Why would the 2017 NBA champions be spending millions of dollars to start a League of Legends team? To learn more about streaming, of course. According to Golden State Warriors assistant general manager Kirk Lacob, the team’s acceptance into the North America League of Legends Championship Series through its new Golden Guardians team, signals an […]
Axiomatic, an esports-focused investment vehicle comprised of professional sports team owners from the NHL and NBA, will count The International 7, a Dota 2 tournament held earlier this month, as its first major win after acquiring a controlling stake in Team Liquid last September. The European-based team made history Aug. 12 as the first ever […]
Disney has announced the 11 companies that will take part in this year’s Disney Accelerator and receive access to the company’s leadership team, mentorship and support, and among them is esports company aXiomatic, which already has assembled a powerful leadership team of its own. aXiomatic is an esports and gaming investment group co-chaired by three […]
Esports ownership group aXiomatic opened another seat at the table for Tampa Bay Lightning owner and chairman Jeff Vinik. The minority owner of Fenway Sports Group and owner of Arena Football League Tampa Bay Storm joins fellow co-chairmen and team owners Peter Guber (Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Dodgers) and Ted Leonsis (Monumental Sports & […]
Esports organization Team Liquid is one of the few franchises leveraging analytics to improve performance and train, announcing a new partnership with gaming analytics company Mobalytics. Team Liquid coaches and players will begin integrating the Mobalytics platform and data analysis into the organization’s strategy prior to the League of Legends 2017 NA LCS Summer Split. “Video […]
