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Electronic Arts Inc has announced the closure of its acquisition by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, Silver Lake and Affinity Partners for a reported $55 billion. It follows an initial agreement to purchase the digital entertainment company, which was announced in September 2025, and the formal approval of the deal by EA stockholders in December […]
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Esports entertainment company BLAST has announced record growth and continued profitability in 2025, having opened its New York headquarters and accelerated its expansion across North America. The company reported over 40 percent year-over-year growth, generating more than $133 million in revenue in 2025, while remaining profitable and continuing to invest in its global expansion. The […]
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The 10th edition of the Esports Travel Summit took place this week in the Cincinnati region in the shadow of the famed Roebling Bridge, an apt location for an event that spotlighted how the industry is connecting one era of sports to another. Getting underway Tuesday and wrapping up on Thursday, the event was held […]
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Esports entertainment company BLAST has announced a strategic partnership with premium sports experiences firm MATCH, which specializes in hospitality and fan travel programs for major sporting events. The one-year agreement will see MATCH work alongside BLAST to deliver premium fan travel experiences and commercial opportunities across BLAST’s global esports events portfolio, ahead of the upcoming BLAST […]
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In 2024, the Esports Foundation debuted the Esports World Cup, bringing 28 club teams together and featuring a prize pool of $62.5 million, the largest in esports history. For the second edition of that event in 2025, the prize pool jumped to $71.5 million. The success of that event made it clear to its organizers […]
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The Esports Foundation has awarded the hosting rights for the 2026 Esports World Cup to Paris, France. The 2026 edition will be the first EWC to be held outside of Saudi Arabia, and the third edition in the event’s history. The event has been moved from its traditional home in Riyadh due to the current […]
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During hundreds of trips in the name of sports-related travel over the past 18 years, it’s rare that I’ve been gone more than a week at a time, let alone two weeks. But after a recent fortnight in England in and around Birmingham and London for our TEAMS Europe conference with industry leaders, two […]
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A tourism organization and a collegiate esports team have struck a rare partnership for a multi-year jersey sponsorship. Terms of the deal between Meet in Marshalltown and the Marshalltown (Iowa) Community College Esports program were not disclosed. The “Meet in Marshalltown” logo will appear in MCC’s gold color, on the left chest of team jerseys. […]
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Blast, the world’s largest organizer of esports events, has opened its host destination process for 2027 and 2028, the organization has announced. An expression of interest must be submitted by February 13, while bid submission deadlines set for March 16 to host a 2027 event and July 3 to do so in 2028. The company […]
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Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to reflect new information. This will be a bumper year for global sports events, with both the Olympic Winter Games in Milano-Cortina and the FIFA World Cup in North America this summer. That will put a spotlight not just on athletes but on new and renovated venues, from […]
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