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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: MLB The Show 22 to feature Angels’ Shohei Ohtani on cover

American League Most Valuable Player Shohei Ohtani will be featured on the cover of MLB The Show 22. The video game is scheduled to be...

Business: Monumental S&E developing 14k-foot esports center in D.C.

Monumental Sports & Entertainment announced plans for a nearly 14,000-square foot live-event theater and gaming center in Washington D.C. focused on esports. Named District E...

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...