Esports

COLOGNE: The Central European division of Universal Music Group (UMG) have announced a multi-year partnership with ESL Gaming, the world’s biggest eSports company that will be managed out of UMG’s Berlin headquarters.

The aim of the agreement is to exclusively help Universal discover and promote new artists through ESL’s global tournaments and channels. In an industry first, UMG will partner with ESL to create the ultimate destination for gaming and music fans alike to experience the official soundtrack of the world’s esports leagues and tournaments. 

Nov 06, 2018 15:11
MUMBAI: Alcis Sports, an Indian sportswear brand, on Monday announced their association with eSports Federation of India for the 10th edition of the eSports World Championship in Taiwan from 9-11 November this year, IANS reports.
Oct 26, 2018 16:10
LOS ANGELES: eSports ownership group aXiomatic announced Thursday that NBA legend Michael Jordan is leading a $26 million round of funding along with Declaration Capital. Bloomberg reported the $26 million figure.
Oct 19, 2018 16:10
LONDON: The global eSports market is expected to post a CAGR of close to 28% during the period 2018-2022, according to the latest market research report by Technavio.  However, the market is expected to decelerate on a year-over-year basis, during the forecast period.
Oct 15, 2018 12:10
NEW DELHI: The not-for-profit industry body, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Sunday announced the formation of Indian Digital Gaming Society (IDGS), which will also be a not-for-profit organization that will comprise of various stakeholders from India’s gaming ecosystem, Press Trust of India reports.
Oct 13, 2018 15:10
HYDERABAD: Hyderabad-based BigCode Games has introduced a new video game called ‘Double Head Shark Attack’. The game is available on the Apple App Store. It will also be released on Steam on 20 October. This version will give players multiplayer access.
Oct 08, 2018 14:10
SINGAPORE: Singtel, wholly-owned subsidiary Optus and regional associates Bharti, AIS, Globe and Telkomsel, Sunday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to cooperate and jointly leverage their strengths to grow the gaming and eSports ecosystem in Southeast Asia, Australia and India (emphasis ours).
Oct 06, 2018 14:10
LONDON: Going the Bundesliga way, England’s Premier League have joined hands with Electronic Arts (EA), the pioneers of video and online gaming to launch ‘ePremier League’ (ePL), the tournament’s official eSports competition.
Sep 25, 2018 13:09
MUNICH: For the first time in the history of the Bundesliga, all the first and second division clubs will have their own teams to compete against each other in an eSports competition to determine the virtual German champions. DFL, the country’s governing body of football has joined hands with Electronic Arts (EA) for this competition to be run only on a soccer simulation game.  
Sep 07, 2018 16:09
NEW YORK: 21st Century Fox has led a round of funding in social broadcasting platform Caffeine, which also included participation from existing investors Andreessen Horowitz and Greylock Partners, and other undisclosed partners.  Caffeine also announced a content agreement with Live Nation to bring live music concerts to the social broadcast platform in Q4 2018.  
Sep 07, 2018 15:09
NEW DELHI: Tencent Games, the world’s largest gaming company by revenues, Friday announced the launch of India’s biggest eSports Championship, ‘PUBG MOBILE Campus Championship 2018’.  Tencent Games will partner together with OPPO India and run the mega eSports tournament for a month from 26th September to 21st October, culminating in the grand finals to be held in Bangalore.