Tag: gaming

The Esports Business Summit, produced by Event Marketer and sister publications Cynopsis and Chief Marketer, brings together all sectors of the esports ecosystem, from brand marketers to esports leagues to investment firms to game publishers. The inaugural show in 2018 in Las Vegas offered three days of networking, education and inspiration, and as we gear […]

From augmented reality-enabled audio journeys to a library of President Donald Trump’s tweets to “Project Runway” music videos, we bring you part two in our coverage of SXSW’s opening weekend, March 8-10. What stood out: how many scooters cruised the streets of Austin, how many puppies there were to cuddle, how brand ambassadors’ passion (or […]

Activision Blizzard Media created a two-story arcade for attendees of SXSW in Austin this year, activating March 8-11 at its first-ever appearance at the festival. The publisher is best known for intense, immersive games like Call of Duty and World of Warcraft, but with the recent acquisition of mobile game publisher King (Candy Crush, Farm […]

Since the Overwatch League’s inaugural season wrapped in July, New York City’s professional esports team the NY Excelsior (NYXL) wanted to create something special for its fanbase at the end of the year, ahead of the league’s second season kickoff Feb. 14. Building off of a successful pop-up shop it created in July in Brooklyn, […]

Gamers and esports fans may seem like their own breed, but according to new data in Simmons Research’s 2018 Sports Fan and Engagement Study, there are many parallels between traditional sports fans and esports fans. Which means plenty of opportunity for non-endemic brands to comfortably cross into the space. In fact, gamers welcome it. According […]