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Global media and entertainment platform Fandom announced a partnership with America's Navy to present the Fandom Warzone Pro-Am tournament on May 31. The online event will be produced by esports social media platform eFuse, and tournament organizer Mainline. The tournament, featuring Activision...

Alphabet Inc's (NYSE: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) YouTube has signed an exclusive streaming deal with Felix Kjellberg, aka PewDiePie, YouTube head of gaming Ryan Wyatt announced on Monday. “YouTube has been my home for over a decade now and live streaming on the platform feels like a...

Soleil "Ewok" Wheeler has a list of accomplishments under her belt since her rise to fame as a "Fortnite" streamer. She was the first woman — and nearly the youngest at 14 — to join FaZe Clan. Who Is Streamer 'Ewok?' Ewok has streamed with other massive...

Esports have thrived under the spotlight after the coronavirus (COVID-19) put a halt on major sports events and entertainment productions. Viewership has shifted toward streaming platforms, and Amazon's (NASDAQ: AMZN) Twitch is taking an initiative to organize live esports tournaments. The...

Jay "Sinatraa" Won, a major face of the Overwatch League in the West, has retired from the OWL to pursue "VALORANT." The 2019 Overwatch World Cup champion has left San Francisco Shock to compete in "VALORANT" with esports organization Sentinels. Rumors first circulated...

The National Hockey League is one of the latest sports organizations to develop a league inside the esports universe in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The organization said Thursday that it's partnering with ESL Gaming and the National Hockey League Players' Association...

Capitalizing on stay-at-home orders and lockdowns, Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) accelerated the launch of a dedicated gaming stream app. What Happened Facebook Gaming, a mobile app that allows gamers to watch streams from their favorite gamers, share smartphone screens and leave comments, was...

Gaming and esports social media platform eFuse is partnering up with online tournament organizer Mainline to host the Fandom Warzone Charity Pro-Am. The "Call of Duty"  event is taking place on Sunday, April 19 at 4:30 pm EST/1:30pm PST. The tournament is just one of several charity...

In 2019, Tyler "Ninja" Blevins made a shocking announcement: he was leaving Amazon's (NASDAQ: AMZN) Twitch streaming platform to make live content exclusively for Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) Mixer. The blue-haired gamer became an international celebrity through his "...

As quarantine continues due to the COVID-19 pandemic, people are diving into video games in order to stay busy. With movies, television, and sports leagues falling behind with postponed events and premieres, gaming has remained resilient. Sports leagues such as the NBA, NHL, NASCAR, and Formula One...

Sony Corp (NYSE: SNE) and Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) are gearing up for the release of the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X. Both companies have detailed the tech that powers each respective console. On paper, the Xbox Series X beats the PS5 in nearly everything but speed. It's a...

Cautious optimism is starting to bloom in the esports and gaming industries after COVID-19 nixed most live event plans in recent weeks. After many conventions and tournaments shut their doors, most businesses have been licking their wounds while trying to adapt to the sudden changes...

TradingView, the largest online social networking and data analysis tool for financial markets, formally announced the launch of Streams, a live broadcasting solution that allows traders and investors the ability to live stream their ideas, charts and analyses. Founded in 2011, TradingView is one...

Total hours watched on Amazon.com, Inc.'s (NASDAQ: AMZN) Twitch streaming platform declined sharply in the fourth quarter of 2019, after many popular streamers left the platform last year. What Happened Total hours watched on Twitch in Q4 2019 dropped to 2,299.6 million, a 9.8% decline compared...

The League of Legends Championship Series is hoping to pull new viewers over to esports with a highlighted Monday night competition. What Is 'Monday Night League?' The esports series plans to announce this week that it will feature games on its current webcast outlets - its own website,...