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Cloud9, Team Liquid among the North American orgs selected to EWCF’s Club Support Program

The Esports World Cup Foundation (EWCF) has announced the 30 esports organizations invited to its Club Support Program. Each can potentially receive “six-figure funding to enter into new esports titles at the highest level, diversifying their competitive footprint and providing more opportunities for esports athletes,” according to the EWCF...

Mid-Season Invitational, ESL One Birmingham provide boost to lackluster 2024 streaming numbers

Esports Newsletter - 05/02/2024

Online viewership of esports had a rough start to 2024, but things seem to be turning around not only in North America, but internationally, as there have been a number of record-setting event streams. Some recent highlights, per Esports Charts: The ...

Christian McCaffrey brings back Madden esports event to benefit children's hospitals

Esports Newsletter - 05/02/2024

The Christian McCaffrey Foundation on Friday will host a Madden NFL 24 esports tourney to raise money for children's hospitals all over the country. This will be the second annual Logan Bowl, part of The Logan Project, and held in memory of Logan Hale, a young McCaffrey fan who...

Team Liquid extends SAP deal to include machine learning around League of Legends competitions

Unpacks Newsletter - 05/03/2024 | Esports Newsletter - 05/02/2024

Predictive analytics are key to any modern sports league. That could be for training or a draft or any aspect of a game. Esports is no different. A new extension of a deal between SAP and Team Liquid (a relationship that started in 2018) will see SAP's...

AT&T's Annilator Cup features industry's top esports titles

AT&T returns as title sponsor of this year’s $250,000 AT&T Annihilator Cup which runs every Thursday May 2-23, 2024. Capitalizing on the importance of streaming to viewership, new host and influencer Ovilee May hosting the event as she brings together 20 popular streamers and...

Counter-Strike faces 3 hurdles for North American growth

Unpacks Newsletter - 04/26/2024 | Esports Newsletter - 04/25/2024

Counter-Strike's open-qualifying system continues to attract those interested in a merit-based competition that doesn’t prioritize players from closed, franchise-type leagues. The recent entry of North American teams such as Boss, Carpe Diem, M80, NRG and Nouns Esports into competitive Counter-Strike underscores the game's resilience and its significance to those...

2K brings back 'Top Spin' series amid continued push to grow sports properties

Daily - 04/24/2024

Video game publisher 2K has a “head start in the race for sports properties,” and it is “looking to take advantage in 2024,” with its latest release this week of "Top Spin 2K25," according to Alexander Lee of DIGIDAY. 2K Senior Dir of Brand Marketing for Sports Bryce Yang said they brought...

2K, NFL and NFLPA announce NFL 2K Playmakers mobile game

Daily - 04/23/2024

2K, along with the NFL and the NFLPA, have announced NFL 2K Playmakers mobile game for iOS and Android, with Texans QB C.J. Stroud as the cover athlete. From 2K’s Cat Day Games development studio, NFL 2K Playmakers is a free-to-play tactical card battler, in which players...

Qiddiya City pushes to become the global esports hub

Unpacks Newsletter - 04/19/2024 | Esports Newsletter - 04/18/2024

The upcoming arrival of the Esports World Cup in Qiddiya City will likely set up the Saudi Arabian city to become one of -- if not the main -- global hub for competitive video game play. “Qiddiya has existed since 2018, actually started as a mini-project around tourism...

$60 million Esports World Cup prize pool a game-changer, but not necessarily a problem-solver

Esports Newsletter - 04/18/2024

For North American esports organizations, the unveiling of the record-setting $60 million prize pool for this summer's Esports World Cup in Saudi Arabia could be seen as a double-edged sword. On the one hand, it’s an opportunity to boost revenue through winning and allow for greater visibility....

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Cloud9, Team Liquid among the North American orgs selected to EWCF’s Club Support Program

Mid-Season Invitational, ESL One Birmingham provide boost to lackluster 2024 streaming numbers

Christian McCaffrey brings back Madden esports event to benefit children's hospitals

Team Liquid extends SAP deal to include machine learning around League of Legends competitions

AT&T's Annilator Cup features industry's top esports titles

Counter-Strike faces 3 hurdles for North American growth

2K brings back 'Top Spin' series amid continued push to grow sports properties

2K, NFL and NFLPA announce NFL 2K Playmakers mobile game

Qiddiya City pushes to become the global esports hub

$60 million Esports World Cup prize pool a game-changer, but not necessarily a problem-solver

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