* South Korea and Southeast Asia regions are reported independently
in the esports report.
Not exact matches
As Fortune has
reported, League of Legends has seen its user base increase rapidly as more and more gamers flock to the growing
eSports market, which is expected to approach half a billion dollars
in global revenue this year alone as tournaments continue to move into the mainstream.
A recent
report found that 31 million people watch
esports tournaments
in the U.S., and more than double that — 68M —
in China.
The Chicago Tribune
reports that
eSports has been gaining traction
in high school — and if you add VR into the mix, not only will these non-traditional athletes reap the benefits of physical exercise, but they can also enjoy the benefits of combining education and interscholastic sports as well.
In an earnings report from late 2015, the company said it would be «tenacious» in its pursuit of esports, despite not yet being able to make any money from i
In an earnings
report from late 2015, the company said it would be «tenacious»
in its pursuit of esports, despite not yet being able to make any money from i
in its pursuit of
esports, despite not yet being able to make any money from it.
Months prior to that
report, Square Enix president and CEO Yosuke Matsuda said
in an interview with Nikkei that the company was putting energy into
esports prior to the 2015 Tokyo Game Show.
'' As a partner of ESL and a big supporter of the European
eSports scene, Paysafecard is very pleased with Newzoo's Global Growth of
eSports Report: it provided us with great insights
in the global
eSports economy, painting the full global picture on
eSports based on accurate data.»
Although many outlets
reported it as the game changer for spawning a wide range of Twitch accounts
in 2017,
eSports Bets» research reveals that it only climbed to second place, and has now narrowly been placed back into third.
On the surface, this contradicts a
report by Newzoo that came out
in May, which suggested 70 % of fans of the biggest three
esports - CS: GO, League, and Dota 2 - watched only one of those games.
Earlier this week,
reports came
in that Nintendo was investing
in eSports platforms.
Blake Jorgensen, the company's Chief Financial Officer, further elaborated on Battlefield 1's
Esports Mode later
in the
report:
After Jim Ryan's comments on backward compatibility and
eSports focus from our earlier
report, Shawn Layden was featured
in a lengthy interview with Glixel.
You can read more on the development of mobile
esports in China here and don't forget to subscribe to our 2016 Global Esport Market
Report.
As Dot
Esports reports, CS: GO items received through trades now will be unavailable to trade again for seven days, putting them
in line with items purchased on the Steam Community Market.
This story
reports that Siri, Apple's version, routinely answered requests
in Toronto for prostitutes by referring the inquired to an «
eSports bar» — one where clients play electronic sports games.