esports

• Esports Org ‘Rogue’ Launches Latest Accelerator Program For Teen Fortnite Players
• Esports Org 100 Thieves Adds Fortnite Pros ‘Falconer’, ‘Grandma’ To Growing Roster

  Pro esports org 100 Thieves, which also operates a lucrative merch division and branded content business, has added two Fortnite pros to its fleet: Brendan 'Falconer' Falconer and Brett ‘Grandma’ Squires, per numerous missives on Twitter.

  
• Overwatch League Snags 16% More Viewership This Season, Is Only Major Sports League To See Boost In Young Viewers

  This season’s Grand Finals of esports competition Overwatch League, which concluded last week with a dominating 4-0 win by the San Francisco Shock, drew an average of 1.12 million viewers per game, a 16% increase from the first season.

  
• UTA Adds To Burgeoning Esports Roster With Call Of Duty Star Seth ‘Scump’ Abner

  UTA is building on its burgeoning esports division with the signing of Seth ‘Scump’ Abner, who the talent agency will rep in all areas of his career.

  
• Subnation’s ‘LVL UP’ Highlights Explosion Of Premium Content For Esports
• Insights: The Future Of The NFL Is TikTok, And Other Hail Mary Passes For Continued Relevance
• Rapper Offset Invests In Leading Esports Collective FaZe Clan
• Leading Esports Talent Firm Loaded Inks ‘Fortnite’ Star Dennis ‘Cloakzy’ Lepore
• Esports Upstart 100 Thieves Signs Gaming Luminary Jack ‘CouRage’ Dunlop
• YouTube’s FaZe Clan Inks Sponsorship, Content Pact With Automaker Nissan
• Gaming Luminaries Ninja, DrLupo, And CouRage Sign With Talent Management Firm ‘Loaded’
• Esports Pioneer Alex Garfield Raises $9 Million To Launch Gaming Upstart ‘Popdog’