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April 11, 2023  •  4 min read  •  By Alexander Lee Ivy Liu Paid Twitter verification is here, and the esports industry has largely embraced the new system. Although Twitter is a central platform for all forms of media and entertainment, its footprint in gaming is particularly large, making many esports organizations and their influencers view verification

Members of the online gaming community have long been aware of the latent toxicity lurking beneath its surface — but recent events have brought the dark side of esports fandom to the fore. And as fan blowback becomes a regular occurrence in esports, the industry is turning into a potential minefield for the brands looking use

In the fast-paced world of video gaming, eSports has become one of the fastest-growing entertainment industries.Millions of players around the world watch online eSports events, competitions, and tournaments that generate billions of dollars and unprecedented engagement.Unfortunately, the eSports scene remains limited to a few professional players who get to be part of the exclusive club.To

A new esports-centric film project looks set to finally give the sport its own epic underdog story. The new project will star Loisa Andalio and Coleen Garcia. Friendly Fire will be directed by Mikhail Red with a plotline that puts the focus on the ever-expanding world of competitive gaming...

When Tom Matthiesen’s employer, Inven Global, laid off most of its staff in July 2022, the longtime esports writer wasn’t sure that his style of in-depth esports journalism would have a place at any of the remaining endemic publications in the space.“I could see that their coverage was diluted with a bunch of other stuff,”

February 17, 2023 4:14 PM Image Credit: Shutterstock Connect with top gaming leaders in Los Angeles at GamesBeat Summit 2023 this May 22-23. Register here. In 2015 and 2016, the future of esports looked inevitable. Big money and big names were investing into competitive titles on the (overinflated) promise that they would be the next

The event run Feb. 18 and 19 at the Edmonton Expo Centre and those who are interested in participating can sign up online until Feb. 12...

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