Business Of Esports – Weekly News 426
In this week’s esports business news: Take-Two supporting the LGBTQ+ community, a potential Bungie mobile game in the works, Zynga relocatingContinue Reading
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How Take-Two Is Supporting LGBTQ+ Gamers
Take-Two Interactive Software recently announced a partnership with Gay Gaming Professionals. This deal will see the two sides create aContinue Reading
Moist Esports Declines Invite To $2M Saudi Tournament
Despite a prize pool of $2 million at stake, Moist Esports announced that its Rocket League team would be decliningContinue Reading
LEVEL UP! Wants To Examine How Gaming Positively Impacts LGBTQ+ Youth
Dane Marco Di Cesare is looking to lead the first large-scale international study to examine how the gaming experiences ofContinue Reading
L’Oreal Subsidiary Joins The Sandbox Metaverse
L’Oreal’s cosmetics subsidiary, NYX, has partnered with The Sandbox metaverse and blockchain lab, People of Crypto. The deal will seeContinue Reading
How Xbox Is Celebrating Pride Month
Xbox has big plans to celebrate Pride Month. For starters, Microsoft is donating $170,000 to various LGBTQ+ non-profits, while alsoContinue Reading
Biofrost Comes Out As Gay, Criticizes Esports Industry For Lack Of Inclusion
Chinese-Canadian League of Legends player Vincent “Biofrost” Wang recently came out as gay and had some harsh words for the esports industry.Continue Reading
TikTok Creator Navami Nethravathy Is Redefining Gaming Through The Female Gaze
TikToker Navami Nethravathy, who goes by the name @pinkjujitsu, has launched “The Yassification of Gaming,” which has the goal ofContinue Reading
Cyclops Athlete Gaming Fires Call Of Duty Manager For Verbal Misconduct
The Japanese esports team Cyclops Athlete Gaming recently fired its Call of Duty manager, Kbaton, for verbal misconduct. This comesContinue Reading
Complexity Gaming Expands Miller Lite Partnership
Complexity Gaming recently announced it had expanded its partnership with the alcohol beverage brand Miller Lite. This expansion will seeContinue Reading
R6 Esports Team Scraps Plans For Abu Dhabi Major Following Community Backlash
Following major community backlash, R6 Esports has decided to scrap a Six Major tournament that was set to take placeContinue Reading
Tanukana, Kbaton Both Fired From Cyclops Athlete Gaming In Wake Of Insensitive Comments And Men’s Height Controversy
Osaka-based esports team, Cyclops Athlete Gaming, has fired their Call of Duty manager, Kbaton, after scores of insensitive tweets ofContinue Reading
Nominees Announced For 2022 Gayming Awards
On February 6th, the nominees were announced for the 2022 Gayming Awards, an event that is considered to be “theContinue Reading
Former Activision-Blizzard Developer Accused Of Making Transphobic Comments In Right-Wing Discord Server
Long-time Activision-Blizzard developer Geoff Frazier was fired from the company recently after it came to light that his far-right viewpointsContinue Reading
Former PlayStation Executive, George Cacioppo, Under Investigation After Appearing In Pedophile Sting Video
George Cacioppo, a senior vice president at Sony who worked on the PlayStation Network, was fired from his position afterContinue Reading
Partnership Formed Between Queer Women Of Esports And Juked
The social media platform Juked.GG recently agreed to a partnership with the non-profit organization Queer Women of Esports. This dealContinue Reading
SteelSeries And KontrolFreek Partner With The Trevor Project
On June 1st, SteelSeries and KontrolFreek unveiled a new partnership with The Trevor Project. This deal will see KontrolFreek andContinue Reading