away from the top streaming platform.  What Happened: Tyler “Ninja” Blevins has signed an exclusive multi-year deal with Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) company Twitch, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Why It...

The console wars heated up Tuesday as Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) officially unveiled its new Xbox console. What Happened: The company’s Xbox Twitter account unveiled the Xbox Series S with a “Let’s make it official” tweet. The new console, which will be the...

Skillz, the first mobile esports platform, will go public via SPAC Flying Eagle Acquisition Corp (NYSE: FEAC). About Skillz: Skillz is a leading mobile esports gaming platform for competitive tournaments. “Today we’re a leader in casual esports and are well-positioned to capture the...

One of the bestselling video games of 2020 is “Animal Crossing: New Horizons” from Nintendo Co, Ltd. (Pink: NTDOY), and  Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden and his campaign team are paying attention. What Happened: The Verge reports the Biden-Harris campaign has...

As has been widely documented, these are go-go days for video game equities and the related exchange-traded funds, many of which are also levered to the burgeoning esports industry. What To Know: Up 60% year to date, the Roundhill BITKRAFT Esports & Digital Entertainment ETF (NYSE: NERD)...

Bilibili Inc - ADR (NASDAQ: BILI), a Chinese company that engages Gen Z fans in media content, reported second-quarter earnings on Wednesday. What Investors Should Know: Bilbili reported a 70% increase in total revenue. Monthly average users grew 55% to 172 million. Mobile monthly active users...

Spotify Technology (NYSE: SPOT) signed an exclusive sponsorship with Riot Game’s “League of Legends." Spotify will be the exclusive audio service provider for all LOL content. What You Need To Know: According to Variety, Spotify signed its first global paid sponsorship deal to gain...

"League of Legends" fans were informed by the League of Legends European Championship that the 2020 Summer Split playoffs and finals will continue remotely due to COVID-19 precautions. The LEC will be produced from the studio in Berlin while teams play from their respective training...

Video game and esports exchange-traded funds are getting plenty of love this year and rightfully, but software sales surging owing to coronavirus shelter-in-place directives, the esports in these funds is going overlooked. What Happened: That should be a temporary condition because as the VanEck...

Allied Esports Entertainment (NASDAQ: AESE) shares are trading higher again after the company announced a licensing agreement with GRID for the monetization of data and video rights to the company's popular Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Legend Series events. The multiyear deal will launch...

Allied Esports Entertainment (NASDAQ: AESE) shares are trading higher on Wednesday after the company announced that its Odyssey tournament had roughly 1.6 million live views at over a six-day event. Allied Esports Entertainment is an esports entertainment company. The firm is organized into two...