With the inaugural season of the Overwatch League set to begin Jan. 10, the eyes of the esports world are on the league that has an astronomical buy-in for esports of $20 million per team. The Overwatch League does many things differently than traditional esports leagues. To start, the teams are franchised and spread out […]
Skillz, the mobile esports platform, announced on Wednesday it had raised $25 million in Series C funding, with the round led by media and telecommunications companies Telstra and Liberty Global and participants including Sacramento Kings co-owner Andy Miller. Miller is the chairman and co-founder of the NRG Esports organization. The round comes after Series B […]
AUSTIN, Texas — It has been nearly 18 months since Sacramento Kings co-owner Andy Miller co-founded NRG eSports, an organization which currently fields players and teams across seven titles, including Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Rocket League and Overwatch. Miller was joined by co-founder and Sacramento Kings co-owner Mark Mastrov along with notable athletes Alex Rodriguez, Shaquille […]
