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SK Telecom and Comcast Spectacor Forge Strategic Partnership for Cooperation in Esports Business
This is the full text of SK Telecom's February 25th, 2019 press release. - The two companies plan to promote the establishment of a global esports joint venture to develop global market opportunities
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Epic Games announces details for World Cup, $100 million in prizes for 2019
This morning, Epic Games laid out specifics for their $100 million Fortnite esports circuit during the 2019 calendar year. The road to the Fortnite World Cup live finals, held in New York City with a $30 million prize pool associated with it, will begin on April 13 with 10 weekly online qualifiers, each awarding $1 million in prizes. Once the final qualifier is finished on June 16, the top 100 Solo players and 50 Duo teams will be guaranteed $50,000 and the opportunity to compete for the $30 million in prizes. Going forward, Epic has announced that they will run weekly $1 million online tournaments using unique formats and game modes to help reach their $100 million total in prizes given out during the year.
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Hearthstone's new esports system features a fresh format and eventual in-game crowdfunding -- launches March 5th
Two and a half months after Hearthstone's esports department teased everyone with their plans for the future, we finally have substantial information on what's to come. The Hearthstone Championship To
