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IOC approves Olympic Esports Games launch for 2025 in Saudi Arabia

Unpacks Newsletter - 07/23/2024 | Unpacks Lite Newsletter - 07/23/2024

The IOC adopted a plan today that will see it launch the Olympic Esports Games in Saudi Arabia starting in 2025. The decision will see the IOC partnering with the Saudi national Olympic committee for 12 years, with the events only slated to be held...

IOC votes to create Olympic Esports Games

Closing Bell - 07/23/2024

The IOC today voted to approve the creation of the Olympic Esports Games (OEG), "a hotly debated subject since 2018." Saudi Arabia, who "has been heavily involved with the concept of the Olympic Esports Games," will host the inaugural OEG. The "next step" is to find a venue and "figure...

Taking an inside look at EA Sports College Football

Closing Bell - 07/18/2024

It has been 11 years since EA Sports released a college football title. The wait ends on July 19 with EA Sports College Football officially being available to the masses. SBJ’s Ben Portnoy gets the insiders’ look from EA Sports and Learfield executives on how the game came back...

How PPA Pickleball Tour 2025 is capitalizing on the fastest-growing sport in America

Power Up Newsletter - 07/18/2024

Two-and-a-half years after the initial pitch, and culminating from 18 months of development, the PPA Tour and FarSight Studios go live today with a pickleball video game for Xbox, PlayStation (PS4 and PS5) and Steam. The game, titled PPA Pickleball Tour 2025, is priced at...

EA Sports’ Daryl Holt dishes on fundamental change to gaming/sports since NCAA Football 14

Unpacks Newsletter - 07/12/2024 | Gaming Newsletter - 07/11/2024

The Ed O’Bannon name, image and likeness decision rocked sports video gaming. EA Sports, with successful NCAA franchises in basketball and football, found itself losing two key properties -- not because of poor sales, but because of a court case that would usher in the...

Gilles Simon transfers pro skills to Tennis Clash game during Roland Garros eSeries

Gaming Newsletter - 07/11/2024

Roland Garros is a fixture in Gilles Simon’s life. The retired French tennis star started training at the storied facility as a young child, and today, he lives nearby the Parisian venue. Simon now coaches the No. 5-ranked Daniil Medvedev, but he had an additional reason...

NBA 2K League unveils layoffs, reimagined business

Morning Buzz - 07/03/2024

NBA 2K League CEO Andrew Perlmutter held a town hall with the league staff and management yesterday, where he "announced massive layoffs" and "laid out plans for the league’s big revamp." The GM for Heat Check Gaming, one of the teams in the league, posted on social...

IOC makes proposal to launch Esports Olympics

Closing Bell - 06/14/2024

The first Olympic Esports Games "are set to be added soon to the IOC’s portfolio of events" as it "seeks to attract and retain young audiences." The IOC said today it will "ask members to approve a proposal to create a video game Olympics" when they meet next month...

Riot Games rolls out consolidation plan, new spring event for League of Legends esports

Daily - 06/11/2024

Riot Games is making some of the biggest changes to League of Legends esports since the inception of the League Championship Series (LCS) in 2013, consolidating the Americas and various leagues in the Asia-Pacific region while also introducing relegation and a new international event. The driving...

How 2K Sports brought its tennis video game back to life

Power Up Newsletter - 06/05/2024

After sitting dormant since 2011, the revival of 2K Sports’ TopSpin tennis sim game was a Herculean effort. Remi Ercolani, a game director for 2K’s Hangar 13 game development division, broke down how TopSpin was resuscitated -- technically, at least -- to appeal to the gaming...

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IOC approves Olympic Esports Games launch for 2025 in Saudi Arabia

IOC votes to create Olympic Esports Games

Taking an inside look at EA Sports College Football

How PPA Pickleball Tour 2025 is capitalizing on the fastest-growing sport in America

EA Sports’ Daryl Holt dishes on fundamental change to gaming/sports since NCAA Football 14

Gilles Simon transfers pro skills to Tennis Clash game during Roland Garros eSeries

NBA 2K League unveils layoffs, reimagined business

IOC makes proposal to launch Esports Olympics

Riot Games rolls out consolidation plan, new spring event for League of Legends esports

How 2K Sports brought its tennis video game back to life

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