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02/23/23: Microsoft has signed a 10-year deal to bring Xbox titles to Nintendo consoles

Thursday February 23, 2023 Good morning! It’s Thursday and this is your early morning Esports and gaming brief. Microsoft has signed a 10-year deal to bring Xbox titles to Nintendo consoles, a move that could have repercussions for Microsoft’s ongoing bid to acquire Activision-Blizzard and bring games like Call of Duty to the Nintendo […]

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02/16/23: The English Premier League and Electronic Arts are nearing a $600 million deal

Thursday February 16, 2023 Good morning! It’s Thursday and this is your early morning Esports brief. The English Premier League and Electronic Arts are nearing a $600 million deal that will see EA retain its status as the lead gaming partner for the Premier League, according to a report from Sky Sports. EA would […]

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02/09/23: Recent layoffs at esports and lifestyle organization 100 Thieves

Thursday February 9, 2023 Good morning! It’s Thursday and this is your early morning Esports brief. Recent layoffs at esports and lifestyle organization 100 Thieves are a symptom of larger problems within the company, according to a report from Digiday. 100 Thieves has undergone two rounds of layoffs since the middle of last year, […]

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02/02/23: FaZe Clan’s woes on the stock market are well-documented

Thursday February 2, 2023 Good morning! It’s Thursday and this is your early morning Esports brief. FaZe Clan’s woes on the stock market are well-documented, and with the company’s stock hovering below $1 per share for more than a week, the esports and lifestyle organization is getting closer to being issued a deficiency notice […]

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01/26/23: The past week brought another round of layoff announcements across major tech and media brands.

Thursday January 26, 2023 Good morning! It’s Thursday and this is your early morning Esports brief. The past week brought another round of layoff announcements across major tech and media brands. From Google’s cut of 12,000 employees to layoffs by Fandom that hit games and entertainment media giants like GameSpot, Giant Bomb, Metacritic and […]

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01/19/23: YouTube’s moves could signal shifts for gaming content creators

Thursday January 19, 2023 Good morning! It’s Thursday and this is your early morning Esports brief. Adjustments to YouTube’s models for ad servicing and its YouTube Shorts platform could shake up the creator economy in esports and gaming in the coming months. YouTube plans to shift its monetization strategy for Shorts to let partners […]

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01/12/23: Riot Games has changed the format of its League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational and World Championship

Thursday January 12, 2023 Good morning! It’s Thursday and this is your early morning Esports brief. Riot Games has changed the format of its League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational and World Championship and will bring the tournaments to London and South Korea, respectively, this year, the developer announced. This year’s MSI will feature 13 […]

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01/05/23: Pay transparency law reveals discrepancies among game devs

Thursday January 5, 2023 Good morning! It’s Thursday and this is your early morning Esports brief. New pay transparency regulations are revealing rates for prominent game companies and publishers and highlighting discrepancies between pay at multiple large-scale operations. Kevin O’Brien, a quality assurance manager at Theorycraft and former QA manager for Riot Games’ VALORANT […]

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12/22/22: Fortnite developer Epic Games will pay $520 million to the Federal Trade Commission

Thursday December 22, 2022 Good morning! It’s Thursday and this is your early morning Esports brief. Fortnite developer Epic Games will pay $520 million to the Federal Trade Commission as part of a resolution of two complaints from the FTC. The FTC alleged Epic violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act through its collection […]

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12/15/22: The race for sought-after VALORANT partner positions is heating up

Thursday December 15, 2022 Good morning! It’s Thursday and this is your early morning Esports brief. The race for sought-after VALORANT partner positions is heating up as non-partner teams build out rosters to compete for two years of guaranteed partner status in various regional leagues. The battle is most intense in North America, where […]

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