Esports World Cup 2025 officially begins on July 8th. 24 games will be played across July and August with the best teams and players in the world converging in Saudi Arabia. Ever since its ...

All that has left the industry exceedingly reliant on outside investment. Sponsors and advertisers, like BMW and Red Bull, represent 60% of esports organizations’ revenue, according to NewZoo.

What is eSports? eSports describes the world of competitive, organized video gaming. Competitors from different leagues or teams face off in the same games that are popular with at-home gamers ...

The boom and bust of esports : The Indicator from Planet Money The origins of competitive gaming are rooted in college campuses going back to the early 1970s. Now a globally popular industry ...

The esports industry brought in about $1 billion in 2020, according to gaming analytics firm NewZoo. However, historically there’s a lot of skepticism around big numbers associated with esports ...

College esports tournament organizer Tespa notes that its competitions attract more than 1,350 schools and more than 40,000 players. It has also awarded more than $3 million in tournament winnings.

The IOC announced it's creating the Olympic Esports Games for virtual sports and video games, and it could take place as early as next year. Sports newsletter 🏈's best, via 📧 Studio IX 🏀 ...

Esports — video gaming organized into amateur and professional seasons of play and capstone tournaments — has exploded in popularity over the last several years. A report from Newzoo predicts ...

The Esports World Cup Foundation (EWCF) announced a prize pool of more than $70 million, which will make the event among the most prestigious in sports. The event will take place in Riyadh, Saudi ...

Since its formation in 2017, the Overwatch League—the professional esports program for Activision Blizzard’s Overwatch hero shooter—has drawn frequent comparisons to traditional sporting ...

A new documentary series streaming now on Prime Video is pulling back the curtain on one of the fastest-growing sports in the world. “Esports World Cup: Level Up,” a five-part series directed ...

In glass-paneled conference rooms, members of the Shanghai-based esports team Rogue Warriors tap away at their phones as they train from 11 a.m. till late, occasionally breaking for food.