The esports audience is growing rapidly. According to an early 2019 report from Newzoo, a global leader in esports analytics, the global esports audience will grow to 453.8 million worldwide in 2019, a year-on-year growth of +15.0%. Another report by Simon Kemp at The Next Web says it has...
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One of New Wave Esports portfolio companies, PlayLine, brought its fantasy sports to NASCAR recently. As the exclusive fantasy sports partner of NASCAR’s Speedway Motor Sports, PlayLine took over the Fan Zone at Texas Motor Speedway for the AAA Texas 500 this past weekend. With over 180,000 race fans...
On Monday October 28th New Wave Esports began public trading on the Canadian Securities Exchange under the symbol NWES and we could not be more thrilled. As you might imagine, it was a long road getting here filled with lots of emotions, education and challenges. But, we’re here and...
EMG, one of New Wave Esports’ portfolio companies, is an event organizer and media production company. They’re behind some of the most successful tournaments for Nintendo’s Smash Bros., such as “Get On My Level” and “Let’s Make Moves”. Started by Joseph “Toronto Joe” Cribari and Steven Leandro, who were...
When it comes to investing, people often look for stability and longevity. Putting your money in a new industry or company is seen as risky. Well, despite perception of the esports industry being new, it’s not. Esports dates back to the 1970’s and has seen steady growth ever since....
On July 26 – 28, 2019, Epic Games hosted the Fortnite World Cup Finals in Flushing, New York, where thousands of fans gathered to see who would be crowned the world’s best Fortnite player. Among the many participants that left the event victorious, Lazarus Esports, Tiidal Gaming Group’s competitive...