News GAME acquires eSports platform SocialNAT Spain's SocialNAT will help retailer accelerate eSports plans Feb. 16, 2016 Rachel Weber
News Activision Blizzard gunning for NFL-scale eSports revenue CEO Bobby Kotick sees opportunity equivalent to, "the NFL, the Premier League, the NBA, Major League Baseball or NHL" Feb. 12, 2016 Matthew Handrahan 2 comments
News FanDuel to lay off 55 people at Florida office Studio that hired 38 former Zynga employees in 2015 will be left with a staff of 19 Feb. 11, 2016 Matthew Handrahan
News Morhaime: "You can't really distinguish eSports from game development" Blizzard CEO talks about the importance of the sector to his studio's growth Feb. 8, 2016 James Brightman 1 comment
News FACEIT raises $15m in Series A funding Competitive gaming company takes investment from Anthos Capital, Index Ventures, and United Ventures Jan. 26, 2016 Rachel Weber
News eSports market to grow 43% to $463m in 2016 - Newzoo Research firm expects US to lead the burgeoning eSports market, which should eclipse $1 bilion by 2019 Jan. 25, 2016 James Brightman
News Developers show rising confidence in VR/AR and eSports - GDC survey GDC's latest survey shows almost 90% of devs believe eSports to be a long-term sustainable business; 75% for VR/AR Jan. 20, 2016 James Brightman 1 comment
Feature Capcom giving eSports a fighting chance Publisher is finally treating eSports like a business, hoping to use exclusivity to turn Street Fighter V into the future of competitive gaming Jan. 20, 2016 Brendan Sinclair 6 comments
News Skillz launches new eSports multiplayer platform "This is a seminal moment in the future of sports" Jan. 20, 2016 Rachel Weber
News OpTic Gaming lands book deal Harper Collins gives Call of Duty champion eSports team six-figure advance for memoir/strategy guide Jan. 15, 2016 Brendan Sinclair
News Robert Bowling now eSports team co-owner "This is the largest year for esports since the inception of the industry" Jan. 14, 2016 Rachel Weber
News ESPN ramps up eSports coverage Sports network hires team of eSports writers to lead expansion into competitive gaming Jan. 14, 2016 Brendan Sinclair
News Analysts cool on VR, eSports Deloitte Global restrained about growth markets' 2016 performance, expects mobile to get tougher for devs Jan. 13, 2016 Brendan Sinclair
News Staff cuts at fantasy esports site Vulcun "The company is transitioning to a new direction" Jan. 11, 2016 Chris Buckley
News Update: Activision confirms MLG buyout to create "ESPN of eSports" Struggling eSports firm sells to publisher without shareholder consultation Jan. 4, 2016 Dan Pearson
Opinion eSports still waiting for its big "Supercell moment" Video games and eSports law firm Purewal & Partners provides a retrospective of eSports over the last year and a look forward into 2016 Dec. 17, 2015 Jas Purewal and Peter Lewin
News EA sets up Competitive Gaming Division Peter Moore stepping down as COO to assume new role as chief competition officer in charge of publisher's eSports efforts Dec. 10, 2015 Brendan Sinclair 4 comments
News Riot Games one of Glassdoor's best places to work Studio also saw its League of Legends 2015 Worlds Championship viewership nearly double to 360 million hours Dec. 10, 2015 James Brightman
News eSports network Azubu raises $60 million Azubu's viewership has increased 1,200% in the last 12 months Dec. 9, 2015 James Brightman
News Activision Blizzard raises Hearthstone eSports prize to $1 million World Championship prize pool will be 4x larger than 2015, with another $1 million for preliminary tournaments Nov. 26, 2015 Matthew Handrahan
News Multimedia entertainment firm MTG acquires DreamHack Swedish company expands eSports footprint Nov. 16, 2015 Dan Pearson
Opinion eSports: Where are the big sponsors? SuperData's Stephanie Llamas examines the booming eSports sector and why big brands should be getting on the bandwagon Nov. 4, 2015 Stephanie Llamas 3 comments
Feature Gfinity reports £3.6m loss in first fiscal year Major investments tell on eSports company's bottom line, will raise another £1 million through share sale Nov. 2, 2015 Matthew Handrahan
News eSports market to approach $2bn by 2018 - report SuperData pegs global market for eSports at $748 million this year, and it's expected to rise to $1.9 billion in 2018 Oct. 28, 2015 James Brightman
News Newzoo partners with eSports team "Streamers and eSports athletes are the new celebrities" Oct. 23, 2015 Rachel Weber