Diversity

The time for esports’ professionalization is now

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GamesBeat Summit 2021 #GBSummit returns with two days of content and networking designed for industry executives. April 28-29, 2021 Register Now With traditional sports and entertainment evaporating overnight amid the COVID-19 outbreak last spring, esports became the solution for stakeholders across many industries to ensure the show did indeed go on. This resulted in the injection of professional gaming into the social mainstream, providing hours of entertainment for content-starved audiences while playerbases skyrocketed as a means of staying connected during a time when many were apart. While the surge of

Valorant’s Game Changers tournaments will highlight women and marginalized people

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GamesBeat Summit 2021 #GBSummit returns with two days of content and networking designed for industry executives. April 28-29, 2021 Register Now Riot Games announced the Valorant Champions Tour (VCT) Game Changers program today. It’s an esports tournament initiative to supplement the competitive season by highlighting women and people of marginalized genders. The year-long effort will help build a tour that is more representative of the diversity of the Valorant community, Riot Games said. “Game Changers will provide tournaments and development programs for women who want to take their game beyond

Efuse raises $6 million for ‘LinkedIn for gamers’ platform

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GamesBeat Summit 2021 #GBSummit returns with two days of content and networking designed for industry executives. April 28-29, 2021 Register Now Efuse has raised $6 million for its “LinkedIn for gamers” platform, which helps esports amateurs and gamers find jobs and a sustainable way of life. The funding came after the Columbus, Ohio-based company signed up more than 500,000 new users to its platform in the past year. Efuse will use the capital to fuel product development and user acquisition and make key hires as it progresses toward profitability in

Former Riot employee sues CEO for sexual harassment

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GamesBeat Summit 2021 #GBSummit returns with two days of content and networking designed for industry executives. April 28-29, 2021 Register Now In a case filed in January, former Riot Games employee Sharon O’Donnell alleges that chief executive officer Nicolo Laurent sent her suggestive propositions in text messages. O’Donnell detailed the complaints in her sexual harassment case against the executive in the Superior Court for the State of California in Los Angeles. O’Donnell claims that Laurent told her to “cum” to his house while his wife was traveling. He also mentioned

Aerial Powers Joins Team Liquid as Streamer and Diversity Ambassador

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We are holding ourselves back from making sports analogies as we announce WNBA champion Aerial Powers as an official Team Liquid streamer, brand ambassador, and diversity ambassador! In her new role, Powers’s Powerzsurge channels will become part of Team Liquid’s streaming network. She will also elevate events, work with marketing partners, and become chair of Team Liquid’s recently formed Diversity & Inclusion Task Force. This position will have her strategizing with the counsel on how to make meaningful changes within the esports industry and championing the next generation of women

Remote physical gaming site Surrogate.tv raises a $2.5M seed round

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I was made aware of Surrogate.tv’s work earlier this year when the site released a Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit tournament. Nintendo’s IRL take on its popular racing title was a great showcase for the technology — though, admittedly, there was enough lag in the remote operation to make control something of an issue. Of course, Mario Kart is just one of the experiences the platform offers. It’s a pretty broad range, all told, from pinball to battling robots to claw machines. The diversity of experience is probably the service’s

How to watch Mental Health, Diversity, and Games 

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GamesBeat and Oculus are teaming up for a series of VR events, which we’re hosting select Wednesdays through February. Join live at 10 a.m. Pacific on December 9  for the next iteration focused on Mental Health, Diversity, and Games where Dean Takahashi of GamesBeat, Eve Crevoshay of Take This, Angela Roseboro of Riot Games, and Javon Frazier of Studio71 will tackle diversity and inclusivity in the industry. Mental Health, Diversity, and Games, will explore how the ongoing lack of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the gaming industry is having

Building to New Heights: Steve’s State of NA

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2017 was a huge year for Team Liquid. As an organization, we didn’t just dodge relegations twice, we also submitted our application to become a franchised partner in the LCS. And honestly, League was only a part of what made that year huge. The day we survived relegations, we were also hours apart from winning the biggest esports tournament in the world. I was at the LCS studio for relegations — but I was also watching The International from my phone. We were crawling back from the lower bracket to

HP, Lenovo, Microsoft, to take the stage at the VR/AR Global Summit…

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The theme of the Summit is “adaptability,” and it will showcase how companies are really embracing new technologies to keep business moving. PALO ALTO, Calif. (PRWEB) September 28, 2020 After organizing the VR/AR Global Summit ONLINE in June to help the industry move forward, with a turnout of over 11,000 attending live, the largest global ecosystem of VR/AR companies, brands, and professionals is going virtual again. The theme of the fall summit is “adaptability,” and it will showcase how companies are really embracing new technologies to keep business moving. In

St. Mary’s Esports Arena virtual grand opening to fundraise…

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St. Mary's University Esports Head Coach Kaitlin Teniente in the foreground and Assistant Coach Mack Moncada test drive the new St. Mary's Esports Arena. “We are so excited to unveil this beautiful arena and to host an important event supporting the Black and Latino communities in the world of esports,” St. Mary's University Director of Athletics Robert Coleman said. SAN ANTONIO (PRWEB) September 16, 2020 St. Mary’s University recognizes that each of us is the result of significant investments others have made in our lives. Investments of time, love, faith