Blog

On October 23rd, former chairman of the ESL FACEIT Group and long-time esports veteran Ralf Reichert announced he was leaving his role to become the CEO of the Esports World Cup Foundation. The Esports World Cup was announced by the Prime Minister o…

Esports has seen an improvement and moderate paced acceptance in becoming a sport, while gradually warding off the “it’s just playing video games” misconception – I mean a billion dollars and over in revenue, with hundreds of…

The International Olympic Committee has announced it is exploring plans to create an Olympic Esports Games. This announcement was made at the 141st IOC Session in Mumbai, India, and along with several other initiatives around esports that it seeks t…

Esports continues to make advancements in the gaming industry, and now we are witnessing an entry with blockchain. There have been some deals that have been carried out successfully, and one of the most recent is with the multinational organization …

  Careers in esports are gradually finding their way to be established in the gaming industry as full fledged paths to pursue. From coaching to team management, to marketing and shoutcasting, these are avenues young adults are entering to help…

Kenya has a new esports president! We throw the spotlight on Ronny Lusigi, newly elected president of the Esports Kenya Federation.   Esports has seen a steady rise in Africa as it is in its early stages with a growing population of young peo…

The Electronic Arts gaming company (i.e. EA) has for long had games coveted and played by many gamers across the world. Africa is not exempt in these cases, and their inclusion has been long sought for for a while now. In the year 2021, upon their y…

The conversation about Microsoft’s acquisition of one of the most valuable gaming companies Activision Blizzard was one that had been in the airwaves for quite some time. This caused a big ruckus online when the deal was revealed for the acqui…

  It is with no doubt that esports has shown exceptional growth. The elevation from a leisure activity to now making the cut to being a traditional sport-adjacent, and making over a billion dollars in revenue, this has become a side of the gam…

The esports industry continues to experience changes in its growth and development through the advancements made in management — team and brand — and marketing, and to have adequate information about this field, there is the need to ha…