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For years, sports video games did all they could to replicate the TV experience, from hiring the same announcers to adding authentic sponsorship placements around their…
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SuperTeam, NFLPA to Launch a Fortnite-Like Football Game
SuperTeam Games is partnering with the NFLPA to bring modern online multiplayer mechanics to the sports genre. STG Football will launch in beta later this year as a…
Esports Industry Hopes ‘Free-to-Play’ Shift Provides Needed Lift
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…
Sony to Buy ‘Halo’ and ‘Destiny’ Game Creator Bungie for $3.6 Billion
Sony Interactive Entertainment announced a deal to acquire Bungie, the developer behind game franchises including Halo and Destiny, for $3.6 billion, Variety…
NBA 2K, Grand Theft Auto Beat Back Appeal of Infringement Suit
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…
NBA2K Adds Candace Parker as First Female Cover Athlete as WNBA Grows
The NBA 2K franchise has its first female cover star in Chicago Sky forward Candace Parker, who will grace the front of the popular video game’s 2K22 special edition in…
Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones Sells Esports Franchise for $26.7 Million
Complexity, the gaming franchise backed by Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, has been acquired for $26.7 million by Toronto-based GameSquare Esports. The deal is an…
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Barstool, New Balance Execs Join Gaming Platform Advisory Board
Rival, a platform that provides gaming solutions to leagues and teams worldwide, has formed a new advisory board of executives from across sports, tech and banking. The…
Esports Primed to Rebound in 2021 After Industry’s Flash in Pan Start
Spurred on by the coronavirus outbreak and subsequent shelter-in-place orders, 2020 was a banner year for the video game sector. So, it wasn’t surprising to learn…
EA Sports Buys ‘Super Mega Baseball’ Developer Metalhead Software
As the pandemic spurred massive sales and engagement for sports video games over the past 12 months, industry giant Electronic Arts is betting the trend endures. The…
Esports Execs Launch Certification Exam to Drive Industry Hires
As competitive gaming continues to grow, insiders are confronting a common problem: The pipeline for new hires is neither easily navigated nor particularly…
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Activision-Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick Donates $4 Million to Michigan for Esports Program
As an undergrad at the University of Michigan, Bobby Kotick spent much of his free time playing Pitfall! on his Atari 2600, or putting quarters into a Defender machine…
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