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Business: Evil Geniuses to cease play, shut down operations

Esports organization Evil Geniuses will cease operations on Nov. 2 due to the difficulty posed by the "current environment," it announced Tuesday night. The Seattle-based Evil Geniuses were founded in...

Business: Esports Nations Cup postponed 1 year amid war in Middle East

The inaugural Esports Nations Cup in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, has been postponed one year from November 2026 to...

Business: Esports World Cup coming to Paris this summer

The 2026 Esports World Cup will take place in Paris from July 6 to Aug. 23, organizers announced...

Business: EWCF commits $45M to inaugural Esports Nations Cup

More details emerged on Thursday about the inaugural Esports Nations Cup 2026 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The competition will...

Business: Esports World Cup 2026 announces $75M prize pool

The 2026 Esports World Cup returns to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, this summer with a record-breaking $75 million prize...

Business: PIF, Jared Kushner’s firm lead $55B buyout of Electronic Arts

Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, Jared Kushner's Affinity Partners and Silver Lake agreed to a $55 billion takeover of videogame maker Electronic Arts on...

Business: Report: Astralis officially taken over by Fusion Esports Group

Danish esports organization Astralis has officially been taken over by a group called Fusion Esports Group, according to esports reporter Richard Lewis. The transaction became...

Business: Esports Nations Cup set to begin in 2026

An esports tournament pitting nations against each other will launch next year. The Saudi-backed Esports World Cup Foundation announced Saturday that the first Esports Nations...

Business: EWC Club Champion to claim record $7M grand prize

The 2025 Esports World Cup officially opened this week with more than 2,000 players from 200 clubs around the world slated to compete in...

Business: Esports World Cup begins with record $70M-plus prize pool

The 2025 Esports World Cup began on Tuesday with organizers planning the largest esports production in history, featuring more than 7,000 hours of programming...

Business: EA Sports reveals cover of College Football 25 game

Travis Hunter, Quinn Ewers and Donovan Edwards are the featured players on the cover of EA Sports College Football 25, a game returning to...