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: Team Liquid reopens training facility

Team Liquid, one of the world's top esports organizations, officially reopened Alienware Training Facility in Santa Monica, Calif., on Wednesday following several renovations. With...

Indian businessman Gautam Adani surpasses Jeff Bezos in Billionaire Wealth as world’s second-richest person

  The second-richest person in the world is no longer Jeff Bezos. The Indian businessman Gautam Adani, 60, who has rocketed up the wealth rankings—moving...

Business: FaZe Clan enters public market, deal valued at $725 million

Popular esports organization FaZe Clan became a publicly traded company on Wednesday after finalizing a merger with B. Riley Principal 150 Merger Corp. in...

GameStop (GME), will split its shares 4-for-1 on July 21

The original meme stock, GameStop (GME), is getting ready to split its shares 4-for-1. Investors in GameStop will receive an additional three shares for...

Why Is Skittles Alleged to be ‘unfit for human consumption’

A lawsuit filed Thursday in federal court in northern California claims that Skittles candies, which advertise "taste the rainbow" because of their many colors,...

Business: Envy officially rebrands to OpTic

The esports brand formerly known as Envy will adopt the OpTic Gaming moniker going forward. Envy merged with OpTic in November 2021, and the organization...