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Newzoo, the firm that predicts all things eSports, has released a new report that states the eSports economy will break $1.5 billion by 2020.  The report suggests that this year alone revenue in eSports will hit $696 million, with further brand investment pushing the economy to $1.5 billion in three …

Italian football club AS Roma have announced a partnership with Fnatic, that will see the two launch a FIFA division.  The new partnership sees Roma sign FIFA players Sam “Poacher” Carmody, Aman “Aman” Seddiqi, and Nicoló “Insa” Mirra, who will represent the club going forward.  While Roma’s name will be …

G2 Esports will compete in the League of Legends competition at the Intel Extreme Masters Katowice event.  The top team in the EU LCS will be replacing Cloud9, who dropped out of the competition over fears that some staff may not be allowed back into the US due to current …

The former REUNITED Overwatch team, which has been looking for a new organisation since the start of the year, has signed with eUnited.  The team has been a free agent since REUNITED closed its doors in January, and now four members of that roster have signed with eUnited. Thomas "Morte" …

US video game software sales exceeded $24.5bn in 2016, says the ESA in its latest Video Games in the 21st Century: The 2017 Report, showing a growth of 48.5 per cent year on year. In 2015, the industry grew just 7.1 per cent year-on-year, reaching $16.5bn. It’s not just software …

Despite an impressive financial performance for the last quarter, publisher Activision Blizzard appears to be making job cuts at some of its studios. Kotaku reports that layoffs are occurring at Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare developer Infinity Ward, as well as Modern Warfare: Remastered makers Beenox. That’s on top of …

UPDATED: After only 24 hours, Humble’s Freedom Bundle has already raised $3m. At the time of writing, the bundle has now sold over 119,600 units, raising over $3.8m (3m), according to the website. The Freedom Bundle launched on Monday afternoon and there are still five days to go until the …

After being dropped by his network Maker Studios, PewDiePie has run into trouble with YouTube itself. That’s according to Variety, which reports that the video platform has cancelled the second series of the star’s – real name Felix Kjellberg – premium $10-a-month reality show, Scare PewDiePie. This was hosted and …

"We’ve decided to try to financially support some developers that are doing amazing things but might struggle with Steam Direct"

DingIt TV’s parent company has today announced that it’s launched Level Up Media to build its media and technology business. DingIt TV will remain Level Up Media’s flagship destination for consumers, but the new division will also be launching two brand new gaming sites later this year. These will cater …