eSports stories - Page 2

Chorus has put its support behind New Zealand's Esports community with a newly announced three-year Hyperfibre sponsorship deal with NZ Esports.

The rise of online gaming in New Zealand comes with significant risks, as cyber attacks target players, especially the younger ones.

QTnet has announced it has selected Juniper Network's wired, wireless and security solutions to power its eSport Challenger's Park.

Gaming company Polemos aims to create the first GameFi platform allowing users to monetise NFT gaming assets from blockchain games.

In what might just be a New Zealand first, budding esports stars can now study this booming industry as part of their university degrees.

famously home to physical sports like cricket, the Rugby World Cup and the All Blacks, will now be home to the Eden Park Esports High Performance Centre.

Gaming brand JBL has signed on with esports organisation 100 Thieves to become the official global gaming headset partner this year.

Newzoo has revealed that it has adjusted its previous estimate for worldwide esports as a result of the cancellation of big-ticket events.

Esports gains official status in New Zealand, as the New Zealand Esports Federation is recognised as a National Sporting Organisation by Sport New Zealand.

As global sports events are halted due to COVID-19, Torque Esports' The Race All-Star Esports Battle shatters records, embracing the 'stay at home economy.'.

The AOE II Asia Cup will run in four seasons. The top four teams from each season will land a place in the AOE Asia Cup Major.

Informa Tech’s new research wing, Omdia, reveals 5G interdependencies in new research paper exploring impacts across the tech ecosystem.

Melbourne’s new esports and gaming venue Fortress Melbourne has chosen Dell to run its entire IT infrastructure, right down to the PCs and peripherals.

Vodafone New Zealand takes centre stage in 2020 as the head sponsor for the LetsPlay.Live High School League, promoting esports among Australasia's youth.

Razer will provide sports peripherals, including mice, headsets and keyboards, to Legacy Esports players and content creators.

TEKKEN 7 player Daniel ‘Wowzer’ Cossingtom is off to South Korea this December to represent the country at the 11th IESF World Championships.

Finally, the esports industry has something of a universal code of conduct when it comes to fair play and fun.

The esports market is booming, with Extreme Networks highlighting a surge in demand for robust Wi-Fi and network infrastructure in schools and major events.

Gartner’s 2019 Hype Cycle for Blockchain Business shows that blockchain will have a transformational impact across industries in 5 to 10 years.

Fortress Melbourne, the Southern Hemisphere's largest gaming and esports venue, will launch in early 2020, spanning over 2700 square metres across two floors.