This article is all about what you should read if you want to catch up on the latest trends in the Esports landscape, and measure how big this universe really is. Many people even look into this world for investing possibilities; therefore a short list of resources with links will be produced ahead as well.

If you plan on starting from scratch and have no clue how deep Esports’ rabbit hole really goes, we would suggest watching this YouTube video first, ‘For Years Many People Made Fun of Esports – Not Any More’.

First Time into Esports?

Why watch other people play video games? Most new entrants are confused about the very nature of Esports and spectator sports. A decent beginner’s guide to Esports is the Telegraph’s ‘esports-beginners-guide’ page, which features news and guides about this complex gaming universe.

News Sources/ Websites

There are many Esports dedicated websites and news sources. New ones are launched everyday and others go out of business. The most devoted and trusted places for news and updates are;

• Dexerto
• Esports Insider
• Reddit: r/esports
• ESPN Esports
• The Next Level
• The Esports Observer (TEO)
• Dot Esports

Twitter News

Think opening a website for news every time is a hassle? Another way to keep getting updates about the Esports multiverse is to have the right followership on twitter. Some of the news providers to follow are;

• Game Developers
• Pro Players
• Journalists Covering the Industry
• Startups in the Industry (they are quite boisterous about news)
• Teams

Newsletters for Esports

If this media is your preferred kind, then don’t fret; here is a viable list of newsletter resources;

• Konvoy newsletter(you can subscribe at the bottom of their homepage).
• The Next Level
• My esports newsletter(for weekly news aggregates)
• Catalyst Meta
• Venture Beat: Multiple gaming/ esports related newsletter
• The Esports Observer Newsletter

Podcasts and YouTube Channels

If reading is not your strong suit, you can always listen to news podcasts or even watch interactive videos to stay up to date.

Podcasts:

• The Next Level
• The Esports Observer
• ESPN Esports Podcast

YouTube Channels:

• theScore esports
• Thoorin
• Richard Lewis

Equity Research

Broker reports are hard to get hold of, but what is recommended is to get your hands on articles which give a decent leverage on investment. A drawback although is that these articles are mostly not updated hence present slightly old data.

The Coven Equity Research (Jan 2018) – “Esports: How Soon is Now”, is a great report which goes into depth about the industry and investment opportunities. Another recommendation is the Morgan Stanley reports. These reports regularly cover publicly traded game makers and quite often these reports have updated industry commentaries.

Further research into the Esports investor world could be done via a blog named “Who is investing in esports startups?” If you need a list of investors however then the Crunchbase list of esports investors is a potentially updated list, but needs a subscription to view.