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IESF Extends Partnership with FITGMR

The International Esports Federation has announced the extended collaboration with FITGMR as the human performance and player development company will be part of the 2023 IESF World Esports Championships, which start August 24 in Iasi, Romania. During the World Esports Championships 2022 in Bali, FITGMR hosted numerous workshops promoting the importance of the health and […]

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Chris Overholt appeared at TEAMS '21 in Atlantic City as CEO of OverActive Media, a position he has resigned recently to join the Madison Square Garden Sports Corp. (Photo by Jared Wickerham)

Chris Overholt Resigns as OverActive Media CEO

Chris Overholt has resigned as chief executive officer of OverActive Media but will stay on as a strategic advisor for 30 days as the Toronto-based esports organization searches for a permanent leader. Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer Adam Adamou will serve as interim chief executive officer for the group that owns several professional esports teams […]

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Xbox, EsportsU and Paidia Gaming Form Partnership

Xbox, EsportsU and Paidia Gaming have announced a partnership which includes three events designed to spotlight collegiate women’s gamers on a national level, culminating with the Collegiate Esports Commissioner’s Cup in May at the EsportsStadium Arlington. The top national collegiate women players will compete in a special women’s qualifying Valorant event, with the winner punching […]

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Halo Championship Series 2023 Schedule Released

The Halo Championship Series has released its 2023 road map of events with five in-person events leading to the Halo World Championship from October 12–15 in Seattle. The first event will be a Halo Major from February 24-28 in Charlotte, North Carolina, before a global invitational at DreamHack Dallas from June 2-4. After another Major […]

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BLAST Premier Returning to U.S. for the First Time Since 2019

BLAST Premier will be making its return to the U.S. in June with the Spring Final set to take place at the Entertainment & Sports Arena in Washington, D.C. BLAST has teamed with Events DC and Monumental Sports & Entertainment to bring the BLAST Premier Spring Final to the nation’s capital. The Spring Final will […]

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Tech Port Center + Arena Renamed Boeing Center at Tech Port

Boeing has entered into a separate agreement with ASM Global to rename the Tech Port Center + Arena, a 130,000-square-foot multipurpose exhibition center in San Antonio, as the Boeing Center at Tech Port as part of a new partnership between Boeing and the Kelly Heritage Foundation, an educational nonprofit organization affiliated with Port San Antonio, […]

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Collegiate Esports Commissioner’s Cup Heads to Texas

Collegiate Sports Management Group and EsportsU announced today it has selected Esports Stadium Arlington to host its Collegiate Esports Commissioner’s Cup Texas Finals on May 6-7. CECC Texas is the largest multi-conference gathering of collegiate esports programs with 64 teams competing in Super Smash Brothers Ultimate, Overwatch 2, Rocket League and Valorant. In May 2022, […]

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XP League to Launch in Central Florida in May

XP League, an youth esports organization, is launching in Central Florida this spring and compete in titles like Rocket League, Minecraft, and Fortnite. “I’ve spent the last decade working alongside community leaders in Central Florida to help establish Orlando as an epicenter for the growing esports industry,” said Sari Kitelyn, owner of Greater Orlando XP […]

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