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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: Immortals moving headquarters to Detroit area, adding Valorant team

Immortals are moving their headquarters from Los Angeles to the Great Lakes Region, seeking to fill a need for esports in the region. The organization...

Business: BlizzCon Online paused until further notice

After two consecutive years of the BlizzCon fanfest getting canceled due to the pandemic, Blizzard's planned online replacement, BlizzConline, was scrapped Tuesday, too. The gamemaker...

Business: FaZe Clan to be traded on Nasdaq at $1B variation

FaZe Clan will become a publicly listed company on Nasdaq through merger with B. Riley Principal 150 Merger Corp., the esports organization announced Monday. B....