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The Global Esports Federation has selected Dubai as the host city for the GEF’s flagship Global Esports Games 2025. GEF Chief Executive Officer Paul J. Foster made the announcement at the Season 2022 LIVE kick-off of the Global Esports Tour, staged at the Dubai World Trade Center from June 9–11. “We are excited to see […]
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The United States Esports Federation, the national governing body for esports, will reveal its development plans for a first-of-its-kind national championship series at the upcoming EsportsTravel Summit. USEF’s role is to sanction tournaments to ensure international competition standards are met. The formalization of a U.S. National Esports Team (USNEST) that will compete in international competitions […]
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Wisdom Gaming has announced that former Minnesota Vikings Executive Vice President and Chief Marking Officer Steve LaCroix will join the company’s leadership team as president of Wisdom Gaming. LaCroix, who has 30-plus years of leadership in the professional sports industry, will have many responsibilities in the new role including strategic planning, organizational growth and structure, […]
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Fortnite in-person events are back this fall after a hiatus during the pandemic. The company announced plans to host the Fortnite Champion Series (FNCS) Invitational 2022 in-person on November 12–13 in Raleigh, North Carolina, at the Raleigh Convention Center. The FNCS will be inviting a selection of top FNCS Duos from around the world who […]
Continue ReadingThe United States Esports Federation has announced a new partnership with SportsEdTV with the USEF featuring SportsEdTV educational training videos for its members and associated partners to further their shared social impact strategies. “SportsEdTV shares our passion for competition and they can help us build further awareness for gamer health,” said USEF President David Geddes. […]
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Neil Schwartz, the president and chief data officer of SBRnet, has spent decades researching sports fans, including their willingness to travel. In his company’s latest research report — the 2022 Study of Sports Fans — he has insights on which sports fans travel the most to attend or participate in events. He also has research […]
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Glytch has selected Populous as the design firm for its planned 32 esports stadiums across the United States and Canada as the company plans for each location to be the home of a professional esports team. Glytch’s first four locations will be Los Angeles, Atlanta, Chicago and Bellevue, Washington. The venues are scheduled to open […]
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Full Sail University near Orlando, Florida, will partner with the 2022 Special Olympics USA Games and ESPN to produce the Unified Esports Invitational on June 7. The event will be staged at the university’s on-campus esports arena, the Full Sail University Orlando Health Fortress, and will air live on ESPN3 and be streamed via the […]
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SquadLocker has partnered with STEM Fuse, a digital K-12 curriculum provider specializing in STEM, computer science, and CTE curriculum solutions, to deliver esports curriculum and player jerseys to schools across America. The Start Your Esports Team resource and online retail store launched April 19 and is available to students. “Learning about textile technologies and textile […]
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ASM Global has officially opened the Tech Port Center + Arena in San Antonio, which includes a 24-hour gaming area and 2,500-seat technology arena plus a food and beverage offering unique to the live event industry. Tech Port is an expansive community project combining a sports arena, food hall and museum/conference/special event space which will […]
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