Business

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: 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...

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....