After becoming the first U.S. professional sports team to purchase eSports franchises earlier this fall, the Philadelphia 76ers have already started cross-promotion with Team Dignitas. During the first week of December, the 76ers first displayed the Team Dignitas logo at half court of the Wells Fargo Center. 13 years ago we started out as a Battlefield […]
The following is an op-ed by Jonathan Pan and Taylor Ward. Jon is Head of Esports at BRaVe Ventures. He started off his sports career as a Product Manager at Riot Games and most recently as CEO of Ember, a North American League of Legends Team. Prior to Riot, he was a Senior Consultant in […]
The NFL season will continue long after Super Bowl LI is played in Houston on Feb. 5, albeit of a gaming variety. On Friday, the league announced that eight participating NFL clubs would hold Madden NFL 17 video game competitions in February and March, giving gamers an opportunity to win $10,000 in total prizes at […]
Major League Baseball’s technology services company BAMTech signed an exclusive streaming rights deal with gaming publisher Riot Games for a minimum of $300 million, according to the Wall Street Journal. The deal to stream eSports title League of Legends, which was confirmed by Riot Games on Friday, runs through 2023. “This is a game changer […]
Boom.tv — the world’s first 3D live streaming platform for eSports — announced Tuesday it had raised $3.5 million in seed funding. The round included participation from First Round Capital, Tandem Capital, Crosscut Ventures, Betaworks, BITKRAFT eSports Ventures, Boost VC and other angel investors. As players stream their game through the Boom.tv app, which is available in […]
