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New esports team at Seattle-area middle school teaches teamwork, communication, and how to lose

GeekWire

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

Islander Middle School esports team members gather around for a Super Smash Bros. Last November, IMS computer programming and robotics teacher Sarah Olson started an esports team at the middle school. And, the team acknowledges the prevalence of esports at large, an industry on which these kids already have their fingers on the pulse.

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Alienware's Pro Wireless Mouse and Pro Wireless Keyboard peripherals are built for esports

TechSpot

JANUARY 12, 2024

The Pro Wireless Mouse and Pro Wireless Keyboard are targeted to the competitive gaming scene, providing everything esport athletes need to frag opposing teams effortlessly. Alongside its new gaming laptops and QD-OLED monitors, Alienware showed a couple of new gaming peripherals during CES 2024. Read Entire Article

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Esports Technologies launches Esports Games app on Google Play

Venture Beast

MAY 25, 2021

Esports Technologies has launched its Esports Games app on the Google Play Store as a companion for players watching esports tournaments. Read More.

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Esports Entertainment Group acquires Helix eSports and GGCircuit for $43 million

Venture Beast

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Esports Entertainment Group has acquired Helix eSports and GGCircuit for $43 million in its quest to become an esports powerhouse. Read More.

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BenQ Zowie XL2566K Review: Esports-First Monitor

TechSpot

JUNE 14, 2023

The BenQ XL2566K is an esports gaming monitor optimized for speed. This is a 24.5" 1080p 360Hz TN monitor enhanced with DyAc+ backlight strobing, one of the best blur reduction techniques available. Read Entire Article

Generation Esports raises $10.8 million to grow student esports leagues

Venture Beast

APRIL 14, 2021

Generation Esports has raised $10.8 million in funding to grow high school and middle school esports leagues and tournaments. Read More.

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Cloud9 launches first all-women esports team for Valorant

Venture Beast

OCTOBER 25, 2020

Esports organization Cloud9 will field its first all-women esports team in Riot Games' Valorant esports competition. Read More.

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Online gambling giant Entain to acquire Seattle esports betting startup Unikrn

GeekWire

AUGUST 12, 2021

Entain , one of the world’s largest sports betting and gaming companies, announced Thursday that it has agreed to acquire Unikrn , a Seattle startup that operates an esports betting platform. ” Entain said it has hired former Twitch exec Justin Dellario to lead esports operations. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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Why Vindex will invest $300 million in esports gaming arenas

Venture Beast

AUGUST 9, 2020

Vindex will invest $300 million into esports gaming arenas. That's the next idea from Mike Sepso and Sundance DiGiovanni, the founder fathers of esports. Read More.

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Niko Partners: Asia is 54% of the $1B global esports market

Venture Beast

JULY 22, 2021

The Asia esports market is more than 54% of the $1 billion dollar global esports market, according to market researcher Niko Partners. Read More.

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United Esports and Dfinity Foundation create $10M blockchain game dev contest

Venture Beast

JANUARY 17, 2022

United Esports and the Dfinity Foundation have created a blockchain game development contest with a $10 million prize pool. Read More.

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Allied Esports teams up with Xsens for mocapped shoutcasters for esports

Venture Beast

MARCH 23, 2021

Xsens will provide motion-capture suits for shoutcasters for esports events at Allied Esports Entertainment's HyperX arena. Read More.

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Mobile Premier League raises $150M at $2.3B valuation for mobile esports

Venture Beast

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Mobile Premier League became a new unicorn in mobile gaming esports as it raised a $150 million at a $2.3 billion valuation. Read More.

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PlayVS teams up with Special Olympics to bring esports to more schools

Venture Beast

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

PlayVS has teamed up with Special Olympics North America to offer esports to Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools. The Los Angeles-based PlayVS focuses on bringing amateur esports to high schools and colleges. A new GamesBeat event is around the corner! Learn more about what comes next.

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Dubit raises $8M for Roblox-based metaverse esports events

Venture Beast

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Dubit's most recent round of fundraising will go towards augmenting the company's esports endeavors in the metaverse. Read More.

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Riot Games will launch Wild Rift esports tournament in late 2021

Venture Beast

MAY 5, 2021

Riot Games will launch League of Legends: Wild Rift esports tournament in late 2021. The move is an endorsement for mobile esports. Read More.

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Grid Esports raises $10 million to generate data from esports matches for wagering

Venture Beast

APRIL 9, 2021

Grid Esports has raised $10 million in a round of funding to provide game companies and players with better competitive data. Read More.

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Immutable’s Guild of the Guardians NFT game teams up with NRG Esports

Venture Beast

AUGUST 14, 2021

Immutable has established an alliance with NRG Esports to create NFTs for the upcoming Guild of the Guardian's mobile role-playing game. Read More.

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Why Intel Capital invested in BoomTV amid the esports boom

Venture Beast

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Intel Capital invested in amateur esports firm BoomTV to raise the profile of gamers and esports in mainstream culture. Read More.

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The time for esports’ professionalization is now

Venture Beast

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

By emphasizing the "professional" in esports, we succeed, can o tap into its potential to be a far-reaching, gender-neutral, global industry. Read More.

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Discord could be the next esports ecosystem

Venture Beast

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Discord already has millions of gamers using it -- but it's also a fantastic way to talk to your esports communities, in or out of games. Read More.

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Generation Esports will create 25 gaming labs in high schools nationwide

Venture Beast

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

The High School Esports League has partnered with the National Guard, Asus, and Intel to put esports gaming labs in 25 high schools. Read More.

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Infinite Reality acquires esports company RektGlobal

Venture Beast

APRIL 12, 2022

Metaverse builder Infinite Reality is acquiring esports and entertainment company RektGlobal in a $470 million stock deal. Read More.

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Riot Games promotes John Needham to president of esports

Venture Beast

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Riot Games has promoted John Needham to president of esports in a move aimed at expanding the esports appeal of titles. Read More.

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Bayes raises $6 million for global esports data platform

Venture Beast

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Bayes has raised $6 million to provide data on the esports industry. The money came from Pohlad Family, Fertitta Capital, and the Sony Innovation Fund. Read More.

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Niko Partners: Esports generated $519 million in Asia in 2019, growth continues in pandemic

Venture Beast

JULY 31, 2020

Esports generated $519 million in revenue in 2019 in Asia, making the region the No. 1 in the world for esports revenue, and it continues to grow now. Read More.

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BoomTV raises $10 million for its esports livestreaming platform

Venture Beast

JUNE 9, 2020

BoomTV has raised $10 million for its esports 3D livestreaming platform. The company says its platform makes it much easier to watch esports events. Read More.

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Riot Games’ John Needham talks about the future of esports

Venture Beast

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

We interviewed Riot Games' John Needham, president of esports, about the future of eports for League of Legends, Wild Rift, and Valorant. Read More.

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FaZe Clan partners with MoonPay on crypto and NFTs for esports

Venture Beast

DECEMBER 7, 2021

FaZe Clan has partnered with crypto payments firm MoonPay to celebrate gaming lifestyle, esports, and youth culture. Read More.

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Former NFL safety launches G1, a new esports organization

Venture Beast

DECEMBER 1, 2021

NFL free agent Kenny Vaccaro has announced he's entering the world of esports alongside his two partners, launching G1, or Gamers First. Read More.

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Polyient Games hosts $100,000 esports tournaments for NFT games

Venture Beast

MARCH 8, 2021

Polyient Games has teamed up with automated esports tournament platform Community Gaming to launch a $100,000 tournament series. Read More.

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How Riot Games will ensure that Valorant’s esports stars include women

Venture Beast

JUNE 14, 2021

Riot Games has launched multiple efforts like its Valorant Game Changers Series to make sure women succeed in esports. Read More.

How the metaverse could unlock sustainable revenue models for esports

Venture Beast

APRIL 26, 2022

Utilizing NFTs as a new revenue stream and esports could generate entirely new inflows of funds that could grow brands and expand influence. Read More.

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Esports brand Fnatic raises $17 million for Asia expansion

Venture Beast

MAY 25, 2021

Fnatic has raised $17 million in funding from Japan's Marubeni and others as the esports brand seeks to grow in Asia. Read More.

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US Cyber Games and TikTok turn cybersecurity into an esport

Venture Beast

AUGUST 2, 2021

TikTok has teamed up with US Cyber Games have teamed up to create an esports-style competition for aspiring cyberprofessionals. Read More.

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The Army National Guard will help bring esports labs into high schools

TechSpot

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

The selected High School Esports League-affiliated schools will receive an esports lab that includes six gaming PCs packed with 10th-Gen Intel Core i7 processors and Asus ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1660 Super graphics cards. They'll also get monitors, mechanical keyboards, wireless headsets, and gaming mice.

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Mari ‘AtomicMari’ Takahashi becomes co-owner of esports group Spacestation Gaming

Venture Beast

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Mari “AtomicMari” Takahashi, a popular gaming personality, has made an investment into esports organization Spacestation Gaming. Read More.

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GCN and Van Wagner create national collegiate esports tournaments

Venture Beast

MARCH 25, 2021

Gaming Community Network (GCN) and Van Wagner have teamed up to create national collegiate esports tournaments across multiple games. Read More.

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Loco raises $9M for esports and game livestreaming in India

Venture Beast

JUNE 27, 2021

Loco has raised $9 million in seed funding to enable esports and game livestreaming in India in a deal led by Krafton and Lumikai. Read More.

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Bitstamp teams up with Immortals esports team in crypto deal

Venture Beast

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Bitstamp has teamed up with Immortals esports team in cryptocurrency deal. Bitstamp will be the official cryptocurrency exchange for the team. Read More.

Navi esports club launches ‘metaverse’ with DMarket in-game trading platform

Venture Beast

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Esports club Na'vi (also known as Natus Vincere), is launching a new gaming portal, or "metaverse," with the help of DMarket. Read More.

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Team Liquid rewards esports fans with Liquid+ platform

Venture Beast

AUGUST 11, 2020

Team Liquid unveiled Liquid+, a fan engagement platform that rewards the company's esports fans for engaging with players such as watching streams. Read More.

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PlayVS adds Hearthstone to high school esports platform

Venture Beast

JANUARY 31, 2022

PlayVS announced an exclusive partnership with Activision Blizzard to add Hearthstone alongside Overwatch (an existing PlayVS regional league title) to the PlayVS high school esports game lineup starting in the spring 2022 season.

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Skillz starts trading as a public company as mobile esports heats up

Venture Beast

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Mobile esports company Skillz has begun trading on the New York Stock Exchange, becoming the latest game company to go public. Read More.

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New esports team at Seattle-area middle school teaches teamwork, communication, and how to lose

Alienware's Pro Wireless Mouse and Pro Wireless Keyboard peripherals are built for esports

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Esports Technologies launches Esports Games app on Google Play

Webinars

Esports Entertainment Group acquires Helix eSports and GGCircuit for $43 million

BenQ Zowie XL2566K Review: Esports-First Monitor

Generation Esports raises $10.8 million to grow student esports leagues

Cloud9 launches first all-women esports team for Valorant

Online gambling giant Entain to acquire Seattle esports betting startup Unikrn

Why Vindex will invest $300 million in esports gaming arenas

Niko Partners: Asia is 54% of the $1B global esports market

United Esports and Dfinity Foundation create $10M blockchain game dev contest

Allied Esports teams up with Xsens for mocapped shoutcasters for esports

Mobile Premier League raises $150M at $2.3B valuation for mobile esports

PlayVS teams up with Special Olympics to bring esports to more schools

Dubit raises $8M for Roblox-based metaverse esports events

Riot Games will launch Wild Rift esports tournament in late 2021

Grid Esports raises $10 million to generate data from esports matches for wagering

Immutable’s Guild of the Guardians NFT game teams up with NRG Esports

Why Intel Capital invested in BoomTV amid the esports boom

The time for esports’ professionalization is now

Discord could be the next esports ecosystem

Generation Esports will create 25 gaming labs in high schools nationwide

Infinite Reality acquires esports company RektGlobal

Riot Games promotes John Needham to president of esports

Bayes raises $6 million for global esports data platform

Niko Partners: Esports generated $519 million in Asia in 2019, growth continues in pandemic

BoomTV raises $10 million for its esports livestreaming platform

Riot Games’ John Needham talks about the future of esports

FaZe Clan partners with MoonPay on crypto and NFTs for esports

Former NFL safety launches G1, a new esports organization

Polyient Games hosts $100,000 esports tournaments for NFT games

How Riot Games will ensure that Valorant’s esports stars include women

How the metaverse could unlock sustainable revenue models for esports

Esports brand Fnatic raises $17 million for Asia expansion

US Cyber Games and TikTok turn cybersecurity into an esport

The Army National Guard will help bring esports labs into high schools

Mari ‘AtomicMari’ Takahashi becomes co-owner of esports group Spacestation Gaming

GCN and Van Wagner create national collegiate esports tournaments

Loco raises $9M for esports and game livestreaming in India

Bitstamp teams up with Immortals esports team in crypto deal

Navi esports club launches ‘metaverse’ with DMarket in-game trading platform

Team Liquid rewards esports fans with Liquid+ platform

PlayVS adds Hearthstone to high school esports platform

Skillz starts trading as a public company as mobile esports heats up

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