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Stephen "Snoopeh" Ellis and Charlie Yang, manager of Evil Geniuses’ Dota 2 team, join us on the Esports Weekly roundtable to discuss whether or not the size of a prize pool does anything for the stability of esports. Watch the video at IGN >>>
Read More »Brave New World: eSports’ integrity & game challenges
Fresh from announcing his firm’s first esports centric data and integrity partnership withESLthe world’s largest eSports network, SBC catches up withSportradar CEO & Founder Carsten Koerl. A leading figurehead in sports and wagering data, Koerl sheds insight and opinion on the growth of esports, its potential integrity challenges and the …
Read More »Gambling and fantasy are the ‘biggest esports investment opportunities’
Esports is a growing market that’s marching toward $1 billion in revenue, but some of the top investors in the space don’t think the opportunity is with fundinggame developers or video platforms. When venture capitalists look at professional gaming, they see most of the chance to earn cash from gambling …
Read More »The UK and London are in need of a large-scale video games event that can grow, says MCM
A new UK games event wants to be ‘the gateway to Europe’ for the global games market. GamerMania is being organised by the team behind MCM Expo, and is set to take place at London Excel between July 29th and 31st 2016. The new consumer show does not view itself …
Read More »Betway Sponsors ESL UK esports Premiership
Betwayhas signed a deal to sponsor the largest esports tournament in the UK, the ESL UK Premiership. The partnership marks the first foray into sponsorship within esports for the online bookmaker, who recently launched a dedicatedesports betting portal Read more at SBC >>>
Read More »Will eSports be the next phenomenon to tax gambling regulators?
From relative anonymity less than a few years ago, eSports has seen an explosion in popularity, fuelled by our seemingly insatiable appetite to be entertained. From community-based amateur game-playing to competitive tournaments, eSports encompasses casual leisure users through to professional video game players. Ever since the first games consoles, we …
Read More »The esports craze will generate $1.8B a year by 2020
It’s no secret that esports, or competitive video gaming, has become big. The question is how big. Colin Sebastian, analyst at R.W. Baird, estimates that esports will generate more than $1.8 billion in annual revenue by 2020, according to a research report dubbed esports readying for prime time” released today. …
Read More »Games Media Awards 2015 Finalists: Journalists’ Journalist
As we count down to the awards event on Wednesday October 14th, MCV profiles the finalists for this year’s Games Media Awards. Here we look at the Journalists’ Journalist category. Julia Hardy Julia Hardy is an experienced TV Presenter, writer, radio presenter and live host from London specialising in technology, …
Read More »Games Media Awards 2015 Finalists: Rising Star
As we count down to the awards event on Wednesday October 14th, MCV profiles the finalists for this year’s Games Media Awards. Here we look at the Rising Star category, sponsored by Sega. Chris Bratt Chris Bratt makes videos for Eurogamer. He’s hoping to win this award so he can …
Read More »Games Media Awards 2015 Finalists: Streamer
As we count down to the awards event on Wednesday October 14th, MCV profiles the finalists for this year’s Games Media Awards. Here we look at the streamer category. AppSpy Each and every weekday AppSpy streams some of the best games on mobile and handheld, often well in advance of …
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