The mobile esports organization enlists celebrity athletes in an effort to expand the market.
Genvid’s total funding has reached $53 million. Interactive streaming has a major future, according to DFC analyst David Cole.
Co-founder Bo Daly, who was the founding CEO of Super Evil Megacorp, tells GameDaily “the future of core gaming on mobile isn’t going to be dominated by PC gamers who we can convince to jump to mobile.”
Mixer, meanwhile, is struggling to gain ground in the livestreaming wars.
League esports is the third most popular pro sports league in the US, according to Riot Games.
The market came just shy of $1B last year, but Newzoo sees esports eclipsing the milestone this year, thanks in part to revenue from sponsorships and media rights.
The headset manufacturer is celebrating a decade of business this month. We speak with Turtle Beach and The NPD Group.
The ‘Louvre Agreement’ will give 13 teams a share of the revenue and more involvement in business decisions.
Google will also be the preferred provider of cloud services for the gaming giant.
The Kentucky High School Athletic Association said there was ‘no place’ for shooter games in schools. The Story Mob’s Will Powers sees the move as ‘asinine.’