Business

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 on Wednesday. More than 2,000 players and 200 teams from 100-plus countries...

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...

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...

Business: ESL, FACEIT merging in $1.5B deal

The Saudi Arabian-backed Savvy Gaming Group has purchased ESL Gaming and FACEIT for a combined $1.5 billion. The merger is scheduled to be finalized in...

Business: ‘Call of Duty’ part of Activision sale to Microsoft

Microsoft is set to acquire Activision Blizzard -- publisher of Call of Duty -- for $68.7 billion in an all-cash deal. Microsoft announced the deal...

Business: eMLS shifts Series 1 and 2 events online due to COVID-19

On Wednesday, Major League Soccer announced the cancellation of all in-person activities for the 2022 eMLS League Series 1 and Series 2 events planned...

Business: Riot Games to pay $100M for gender discrimination

Video game giant Riot Games agreed to a $100 million payment to settle a gender discrimination suit involving more than 2,000 female employees, some...

Business: Faze Clan announces DraftKings partnership

DraftKings announced a deal with FaZe Clan, becoming the esports organization's official sports betting, iGaming, Daily Fantasy and free-to-play partner, as well as the...

Business: OWL’s Gladiators and CDL’s Guerillas gain new branding, facility

Kroenke Sports & Entertainment (KSE), the owners of the Overwatch League (OWL)'s Gladiators and the Call of Duty League (CDL)'s Guerillas, announced on Friday...