Eighty thousand people competed, and the first winners were Freddy Ovett and Kathrin Fuhrer. The online cycling platform that hosted the race series, Zwift Games, has praised the latest competition as “the biggest eSports event in history.” The winners of the
The International Federation of eSports Coaches (IFoEC) has announced that its Level 1 eSports Coaching and Educator courses have received accreditation from CPD (Continuing Professional Development) Services. “Our eSports Coaching and Educator Level 1 courses are now CPD certified by
The International eSports Federation (IESF) is set to launch its World eSports Training Camp during the 8th World eSports Summit in Busan, South Korea. This venture is designed to provide eSports athletes from across the globe with a unique opportunity
Prince Faisal Bin Bandar Bin Sultan is setting sights on eSports in Saudi Arabia, targeting growth in an industry worth 50 billion riyals ($13 billion) to his nation’s economy. The Saudi royal also revealed that the country wants to attract
The Ukrainian national CS:GO team has withdrawn from the IESF World eSports Championship 2023 following a ruling that welcomes Russian players back to the competition. Other Ukrainian teams, including Dota 2, PUBG, Mobile, Mobile Legends, and eFootball, have also withdrawn.
There will be 20 tournaments at the Esports World Cup, covering 19 games. The inaugural Esports World Cup (“EWC”), which will take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, this summer, has an unprecedented total prize pool of more than $60 million,
Video game developers are scrambling to create unions to protect their jobs as the threats of generative AI-inspired automation looms. Spurred by an ongoing tidal wave of layoffs, game developers, animators, voice actors are increasingly banding together to protect their
The esports industry is rebounding in 2024 after a challenging year in 2023, as some brands and advertisers are returning. Even though it seems like the esports winter is finally ending, it’s becoming evident that not all esports organizations have
The State Department posted a grant opportunity to train Ukrainian video game competitors to counteract misinformation from abroad. Recipients of grants are required to take advantage of the popularity of video games in Eastern Europe to create an eSports program
OpenAI has made some major upgrades to its AI image generator – Dall-E, allowing users to edit the AI generated images using text prompts. This upgrade is expected to enhance user experience, allowing them to tweak and refine results. The
The regional qualifying for WEC24 in Casablanca on August 17–21 is the first offline event organized by the International Esports Federation (IESF), which is thrilled to announce this. The regional WEC24 qualifiers will take place in Casablanca from August 17–21,
Jab Escutin, the general manager of Sibol, agreed with panelists that more work has to be done to support women in sports, including esports. In the past, esports was labeled as a male-dominated industry, both in competition and in leadership
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