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Education & Esports
“E-gaming”, “eSports” and now add “certification” to the list of tainted words in the eyes of the competitive gaming community. When a topic trends on Twitter, it’s rarely for a positive reason. “Esports” trended during the day of April 27th, when the newly formed Esports Certification Institute received massive backlash from the endemic industry around…
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Young People & Esports
Of all the initiatives we execute at the Esports Trade Association – facilitating valuable networking, sharing knowledge from subject matter experts, and helping to improve the business practices of our industry – my favorite is having a hand in educating the next generation of esports business professionals. Esports is viewed as a great marketing opportunity…
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Esports: The Agent of Change
One of esports most valuable functions in the broader sports and entertainment space is playing the role of an ‘agent of change’. It’s difficult to change plans and models when your league has been doing things the same way for 100 years. In business and beyond, it often takes the new guy to come in…
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Predictions for the 2021 Esports Trends
It’s safe to say that we are all glad to see 2020 behind us with great hopes for normality, but also uncertainty on what the “new normal” will look like. Here are my predictions for the 2021 esports trends: The Rise of Mobile Esports Beginning with perhaps the least surprising forecast first, mobile esports will…
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Kidas Receives Esports Trade Association’s Sustainable Esports Initiative Award
Award Acknowledges Organizations Making Significant Strides in Social Responsibility and Inclusivity PHILADELPHIA, July 09, 2024 – Kidas (“the Company”), a technology company developing AI-powered text and voice communication tools to protect online users from toxicity, cyberbullying and other predatory behavior, announced today that it has been named the winner of the Esports Trade Association’s (ESTA) Sustainable Esports…
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Esports Trade Association Honors Visionaries at the 2024 Esports Industry Awards
CHICAGO, IL, UNITED STATES, July 9, 2024 — The Esports Trade Association (ESTA) has crowned the champions of innovation and excellence at the 2024 Esports Industry Awards, held during the EsportsNext 2024 Sneaker Soiree Industry Appreciation Reception in Chicago, IL. This exclusive event celebrated the luminaries who are driving the future of esports with groundbreaking…
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Esports Trade Association Pledges Support for Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Through Gaming
ESTA Targets $25,000 to Enhance Pediatric Healthcare at Lurie Children’s Hospital Following EsportsNext 2024 CHICAGO, May 2, 2024 –The Esports Trade Association (ESTA) is proud to announce a special initiative to play games and raise funds for the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago. Following the conclusion of EsportsNext 2024, scheduled for July…
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Esports Trade Association (ESTA) Announces EsportsNext 2024 presented by Coca-Cola
A Three-Day Conference Featuring Industry Leaders, Innovative Panels, and Exclusive Networking Opportunities CHICAGO, March 14, 2024 – The Esports Trade Association (ESTA) is thrilled to announce that EsportsNext 2024, presented by Coca-Cola, is set for July 7-9 in Chicago. The event kicks off with a unique NASCAR Chicago Street Race viewing experience, followed by…
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Brazil’s Gustavo Ariel Takes Home Checkered Flag at Prodigy Week
12 sim racing drivers from 9 countries get hands-on coaching and training for a chance for a paid contract to race real cars in the Prodigy Racing League in 2024 DAWSONVILLE, GA – Racing Prodigy™, a groundbreaking sports, entertainment, and media property making motorsports more accessible through esports, celebrated Gustavo Ariel from Brazil, who captured the win…
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The Esports Trade Association to Launch First-of-its-Kind Complimentary Esports Leadership Program
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: [email protected] Esports Trade Association’s partnership with The Coca-Cola Company brings industry experts together to offer a complimentary 12-month leadership program to chapter leaders. [Chicago, IL] – The Esports Trade Association (ESTA) is announcing the first-of-its-kind immersive leadership training program available complimentary and exclusively to ESTA members, chapter leaders, and committee…