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35 per cent of UK adults are aware of esports, but only seven per cent of them actually watch esports, according to a new report from YouGov. Of those who watch, the majority do so online (72 per cent). Meanwhile, eight per cent of UK adults are interested in watching esports, …

The London-based esports company Gfinity has announced it’s acquired US esports technology provider CEVO for a total of $2.7m payable in cash and shares, marking the company’s first move into the North American market. Founded in 2004, CEVO made its name in esports competition operations, and has also provided cutting …

With its new MotoGP esports championship underway, Katharine Byrne talks to Milestone’s marketing manager Andrea Loiudice about the future of real world esports. Why turn the MotoGP series into an esports championship now? It’s something that’s been discussed for months with [MotoGP owner] Dorna, and in the end we agreed …

Twitch and Bandai Namco Entertainment America have announced an exclusive partnership to create the Tekken World Tour. The multi-year deal will not only see Twitch become the exclusive broadcasting platform for the new competitive games league, but the livestreaming service will also manage Tekken 7’s league operations, circuit events and …

BT Sport has signed a deal to broadcast EA’s global FIFA 17 competitive gaming events in the UK. The series of eSports events will see the best FIFA 17 players from around the world compete against each other to become the ultimate champion, and BT Sports customers will have a …

American eSports organisation NRG has signed the former Luminosity Overwatch roster thanks, in part, to a tweet from co-owner Shaquille O’Neal. One of the most popular Overwatch streamers, Brandon Seagull” Larned, is a part of the team and last week received a tweet from NBA legend and co owner of …

UK eSports firm Gfinity has debuted on London Stock Exchange’s AIM today, raising 3.5m. Gfinity arrived on the alternative investments marketing this morning at 17p per share – shares are already trading at a higher rate two hours later. The placing gives the company a market cap of 13.2m. Gfinity …

Ubisoft’s Just Dance IP is now an official Electronic Sports World Cup discipline. The publisher says it’s the first casual video games to enter ESWC’s line up, with qualifiers having begun earlier this week and running until September 21st. Gamers can take part either via the World Dance Floor game …