Raking In Prizes?
Does an esports component affect mobile game grossing?
From World of Tanks Blitz to Summoners War
Shadowverse World Grand Prix
Cygames gears up for end-of-year Shadowverse World Grand Prix with $120,000 prize pool
Each of the 24 players earns $1,000 just for turning up
Winning
Mobile eSports company Skillz raises $25 million
Funding round led by Telstra and Liberty Global
Blowing Up
Game Insight developing eSports-specific PRO Play mode for mobile shooter Guns of Boom
Game surpasses 20 million downloads in six months
Super Evil Razer
Super Evil Megacorp forms strategic partnership with Razer to advance mobile eSports
Razer's going to sponsor a bunch of Vainglory tournaments
Champion Of Fire
Amazon's 2017 Champions of Fire casual eSports tournament wraps up in New York
Twitch streamer Yassuo wins $10,000
Mtg Investment
Modern Times Group launches $30 million investment fund for eSports and online gaming
Looking for minority investments in US and European companies
Clash Royale World Champion
16-year-old Clash Royale player Sergioramos:) wins first place and $150,000 at Crown Championship World Finals
$400,000 in prizes given out across the competition
Battle Royale
How Supercell's Clash Royale Crown Championship World Finals is channelling the Olympic spirit
The developer's eSports man Tim Ebner on taking the games for all philosophy to eSports
Critical Downloads
Mobile eSports shooter Critical Ops surpasses 30 million downloads worldwide
Former Kabam CEO Kevin Chou joins the board
Mad Skillz
Skillz brings cross-game, cross-platform chat system to 12 million users on its service
Revenues per player apparently increasing for apps using the chat
Straight Fire
Amazon's Champions of Fire casual eSports tournament returns on December 2nd
Sonic Forces: Speed Battle, Beach Buggy Racing, Minion Rush and more will be represented
Com2us Financials Q3 Fy17
61% of Com2uS' $98.9 million Q3 overseas revenues came from North America and Europe
Summoners War continues to be the biggest performer
Cash Royale
Supercell wraps up latest $200,000 Clash Royale tournament in Atlanta
Winning team takes home $60,000 between them
Las Vegas Masters
Amazon wraps up Mobile Master Las Vegas tournament with three competitors sharing $70,000 prize pool
Vainglory team takes the lion's share with $50,000 won
Jobs News
British eSports Association appoints MP Ed Vaizey as Vice Chair
"It’s one of the fastest-growing industries we've seen"
Event Cancellation
Critical Force pulls out of Amazon Mobile Masters after Las Vegas shooting
Tournament for FPS Critical Ops cancelled
Mobile Esports
Amazon takes eSports Mobile Masters series to Las Vegas
Teams will battle it out for their share of the $80,000 prize pool
Staying Competitive
Building a mobile eSports giant: Super Evil Megacorp reflects on creating Vainglory
CEO Kristian Segerstrale on what it takes to make a competitive game
Blizzard Arena
Blizzard opens dedicated eSports arena in Los Angeles to host its own Hearthstone tournaments
Bring the viewers in, sell them merch on the way out
Esports Blitz
Why Wargaming is doubling down on mobile eSports with World of Tanks Blitz
This years Blitz Twister Cup triples prize pool
Esports Royale
$1 million Clash Royale Crown Championship attracts more than 27 million participants
Supercell's big competition attracts a big audience
Investment News
360-degree VR eSports platform Sliver.tv secures $9.8 million funding round
Total investment in company now stands at $17.5 million
Strike Two
Hi-Rez Studios returns to mobile with Paladins Strike
Team shooter based off its popular PC title
Inherently Streamable
Game Insight on how it's turning viewers into players with Guns of Boom
CEO Anatolijs Ropotovs offers advice for making a streamable game
Pays The Billz
Skillz named fastest growing company in the US after growing revenues by 50,000% over three years
First eSports company to top Inc. Magazine's list
Stats Rule
Tel Aviv-based eSports tech firm Overwolf acquires Clash Royale statistics site StatsRoyale
Over 20 million MAUs checking all the latest card stats and more
Critical Hit
Mobile shooter Critical Ops marches past 25 million downloads
860,000 daily active users
Retention Tool
How Summoners War’s unexpected success disrupts conventional wisdom about mobile eSports
Audience comes first
Join The Club
Millennial Esports buys majority stake in Gear.Club developer Eden Games for $10.5 million
Deal could rise based on the studio's performance
Summoners War Billionaire
Summoners War clears $1 billion in lifetime revenues three years after launch
Com2uS hosting a worldwide tournament for the game too
Gfinity Acquires Cevo
Gfinity pushes into US by acquiring eSports tech firm CEVO for $2.7 million
Solidifying its place on the global scene
Paying The Billz
Former Kabam COO Kent Wakeford joins eSports platform Skillz's board of directors
Also co-owns an Overwatch eSports team now, apparently
Esl New Hires
ESL hires new CMO and CRO to push into next stage of global growth
Rodrigo Samwell and Martin Hubert join the team
Blitz Meets Socom
How Forces of Freedom is shooting for mobile eSports success
Reinventing the coffee-break
Champagne Or Success?
Why (I hope) the experts are wrong about Brawl Stars
Something completely different
Mobile Mavens
What do mobile developers think of Supercell's new game Brawl Stars?
Mobile Mavens on Supercell's eSports effort
Summoning A Crowd
Broadcast of Summoners War eSport tournament hits top five on Twitch
M2: Mobile Masters Invitational 2017 racked up 35,000 concurrent views
Mobile Esports
The West’s emerging mobile gamer-first market that will power an eSports revolution
Space Ape's Tony Yang offers his opinion on the state of mobile eSports and where it's headed
Two Masters
Can Brawl Stars save mobile eSports?
Supercell’s biggest challenge
Color Switch Esports
Color Switch becomes an eSport through partnership with Skillz
Bearing down on 200 million downloads
Esports In China
Tencent outlines five-year plan to create $15 billion eSports industry in China
Theme parks, tournaments, merchandise, the lot
Esports Branding
Mobile eSports: How can brands segment this audience?
Fast Web Media's Paul Bullock breaks down the audience and opportunities for brands
Super Stars
Supercell guns for eSports scene with new real-time multiplayer mobile game IP Brawl Stars
Livestream focuses on competitive play potential with live commentary and tournament format
Children Are The Future
British eSports Association partners with Wesminster City Council to create first after-school eSports training club
Teaching kids important life skills through the power of competitive video games
Competitive Spirit
Com2uS on the potential of Summoners War as an eSport
Com2uS USA CEO Casey Lee sets out his ambitions
Mobile Masters
Amazon brings Summoners War, Hearthstone and Vainglory together for Mobile Masters Invitiational eSports tournament
Top teams and streamers come together to battle it out for a $65,000 prize pool
Strike Of Esports
5 reasons Strike of Kings is perfectly designed to be the next big mobile eSport
A look at Tencent's mobile MOBA and how it all comes together
Draw A Crowd
What role is mobile playing in the rise of gaming videos and streaming?
How can mobile games attract spectators?
Esports Fighter
Capcom partners with Skillz to bring competitive play to new mobile Street Fighter game
Publisher sets eye on the eSports scene