Activision Blizzard hires deputy MLB commissioner to lead esports
Activision Blizzard made a significant personnel move this week, announcing the hiring of Major League Baseball deputy commissioner Tony Pettiti to lead its esports and entertainment efforts.
Pettiti, who will officially begin...
Zaxby’s dines with High School Esports League for Spring Major
The High School Esports League (HSEL) has announced a partnership with American fast-casual restaurant chain Zaxby’s for a marketing promotion.
Zaxby’s will award prizes for the HSEL’s Spring Major 2020 championship series,...
The esports leagues and events affected by coronavirus
The current novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has disrupted life around the globe, and that extends to the esports industry as well.
Numerous recent and upcoming events and leagues have been cancelled, postponed,...
Neosurf: Assessing the bid for gender re-balance in esports
Disclaimer: This is a guest feature piece from Neosurf
Last November, Xiaomeng “Liooon” Li became the first woman to win a major BlizzCon and major Hearthstone championship. In her acceptance speech, she defiantly...
DreamHack Spain relocates winter festival to Madrid
Event organiser DreamHack's Spanish branch has announced that it is moving its winter festival from Sevilla to Madrid.
Expanding the scope and offerings at the event appears to be the primary motivation behind...
Australian Esports University League partners with Chatime
Australian Esports University League has partnered with bubble tea brand Chatime for the 2020 season.
The partnership will see Chatime assume the role of presenting partner for the league, which involves over...
2020 is a defining year for card game esports
There's no skirting around it: it's not been a good few years for card game esports.
Since the digital collectable card game (CCG) genre exploded following the release of Hearthstone in 2014,...
This week in esports: Google, Coca-Cola, Fnatic, LCS
As always, we’ve rounded up the biggest and best stories from the past week so you can stay abreast of the industry’s biggest happenings. This week in esports saw Activision Blizzard...
Ryan Wyatt discusses Google’s deal with Activision Blizzard
Just hours before the new, franchised Call of Duty League was set to kick off at The Armory in Minneapolis - the home of Minnesota RØKKR - YouTube was announced as...
Activision Blizzard enters multi-year deal with Google
Activision Blizzard will broadcast Call of Duty League, Overwatch League, and Hearthstone esports exclusively on YouTube.
This is part of a multi-year deal between Activision Blizzard and Google that also sees Google...
