The esports industry and its roots in the gigantic multi-billion-dollar video-gaming sector are developing, evolving and making advances in how the future of entertainment and sports might look like. And the Esports Conex event offers resources that enable participants to reach the new generation of digitally weaned leisure seekers for whom watching or playing immersive competitive video-gaming is at the core of popular culture. So, we’re taking a look at the coming year.   Like all businesses, esports ventures have been impacted by fears of a global economic recession, a cost-of-living ..read more

Esports played a core role at a very future-ready MIPTV, the world’s longest-running international TV market, during 4-6 April 2022. A free exclusive wrap-up report of the related conference sessions and talks powered by Esports BAR, MIPTV’s sister event, is available for you to download now. Taking place at the iconic Palais des Festivals in Cannes, a series of insightful esports-dedicated conversations at MIPTV explored the rapid growth of esports entertainment, gaming, competitive-gaming events and their uncompromising appeal to young Millennial and Gen Z audiences. Moreover, the speakers ..read more

ESL Gaming’s Senior Vice President, People & Culture Roberta Hernandez says esports gender-equality should be sustainable, inclusive and a good game for all On International Women’s Day (8 March), ESL Gaming has a frank and forthright message for the esports and other entertainment sectors: it is urging them to champion only authentic and sustainable initiatives if they want to boost female empowerment and reduce gender inequalities. The world’s leading esports company has kickstarted #GGFORALL, its new diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) platform. It aims to level up the participation o ..read more

Even as covid restrictions lighten, esports tournament organizers will continue to rely heavily on virtual tournaments in 2022. Esports proved itself resilient during the pandemic. It was able to thrive so much that it even assisted other areas of the entertainment industry. Even as covid restrictions lighten, esports tournament organizers will continue to rely heavily on virtual tournaments in 2022. The new year offers opportunities for esports teams and streaming platforms to thrive. Pro players and influencers turn to live streaming more now than ever to reach global audiences. The expansio ..read more

The year 2022 looks set to be an exciting one for esports in terms of innovation and revenue growth with the metaverse, mobile delivery, esports bettings, NFTs or mainstream audiences... Get ready to dive into the future that is 2022 for the international esports business. Last year, the global competitive-gaming sector grew a whopping 14.5% to generate just over US$1bn, according to research group Newzoo. Despite relying significantly on live competitive-gaming tournaments, esports successfully transitioned several live events online in 2021, when the Covid-19 pandemic was damaging other live ..read more

Representatives from trade associations all over the world and major video game companies have collaborated to create a Guide that contains everything you need to know about the phenomenon of esports. Esports are one of the biggest trends in entertainment. Everyone wants to be part of it. Led by some of the most successful creative companies in the world, the competitions of the most popular video games are staged in world-class arenas, watched by millions, and backed by global brands. However, despite the fact that esports are an important part of the video games indu ..read more

Esports in education offer a way to compete, but it addresses other needs including teamwork, communication, mental toughness, and skills that transfer to other careers. Times sure have changed. As kids, how many of us were told to turn off our video games and do our homework? Now, parents could just as easily say, “Don’t you have gaming practice for school?” There are over 200 colleges and countless other K-12 schools that have embraced esports as a way to integrate competitive video games into the curriculum. Not only does esports in education offer a way to compete, but it addresses other n ..read more

NFT collections and partnerships with the esports organisations piqued the curiosity of investors and fans worldwide lately. Why are so many organisations turning to NFTs as a source of income and community engagement? A number of esports organisations have revealed NFT collections and partnerships lately, piquing the curiosity of investors and fans worldwide. Investing in such an oft-confusing trend can be risky. So, why are so many organisations turning to NFTs as a source of income and community engagement?   Understanding NFTs A non-fungible token, or NFT, is a cryptographic token tha ..read more

In case you missed this year’s edition of Esports BAR, everything you need to know is in our Wrap-up Report with insights on how esports is the future of entertainment. In case you missed this year’s edition of Esports BAR, the world’s leading B2B gathering for the international esports and competitive-gaming industries, download this free copy by filling the form on the right on desktop & below on mobile for a special report on everything you need to know about the event and the insights it gives about the future of entertainment. Esports BAR took place in Cannes, inside the iconic Palais ..read more

We may be a few years off before you can don a VR headset and hop into the metaverse, but the idea holds endless potential for esports as you'll learn in this blogpost. Esports/gaming is an agglomeration of pop culture and personalities, so creating a metaverse to house them all seems like a logical next step … or does it? The term “metaverse” was first popularized in the 1992 novel Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson. This concept of an interconnected virtual world was further explored in the 2011 novel (and subsequent film), Ready Player One. It’s fun to imagine a place where you can bounce betwee ..read more