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Brian Mirakian, global esports director for Populous; Geoff Lachappelle, manager of the Red Bull Gaming Hub, and Taylor McMillan, vice president of Toronto Metropolitan University’s varsity esports association.
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Record-Breaking EsportsTravel Summit Educates, Entertains in Toronto

Toronto is one of the best examples of a destination that has embraced esports on all levels and in all facets of its community because of the way every from government to private industry and the tourism community work together, panelists described during one of the spotlight sessions from the 2023 EsportsTravel Summit. “The Toronto […]

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Loren Gold, center, Executive Vice President, Greater Raleigh Convention & Visitors Bureau, speaks during the 2023 EsportsTravel Summit in Toronto. Raleigh will host the 2024 EsportsTravel Summit. At left is Robert Duggan, North American League Championship Series (LCS) Event Lead, Riot Games. At right is Ed Tomasi, Co-Founder, Managing Director, Subnation. Photo by Jared Wickerham

EsportsTravel Summit Announces Future Hosts

Northstar Meetings Group has announced the upcoming hosts for the EsportsTravel Summit—the only event of its kind for esports tournament and event organizers. In 2024, the event will be held in Raleigh, North Carolina. The 2025 event will be staged in Bloomington, Minnesota. The announcement was made on the final day of the 2023 EsportsTravel […]

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CSMG Launches College Sustainability Program

College Sports Management Group and EsportsU will combine on the Accelerating College Esports program, or ACE, to focus on a holistic approach that caters to every aspect of gaming and esports programs for facilities in colleges nationwide. ACE would work on concepts from basic computer labs to innovation centers and dedicated arenas with broadcast control […]

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FIBA Partners with 2K Gaming and NBA 2K League

FIBA has entered into an agreement with the publisher of NBA 2K and the NBA 2K League that will offer a platform to organize international events for national federations and the esport gaming community. The multiyear deal further strengthens eFIBA events and the NBA 2K League by providing an opportunity to identify regional talent, offering […]

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Raleigh to Host 2023 Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship Qualifier

The Greater Raleigh Convention and Visitors Bureau and Greater Raleigh Esports Local Organizing Committee will host the 2023 North America Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship qualifier from July 7-9, 2023, at the Raleigh Convention Center. The event is expected to attract thousands of Duelists and fans and will be the first and largest major esports competition for […]

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A general view during the final of League of Legends tournament between Team G2 Esports and Team FunPlus Phoenix, in Paris in 2019. The biggest esports event of the year saw a Chinese team, FunPlus Phoenix, crowned as world champions of the video game League of Legends. Thousands of fans packed a Paris arena for the event. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Paris Launches Esports Task Force

A task force that will be focused on hosting major esports events has been started by the city of Paris and Paris je t’aime – Tourist Office with the aim of turning France’s capital city into a key destination for esports in Europe over the next five years. The task force estimates 10.8 million people […]

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Prodigy Racing League to Make Debut in June

Racing Prodigy, a sports, entertainment and media property, has announced the formation of the Prodigy Racing League, the world’s first e2Real sports league. The racing league has been built to make motorsports more accessible using esports as the pathway to racing cars on real tracks, leveling the playing field by reducing the financial barriers of […]

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Vlad Marinescu: Esports’ Global Reach, the IESF’s Growth and More

One of two international federations in the esports world, the International Esports Federation’s mission is to further esports on a global scale. With 130 member national federations, IESF president Vlad Marinescu discusses esports on a global level, the international outlook for the industry, esports at the grassroots level around the world compared to the United […]

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