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Team Liquid Parent aXiomatic Adds $21.5M Investment
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Team Liquid Parent aXiomatic Adds $21.5M Investment
aXiomatic, the parent company of Team Liquid, has raised $21.5M USD in funding from undisclosed investors. The company disclosed more than $50M in funding in 2018, including a $26M round in October that included retired NBA star Michael Jordan. aXiomatic has also invested in companies such as Epic Games, BITKRAFT, and Super League Gaming. aXiomatic ,…
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Avengers: Endgame In-Game Promotion Coming to Fortnite
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Avengers: Endgame In-Game Promotion Coming to Fortnite
Epic Games has teased the addition of Avengers: Endgame in-game content to Fortnite for Thursday, April 25. Last year, Fortnite held a crossover promotion for Avengers: Infinity War that put villain Thanos into the game. Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Endgame releases in North American theaters on Friday. Fortnite will begin an in-game promotion this Thursday based…
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Shiny emblem teased on League of Legends social media
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Shiny emblem teased on League of Legends social media
Could it be the new shonen academy skins?
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League is getting a new AD assassin and a non-traditional marksman in 2019
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League is getting a new AD assassin and a non-traditional marksman in 2019
Two new champions!
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Pantheon is getting a full visual and gameplay rework
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Pantheon is getting a full visual and gameplay rework
This rework is more about modernizing his kit than changing it completely
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Douyu Files for a Potential $500M IPO at the New York Stock Exchange
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Douyu Files for a Potential $500M IPO at the New York Stock Exchange
Chinese livestreaming platform Douyu has filed a preliminary IPO application for listing at the New York Stock Exchange, with plans to raise up to $500M under the stock symbol: DOYU. Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan Chase, and Bank of America Securities are the underwriters of this U.S. IPO. Douyu plans to use the proceeds to further strengthen…
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BITKRAFT Leads $6M GoMeta Funding Round
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BITKRAFT Leads $6M GoMeta Funding Round
App development platform GoMeta has announced the close of a $6M USD funding round, led by esports investment group BITKRAFT. GoMeta’s new Koji platform offers app development templates, collaboration, deployment, and a store. BITKRAFT says it invested in GoMeta in part because of its community aspects and “interesting opportunities” that may be presented in the…
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Top 10 Most-Watched Twitch Content, April 15 – 21
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Top 10 Most-Watched Twitch Content, April 15 – 21
Fortnite returns to the top of the charts as League of Legends esports take a break and World Cup qualifiers stimulate Fortnite influencer viewership totals. The following titles are ranked according to the total number of hours watched on Twitch , from Monday to the following Sunday, with data compiled using TEO Analytics. Back at The…
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LEC On Air Talent Team Give Their Take on Spring Split, Industry Growth
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LEC On Air Talent Team Give Their Take on Spring Split, Industry Growth
Esports is built on talent, and far more than just the players on stage. This is something each of the onscreen casters for the League of Legends European Championship (LEC) know full well, and at the recent Spring finals, The Esports Observer spoke to five members of the core cast team to get their reflections on…
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PUBG Corp. Reports $920M Operating Revenue for 2018, Led By PC and Asian Markets
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PUBG Corp. Reports $920M Operating Revenue for 2018, Led By PC and Asian Markets
PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS (PUBG) parent company PUBG Corp. reported operating revenues of $920M USD and $310M in operating profit for 2018. PC as a gaming platform was listed generating the most revenue, accounting for $790M. Asian markets accounted for 64% of global operating revenues. PUBG Corp., a Krafton Game Union (a company created by Bluehole to organize…
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We Are Nations Partners with ’47 Sports Apparel Brand
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We Are Nations Partners with ’47 Sports Apparel Brand
Esports apparel brand We Are Nations has announced a partnership and collaboration with the ’47 traditional sports apparel company. The companies began their partnership earlier this month with the release of Team Liquid’s LCS Spring Finals winner’s hat. Additional products are being created for other We Are Nations partners. The company currently offers merchandise for…
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Epic Games Caught 200+ Fortnite World Cup Prize Winners Cheating
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Epic Games Caught 200+ Fortnite World Cup Prize Winners Cheating
More than 1,200 players were caught cheating during the first week of Fortnite World Cup qualifiers, including 200+ prize winners. Penalized prize winners have forfeited their winnings, and must also serve any in-game bans levied by Epic Games. Each of the 10 weeks of qualifiers has a $1M USD prize pool, with $30M to be…
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Top 10 Most-Watched Twitch Channels, April 15-21
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Top 10 Most-Watched Twitch Channels, April 15-21
Events for Valve’s top games, Counter-Strike:Global Offensive and Dota 2 , as well as PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS have the list of top channels littered with esports. Every week, The Esports Observer releases a list of the top 10 Twitch channels, ranked by total number of hours watched for the week, from Monday through Sunday, with data compiled…
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Gen.G COO on $46M Investment: “We’re Continuing Our Global Expansion”
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Gen.G COO on $46M Investment: “We’re Continuing Our Global Expansion”
Last week, Gen.G Esports became the latest esports organization to announce a significant infusion of capital, raising $46M USD from a wide array of investors. Actor Will Smith is the most prominent name in the group, and he’s joined by LA Clippers minority owner Dennis Wong, Silicon Valley Bank, Stanford University, and New Enterprise Associates,…
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U.K. Team Lightning Pandas Ceases Operations, Citing Impending Call of Duty Franchising
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U.K. Team Lightning Pandas Ceases Operations, Citing Impending Call of Duty Franchising
Call of Duty-focused team Lightning Pandas has ceased operations. The organization cited Call of Duty’s move to a franchise system and associated costs. If it follows Overwatch’s example, Call of Duty will see a number of teams exit or cease operations if they fail to secure a franchise spot. U.K.-based esports organization Lightning Pandas announced…
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Gen.G Raises $46M, DreamHack Partners with Caffeine
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Gen.G Raises $46M, DreamHack Partners with Caffeine
Gen.G raises $46M, with investors including actor Will Smith, and DreamHack signs a global broadcast deal with Caffeine. Missed any of the biggest esports business news last week? The TEO Monday Morning Briefing recaps the top headlines from the last seven days! Gen.G Raises $46M From Silicon Valley Investors, Actor Will Smith Esports organization…
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Twitch Rivals Posts Strongest Weekend of Viewership Ever During TwitchCon Europe
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Twitch Rivals Posts Strongest Weekend of Viewership Ever During TwitchCon Europe
Twitch held its first TwitchCon event outside of the U.S. this past weekend at the CityCube Berlin in Germany, and as a part of the convention, the platform’s influencer-based esports division, Twitch Rivals held a pair of events. With an Apex Legends tournament on Saturday and a League of Legends contest on Sunday, Twitch put…
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