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Both UKIE and TIGA will back the newly proposed British Games Institute scheme to promote cultural, creative and economic impact of games.
Read More »The Dallas Cowboys are looking to enter eSports
The Dallas Cowboys may not have been able to make it past the Packers last week, but there is some seemingly good news coming from the Cowboys camp. They are looking to invest in eSports. In an interview with AdAge, Matt O’Neil, senior VP of brand marketing for the Dallas …
Read More »Brazilian football star Ronaldo invests in eSports team
Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima, or Brazilian Ronaldo to you and me, has invested in CNB e-sports Club. The football star who won the World Cup back in 2002 has purchased half of the organisation alongside professional Poker player André Akkari and Igor Trafane Federal who is the CEO of …
Read More »Indian businessman Ronnie Screwvala set to invest $15 million in eSports
Ronnie Screwvala, who made his money in film and TV in India, is set to invest almost $15 million into eSports in order to launch a major league in the country. Screwvala’s company USports is looking to set up the competition, and is looking to broadcast it on TV both …
Read More »Lionsgate invests in Immortals
Lionsgate has become the latest investor in the Immortals organisation, joining the likes of Linkin Park, Memphis Grizzlies co-owner Steve Kaplan and Allen Debevoise, chairman at Machinima.com. The deal sees Lionsgate throw in a chunk of cash that will be used to fund new content based on the Immortals teams. …
Read More »Microsoft and Creative England put £250,000 in to UK Indie Development Fund
We speak to Creative England's Rob Crossley about the Greenshoots indie development project
Read More »The Houston Rockets hire director of esports development
NBA team the Houston Rockets has hired Sebastian Park as director of eSports development. Park was formerly the CEO of Team Archon, before leaving that position and being a consultant for the last few months. According to a report from Bloomberg, Park will assess how the Rockets and owner Les …
Read More »Cloud9 raises almost $3 million in investment
American eSports organisation Cloud9 has managed to raise $2.8 million in investments over the last couple of weeks. The news was discovered by theScore eSports when they found a document filed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission from the Cloud9 organization that detailed the influx of cash. The news …
Read More »Google unveils £1bn UK investment plan
Internet giant Google is building a new London HQ which is hopes will create in the region of 3,000 new jobs. Boss Sundar Pichai has told the BBC that the investment equates to around 1bn. The company already employs 4,000 in the UK, a number which will be added to …
Read More »Koukoi Games raises $1m in funding to develop games based on licensed IP
Finnish games studio has now raised $2m since 2015 founding
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