U.S. sports-focused venture capital funds Elysian Park Ventures and Cerro Capital headline a $12 million funding round for Gamurs, an Australia-based publisher of 16…
Colin Cowherd has come around on esports. Seven years after saying gaming was “for booger-eaters” and threatening on-air to quit if his employer made him cover a…
Esports organizations have largely underwhelmed from a P&L standpoint to date. They’re held back by the lack of broadcast rights around the games themselves, explained…
The video game industry is in the midst of a significant business model shift. Publishers have started to pivot from the unit-sales model they have relied on for the…
Back in mid-January, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) announced it would be buying Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI) in a $68.7 billion all-cash transaction (pending an FTC…
The University of Michigan has no plans to return a $4 million donation from Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick in the wake of allegations that he hid reports of…
Frank Sinopoli believes pop-a-shot games are worthy of a refresh befitting the Peloton era. Last year, the entrepreneur began developing HomeBallerz, adding social…
It was recently reported that FaZe Clan Inc. will go public through a merger with B. Riley Principal 150 Merger Corp. (NASDAQ: BRPM), a SPAC sponsored by the investment…
FaZe Clan says it’s about to become a unicorn. The esports and gaming media company announced plans Monday to combine with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC)…
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has affirmed that multiplayer modes in NBA 2K and Grand Theft Auto do not infringe a technology company’s patents for…
Immortals Gaming Club, the professional video game organization backed by Meg Whitman and AEG, is restructuring its business as it seeks a more efficient and fiscally…
BetMGM has raised its goals for the North American sports betting and iGaming market. The joint venture between MGM Resorts and Entain is now targeting a long-term…
