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The Global Esports Federation has awarded China, the United Arab Emirates and the United States hosting rights for the 2024, 2025 and 2026 editions of the Global Esports Games, respectively. Specific cities that will host have not yet been determined. The official announcement was made Friday after a board meeting prior to the GEF’s General […]
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The 2021 EsportsTravel Summit concluded with a record-setting number of event organizers and destination representatives in attendance at the annual gathering for the esports events industry. Hosted by SportsPITTSBURGH, the EsportsTravel Summit was held in person at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh from Tuesday, December 14, through Thursday, December 16, and attracted […]
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Major League Soccer and Electronic Arts have announced the competitive schedule and details for the 2022 season of eMLS, the official esports league of Major League Soccer with 27 professional players, each representing an MLS team, and a record-setting $75,000 season prize pool. If conditions allow, the 2022 season eMLS season will see a return […]
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The world’s largest gathering of esports tournament and video‐game organizers opens in Pittsburgh today, as the 2021 EsportsTravel Summit, presented by SportsTravel and hosted by SportsPITTSBURGH, will be held at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center through December 16. Produced by Northstar Meetings Group, the Summit is the only event of its kind for esports […]
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DreamHack has announced the 2022 world tour schedule with festivals scheduled for Anaheim, California, as well as Dallas and Atlanta. DreamHack will host 10 festivals in nine cities. Returning to the schedule are Anaheim, Dallas and Atlanta as well as Valencia, Spain; Rotterdam, Netherlands; Hyderabad, India, and DreamHack Summer and Winter in Jönköping, Sweden. New […]
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AIC Hotel Group has launched the first esports gaming lounge at a resort hotel in Mexico, announcing the HyperX Gaming Lounge will debut at the Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya. The lounge will feature high-performance gaming PCs, popular gaming consoles, a VR station and the latest HyperX products, offering an enhanced experience gamers to meet, […]
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Danny Martin has known esports for years even before the industry was calling itself esports. In college, he was the one who would fix video game consoles for his classmates when things broke down. That led to him organizing what were essentially esports tournaments from his dorm room or apartment, allowing him to assess all […]
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World Triathlon and Super League Triathlon have announced a partnership to grow a global esports series that will crown the official triathlon esport World Champions. World Triathlon and Super League will collaborate on all aspects of Arena Games Triathlon including scheduling, participating athletes, involvement of national federations, promotion, broadcasters, host venues and amplifying the reach […]
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The state of North Carolina has established a $5 million Esports Industry Grant Fund for esports competitions, with grants paying up to 20 percent of qualifying expenses for competitions. The grant is focused on competitions costing at least $250,000 with the grants reimbursing in-state goods, services, compensation and benefits. The state department of commerce issue […]
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Bendix Arena in South Bend, Indiana, will be rebranded as the Xfinity Gaming Center through the end of 2023 as part of a sponsorship agreement with Xfinity The arena is the home of esports teams from Bethel University and the South Bend Lions FC. The 6,000 square foot arena features a 36 PC gaming center, […]
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