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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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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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The 2022 League of Legends World Championship Finals will be held at the Chase Center in San Francisco after Riot Games made the official announcement over the weekend, marking the first time the Worlds will be in North America since 2016. There will be a full North American feel to the championship event with the […]
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Nerd Street Gamers has opened what it calls the nation’s first esports campus at its Philadelphia headquarters. Known as The Block, the venue also houses Localhost, which is Nerd Street’s dedicated esports arena. The venue will showcase both professional gaming events for spectators and be open to the public for hourly gameplay, tournaments, summer camps […]
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After offering an online summer camp last year, Cloud9 Esports will evolve its Training Grounds youth development initiative into an afterschool program in partnership with tennis great Serena Williams. Cloud9 launched Training Grounds to nurture the next generation of players in esports. A program for middle and high schools, Training Grounds emphasizes the values of […]
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West Virginia University will offer an esports minor by the fall of 2022 and will start up a collegiate esports team, the school has announced. Students will have the option of pursuing a 15 credit minor in esports with video games played in highly-organized and competitive environments across campuses in Morgantown, Beckley and Keyser. “As part of our […]
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