Esports

Amidst the Brexit chaos and the how did we get beaten by a team led by a dentist uproar, the UK’s esports community at least was given a boost as the anticipated British Esports Association officially announced its formation yesterday. The organisation, a nonprofit for which Chester King has been named CEO, will operate out of Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire. It …

Schalke 04 entered esports by way of League of Legends team Legends last month, and the latest news is that the club has signed three pro FIFA players.  The three players are former world champion Joshua ‘Krone’ Begehr, Austrian Mario Viska and Cihan Yasarlar, who was previously playing for SK Gaming. Begehr said of the news: “Being able to realise a project of …

The company behind Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Valve, has been accused by a player of allowing and facilitating illegal wagering on the game. There are numerous sites in which players can trade and wager skins, that is in-game items, which are worth substantial amounts of money. Sites such as CSGO Lounge, CSGO skins, and CSGO Diamonds allow this trading and Valve …

US based daily fantasy sports operator DraftKings entered the UK market in February 2016 having secured a UKGC licence, but the question of its success in entrancing UK customers with its DFS product remains very much unanswered. The company secured impressive partnerships with the likes of Liverpool and Arsenal but has yet to embark on a no holds barred nationwide marketing campaign, …

The second season of the FIA Formula E championship, the world’s first all electric motor racing series, has just two races left this campaign with the Renault e.Dams team currently occupying top spot. Formula E has fully embraced esports with open arms this year and back in Easter a deal between it, the ESL and Microsoft’s Turn 10 Studios has seen …

Daily fantasy sports giant DraftKings has added another string to its bow in the form of TransferKings. This is a part of DraftKing’s UK expansion plans and this will now enable TransferKings UK players to access real money DFS contests. It was previously solely a free to play option. DraftKings Chief International Officer Jeffrey Haas said of the acquisition: “We …

Following a week of regulatory hearings, the New York legislature has agreed to pass the bill-S8153 relating to provisions for regulated daily fantasy sports (DFS) services for the state of New York. S8153’s now awaits its final signature by Governor Andrew Cuomo in order to be processed into state law, US news sources report that the bill was widely supported …

Two of the world’s top eSports teams will go head-to-head in a ‘Best of Three’ DOTA challenge, as part of Betway’s eSports Fight Night on 23rd June. Alliance and Na’Vi will compete for a €5,000 prize to be donated to a charity of the winning team’s choice. Betway, who became the first firm to launch a dedicated eSports portal in …

The latest esports development in the UK has seen Ginx TV announce a notable change of direction in that it’ll rebrand to Ginx eSports TV as of June 23rd.   This will be a 24 hour channel in partnership with television juggernauts Sky and ITV. Channel 470 in Sky’s Sports section will be its home meaning it’ll gain exposure to 23 million households …

It is being reported that Manchester United are in a bidding war with esports organisation Fnatic to acquire a European Overwatch team.  Reports have claimed that Fnatic countered an offer made by the Red Devils only for the club to then make a counter offer of its own, which is a clear sign of intent and dedication if this is true. Whilst Mourinho’s …