GIRLGAMER Esports Festival, the world's leading event to celebrate and promote women's competitiveness in esports, has announced the Season 5 schedule and key partnerships for the festival debut within the United States. “GIRLGAMER is excited to extend our global celebration of women in gaming into the United States with this partnership”, said...
Read MoreEvent Organizers CSMG, ESPORTSU and Skillshot Media deliver on “May Madness” for college esports at Gateway Center Arena on May 6-8, 2022. The Collegiate Esports Commissioner’s Cup held on May 6-8, 2022 at the Gateway Center Arena created a $1.78 million economic impact on the Atlanta Airport District Convention and Visitors Bureau. The “May...
Read MoreGamers.Vote, Ghost Gaming, Skillshot Media, and the Atlanta Esports, Sports, and Music Community Come Together for Video Game Event Supporting New Voter Registration Before November Election Skillshot Media, Gamers.Vote, and esports organization Ghost Gaming today announced InvitationATL—a virtual event on July 21 focused on voter registration an...
Read MoreEditor's Note: The Georgia Department of Economic Development created and published this article on April 16, 2020. It is re-posted here with their permission. As we confront the effects of COVID-19, the Georgia Department of Economic Development continues to work around the clock arming our partners with the resources they need to navigate these t...
Read MoreWe are living in unprecedented times. The COVID-19 pandemic has killed tens of thousands of people around the world, and hundreds of thousands or potentially millions are still at risk. Economically, many employees, businesses and entire industries also face existential risk, or in the best case, a long pause. Our education institutions are dealin...
Read MoreSkillshot Media, the esports entity formerly owned by Alpharetta-based game publisher Hi-Rez Studios, announced today the completion of a management buy-out by two former Hi-Rez executives. Skillshot will operate as an independent, publisher-agnostic esports solution provider and agency, and Hi-Rez Studios no longer has an ownership interest in th...
Read MoreOn Thursday, Nov. 14 through Friday, Nov. 15, Esports Summit 2019 will take place at the Georgia World Congress Center. Presented by Skillshot Media, this conference is the premier business-focused esports conference in the southeast running alongside Hi-Rez Expo and DreamHack Atlanta.
Read MoreAs part of a multi-organization collaboration, Skillshot Media, Johnson STEM Activity Center, The Forever Young Foundation, and Atlanta Public Schools established an esports arena as an extension of the Johnson STEM Activity Center’s operations. The esports arena will be a free resource to students who want to compete in the inaugural season of var...
Read MoreWe recently released a list of the competitive esports organizations that will compete in Paladins Premier League and SMITE Pro League in 2019. As part of a multiyear franchise, eight organizations will compete in the Paladins Premier League (PPL). Signed teams consist of new and returning organizations to PPL, including Natus Vincere, Pittsburgh K...
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