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Las Vegas to Host Rainbow Six Siege Minor

HyperX Esports Arena Las Vegas will host the first 2019 Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege minor event June 7–June 9. The event will feature a $75,000 total prize pool with the winning team earning $30,000. The event will feature 16 teams including 12 Pro League or Challenger League teams. The four remaining slots will be made […]

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UNLV and Caesars Entertainment Partner for Innovation Space

UNLV and Caesars Entertainment have announced the creation of Black Fire Innovation, which will serve as 43,000 square feet of innovation space to test hospitality and gaming concepts that will include an esports arena, a sportsbook, mock hotel rooms, a casino floor and virtual reality facilities. The complex, expected to open in late 2019, will […]

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Bud Light Becomes Official Beer of Overwatch League

The Overwatch League has named AB InBev the esports league’s official beer partner. As part of the deal, Bud Light will serve as the league’s official beer partner and will activate at fan watch parties around the world, excluding China. The partnership was part of the league’s official launch in its teams’ markets over the weekend of April […]

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USTA National Tennis Center to Stage Fortnite Championship

The U.S. Open may take place over a fortnight at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, but Fortnite is about to make its own presence at the venue. Epic Games, the creators of the popular video game, has announced that the Fortnite World Cup Finals will be staged at the tennis center’s Arthur Ashe […]

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New $50 Million Esports Arena to Be Built in Philadelphia

Comcast Spectacor and the Cordish Companies have unveiled plans for Fusion Arena, a new $50 million esports and entertainment venue that will be located adjacent to Xfinity Live! in the Philadelphia Sports Complex. Fusion Arena, which will be home to the Overwatch League’s Philadelphia Fusion, will be the largest, purpose-built esports arena in the Western Hemisphere. […]

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ESPN Events to Launch Collegiate Esports Championship

ESPN Events  has announced the creation of the ESPN Collegiate Esports Championship, which will feature hundreds of schools competing at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston. The event, to be staged May 10–12, will be the culmination from qualifiers hosted by Tespa and Collegiate StarLeague. “As universities continue to grow their esports programs at the varsity, […]

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Guide to Hosting Esports Tournaments & Events

Esports is booming worldwide. It’s the fastest growing sector in the live-events industry in the U.S. right now, growing at double-digit year-over-year rates, at destinations and venues of all sizes and types. Download this handbook to learn all you need to know about how to host and/or organize esports events, brought to you by the […]

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Harrisburg to Host the 2019 NACE National Convention

The National Association of Collegiate Esports has selected Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, to host the 2019 NACE National Convention. The convention will be held at Harrisburg University of Science and Technology July 17–19. “The selection of Harrisburg as our host for the 2019 NACE National Convention came after a lengthy request-for-proposal process,” said NACE Executive Director Michael Brooks. “Our selection committee received over […]

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Super League Gaming to Bring Events to Topgolf Venues

Super League Gaming and Topgolf have partnered to bring amateur competitive video gaming events to Topgolf venues across the country. The program will begin this month in Las Vegas at the amateur esports company’s event series Super League Clash Nights. Super League provides competitive video gamers with opportunities to experience their sport like the pros through in-person and […]

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