Erazer Your Road to Victory 2025 © Erazer / Medion Esports Erazer Hosts Europe's Largest Third-Party Fortnite Championship Following last year's Rocket League tournament, Erazer is focusing on Fortnite this year, launching a European Fortnite Championship with a prize pool of €100,000. The final will take place at Xperion in Hamburg. In recent years, Erazer's Your Road to Victory (YR2V) initiative has focused By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Skinbaron X BIG © BIG Esports Skinbaron Extends Its Partnership With BIG Berlin International Gaming (BIG) and SkinBaron started working closely together in late 2019 and have now extended their partnership, continuing their collaboration of over six years. At a time when the Counter-Strike community - particularly BIG's CS2 men's team - has had a challenging year, this extension By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
© 2025 © Marcel Haupt / creative athlete Esports CGN Esports and Xperion Cologne Cooperate With two dedicated event spaces in Cologne, CGN Esports is entering MediaMarktSaturn's Xperion. The spaces will host weekly esports events. MediaMarktSaturn and Cologne association CGN Esports announce a joint strategic partnership to make gaming and e-sports more accessible in the DACH region. Two dedicated CGN experience booths By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Felix Falk (Managing Director of game) and Christopher Flato (ESBD President) © game - the German Games Industry Association / Flato ESBD, Alina Ehmann Esports Esports Clubs to Be Treated as Non-Profit Organisations From the Beginning of 2026 in Germany Following initial issues with the first draft at the start of the week, the final government draft on the non-profit status of esports has been met with widespread approval from game - Verband der deutschen Games-Branche, the E-Sport-Bund Deutschland (ESBD) and the Landessportbund Nordrhein-Westfalen. From 1 By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Felix Falk (Managing Director of game) and Christopher Flato (ESBD President) © game - the German Games Industry Association / Flato ESBD Esports "The Draft Bill on Esports Non-Profit Status Creates More Problems Than It Solves." The draft bill on the 2025 Tax Amendment Act, prepared by the German Federal Ministry of Finance, contains an approach to the non-profit status of esports in Germany for the first time. However, according to game - the German Games Industry Association, the E-Sport-Bund Deutschland e.V. (ESBD) By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Team Razer and RBLZ Gaming © Razer, RBLZ Gaming Esports Razer Signs Partnership Between Team Razer and RBLZ Gaming Razer has announced the signing of RBLZ Gaming to Team Razer. This is Razer's first console-focused esports partnership in the EMEA region. Since its inception in 2020, RBLZ Gaming has achieved several milestones, including multiple appearances on the global stage at EA FC esports competitions. Over the By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© EVO / SIE Esports Saudi-Arabia Buys Esports Major EVO Saudi-Arabia's state fund subsidiary Qiddiya has bought RTS, the company behind the largest esports tournament Evolution Championship Series (EVO). Sony has also sold its stake in EVO to Nodwin Gaming, but stays on board in a more indirect manner. Qiddiya, a subsidiary of the Saudi-Arabian state By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read
New Global Sport Conference 2025 © Esports World Cup / New Global Sport Conference Esports New Global Sport Conference 2025 Concludes Esports World Cup Following the Esports World Cup, the New Global Sport Conference 2025 took place in Riyadh. The event was attended by more than 1,500 delegates, including 500 CEOs from sectors such as gaming, esports, sports, technology and investment. The Esports World Cup Foundation (EWCF) concluded the New Global Sport Conference By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
HRH Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister at the crowning ceremony of the Esports World Cup 2025 with (from right to left) Ralf Reichert, CEO of the Esports World Cup Foundation; HRH Prince Abdulaziz Bin Turki Al Faisal, Minister of Sport; Musaad Al Dossary, Co-Founder and Chairman at Team Falcons; Muhammed Almatairi, General Director at Team Falcons; Nikola Kovač, Counter-Strike 2 player at Team Falcons. © Esports World Cup 2025 Esports Esports World Cup 2025 Set New Viewership Records in Its Second Year The Esports World Cup 2025 came to a close on Sunday. After seven weeks of competition, Team Falcons were crowned club champions of the tournament. The EWC attracted a total of 750 million viewers, 350 million hours of online streaming, and 3 million visitors on site in Riyadh. The Esports By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
© Deutsche Bahn / esports player foundation Esports Deutsche Bahn Focuses on Gaming and Esports to Find Young Talent In its search for young professionals, Deutsche Bahn (DB) is turning to gaming and esports to attract young talent. The company aims to recruit around 20,000 new employees in operational roles this year, including over 5,000 young professionals. The DB Esports Scholarship is the centrepiece of the company& By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Esports Decade Awards © Esports Awards Esports Esports Decade Awards Presented in Riyadh The Esports Awards held a one-off Decade Awards ceremony alongside the Esports World Cup. These celebrated a decade of excellence in esports and gaming. The Decade Awards ceremony, held alongside the Esports World Cup, saw 9.8 million votes cast by fans in celebration of esports, its players, teams By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
© EWCF Esports EWCF Unveils New Esports Competitions for National Teams The Esports Nations Cup of the Esports World Cup Foundation will kick off in November 2026 in Riyadh and will then take place every two years at different locations. Confirmed partners include Electronic Arts, Krafton, Tencent, and Ubisoft. The announcement was made during the New Global Sport Conference in Riyadh: By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
