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USL Partners With Rival to Debut Esports Tournament

The United Soccer League will partner with Rival to launch a gaming community starting August 22 with a tournament using eFootball, developed by Konami Digital Entertainment. The Rival platform will provide the USL with the ability to host tournaments, provide unique experiences and strengthen fan engagement. Konami is the official video game partner for the […]

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OverActive Media last hosted an Overwatch League event in 2022 in Toronto. (Photo courtesy of OverActive Media)

Toronto to Host 2023 Overwatch League Grand Finals

OverActive Media has announced that the 2023 Overwatch League Grand Finals will be held in Toronto from September 28 to October 1, the first time the championship event will take place in Canada. The Grand Finals will see the world’s top Overwatch League players across eight teams compete for a prize pool of over $1.8 […]

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BLAST Host Destinations Process Underway for 2024 and Beyond

Esports entertainment company Blast has kicked off its formal destination selection process for a full calendar of major esports events and will begin working with interested parties to find suitable locations and partners befitting of a number of event opportunities across their global tournament circuits in a variety of games in 2024 and beyond. “Blast […]

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A general view during the final of League of Legends tournament between Team G2 Esports and Team FunPlus Phoenix, in Paris in 2019. The biggest esports event of the year saw a Chinese team, FunPlus Phoenix, crowned as world champions of the video game League of Legends. Thousands of fans packed a Paris arena for the event. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Paris Launches Esports Task Force

A task force that will be focused on hosting major esports events has been started by the city of Paris and Paris je t’aime – Tourist Office with the aim of turning France’s capital city into a key destination for esports in Europe over the next five years. The task force estimates 10.8 million people […]

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Blast puts on some of the biggest esports events in the world, filling arenas and providing large production value. Photo by Michal Konkol/Blast
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Esports Events Providing Destinations a Younger Demographic

The esports industry has been around for decades, but it is evolving perhaps more quickly than any sport in the world. With improving technology and a rapid growth rate, it can be tough for a destination hoping to host an in-person event to keep up with the changes. Experts around various parts of the esports […]

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HyperX Extends Las Vegas Esports Arena Naming Rights

HyperX has announced the renewal of its exclusive naming rights agreement for Allied Esports’ HyperX Arena Las Vegas at Luxor Hotel and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip. HyperX, which makes esports and gaming peripherals, was the first naming rights sponsor on the esports arena after it opened in 2018. The renewal is a multiyear arrangement […]

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Esport Canada to Host 2023 Annual General Meeting at EsportsTravel Summit

Esport Canada and Northstar Meetings Group, a division of Northstar Travel Group, have announced an agreement that makes the EsportsTravel Summit the exclusive home to the 2023 Annual General Meeting of Esport Canada, a national organization dedicated to the development and promotion of esports in Canada. Esport Canada is a federally registered nonprofit and is […]

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District E to Host EA Sports NHL 23 North American Championship

District E Powered by Ticketmaster in Washington, D.C., has been named as host for the EA Sports NHL 23 North American Championship on May 20. District E is adjacent to Capital One Arena, the home to the Washington Capitals and the NBA’s Washington Wizards. District E is a nearly 14,000-square-foot live-event theater. “We’re excited to […]

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IESF Extends Partnership with FITGMR

The International Esports Federation has announced the extended collaboration with FITGMR as the human performance and player development company will be part of the 2023 IESF World Esports Championships, which start August 24 in Iasi, Romania. During the World Esports Championships 2022 in Bali, FITGMR hosted numerous workshops promoting the importance of the health and […]

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