Gaming

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. 

May 05, 2020 18:05
MUMBAI: Indian sports technology company Dream Sports, parent company of Dream11, FanCode and DreamX, has appointed Devneet (Dev) Bajaj as chief corporate development officer. 
Apr 30, 2020 20:04
IMG THURSDAY ANNOUNCED that eight of its top tennis clients, including Serena and Venus Williams, Naomi Osaka, Kei Nishikori and Maria Sharapova, will enter the world of the Mario Tennis Aces game exclusively for Nintendo Switch to participate alongside other celebrities in a live virtual tennis tournament titled the “Stay at Home Slam” on Sunday, May 3 at 4:00 pm ET / 1:00 pm PT.
Apr 29, 2020 16:04
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.: Electronic Arts Inc. and Google Tuesday announced a partnership to launch five EA games on Stadia - Google’s cloud-based gaming platform. 
Apr 29, 2020 16:04
JAIPUR: Indian fantasy sports platform MyTeam11 Wednesday announced the launch of MyteamRummy. MyTeam11, which already has fantasy sports offerings like Cricket, Hockey, Volleyball, Basketball, Kabaddi, Football, Handball and Baseball, also launched MyTeam11Quiz earlier this month, giving the users a new dimension on their platform. 
Apr 28, 2020 18:04
NEW YORK: The NBA 2K League announced Monday that the start of its 2020 regular season will begin Tuesday, May 5 with at least six weeks of remote gameplay.  
Apr 24, 2020 17:04
NEW YORK: LaLiga North America, Uninterrupted and the Women’s International Champions Cup are bringing together world class athletes from the NBA, NFL, LaLiga, and NWSL to compete in the Kick Covid FIFA20 tournament.  The event will take place April 25-26 and will raise funds for Feeding America during the coronavirus pandemic.  
Apr 23, 2020 18:04
MUMBAI: One of India's top professional esports athletes playing FIFA, Siddh 'M10Jenasid' Chandarana, will captain a 6-member team that will participate in the inaugural IsoNations Cup tournament which will kick off online from April 30.
Apr 23, 2020 16:04
MADRID: After the success of MotoGP’s first ever Virtual Race, a second event was announced and Virtual Race 2 was broadcast on Sunday the 12th of April.
Apr 23, 2020 16:04
WRC PROMOTER GmbH, commercial rights holders of the FIA World Rally Championship, has completed a multi-year agreement with sim racing hardware experts Fanatec to become the official partner of the WRC’s eSports activities. Fanatec is the leading brand for sim racing hardware, including steering wheels, pedals and complete cockpits for PlayStation, Xbox and PC-based motorsport simulators.
Apr 21, 2020 16:04
LAS VEGAS: The 51st running of the World Series of Poker (WSOP), set to begin Tuesday, May 26 from the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, is officially being postponed as a result of the public health emergency involving COVID-19.   It is now targeted for fall of 2020, with exact dates and events to be determined.