The Esports Venue Summit concluded on Thursday after four days of insightful, stimulating and entertaining debates and presentations.

The National Association of Collegiate Esports (NACE) has chosen Hussey Seating, a global leader in manufacturing spectator seating solutions, as its official supplier.

IBM and the Overwatch League™, the world’s first global esports league with 20 city-based teams, announced its first-of-a-kind multi-year deal to bring IBM’s cloud computing and artificial intelligence (AI) technology to esports.

ASM Global and Port San Antonio in Texas have announced the initial timeline for the construction of a $60-million Innovation Center complex which includes a 2,500-seat, multi-purpose technology arena.

Brazilian esports promotion group BBL (Bad Boy Leeroy) has sealed a deal to bring esports to the Pacaembu Stadium in São Paulo.

The newly built Shanghai Pudong Football Stadium in China will host an esports tournament as its first event.

Dundee in Scotland is being lined up to become the home of a revolutionary new 4,000 seat digital arena that will be used to host esports events.

Spanish footballing giant FC Barcelona has agreed a strategic cooperation deal with China’s Tencent.

Major technology campus Port San Antonio in Texas has announced plans to build a new innovation centre that will include a 2,500 seat esports arena.

AnyBrand is introducing face coverings treated with HeiQ Viroblock technology, a tested and proven Covid-19 barrier, which significantly counteracts the airborne transmission of the virus.

Florida Memorial University (FMU), the only historically Black university in South Florida, has appointed sports marketing pioneer Dr Marc Williams as the global scholar-practitioner to lead the first comprehensive STEM esports programme.

Sports fans will be able to return to venues in England in the next few weeks, as lockdown rules are eased.

Registration is now open for the Esports Venue Summit virtual event, which will follow after the main event being held at the iconic Twickenham Stadium

Vindex is acquiring the Belong Gaming Arenas brand and plans to open more than 500 locations across the US and 1,000 in Europe.

New Zealand’s largest stadium and the home of sport across the country, Eden Park, is set to become the centre of esports development.

The UK Government has announced that fans will be allowed back into stadia and arenas in October if pilot trials are carried out successfully and with social distancing measures in place.

Chinese games publisher NetEase has kicked off construction of an esports park in Shanghai’s Qingpu district.

Esports Stadium Arlington has struck a deal with HyperX to name them the Preferred Peripherals Sponsor of the venue.

Former England football captain David Beckham has announced his move into esports as co-owner of London-based start-up Guild Esports.

Allied Esports has announced that its flagship venue, HyperX Esports Arena Las Vegas, located at Luxor Hotel & Casino, will reopen to the public on Thursday, June 25.

Stadia venues could provide a ready-made option for event organisers looking to implement social-distancing measures for their delegates.

The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) has agreed an exploratory partnership with the Global Esports Federation (GEF) that aims to develop a Commonwealth Esports strategy.

A new esports arena is on the cards for the Putuo District in Shanghai, China.

As we enter into the second month of the near complete global live sports suspension, all forms of sport have shown signs of struggling,  from grass roots level up to the highest-level of national and international competition.

Veritas Entertainment is due to open a new state-of-the-art esports and gaming entertainment venue in Berlin, Germany.

Ininal Esports Arena, the largest esports venue in the Europe and Middle East region, opened recently in Istanbul, Turkey.

In a landmark step for the further development of FIFA eSports, FIFA and the Danish Football Association (DBU) have announced that Denmark will host the FIFA eNations Cup 2020.

Integrated AV Technology is creating immersive environments for sports fans, as Kirsty Mitchell of architects HOK explains.

The League of Legends esports World Championship will be held at the Shanghai Stadium in China next year.

The world’s first dedicated esports motor racing arena will be built by Millennial Esports in Miami, with the state-of-the-facility scheduled to open in 2020.

Melbourne, Australia will become host to the Southern Hemisphere’s largest esports venue in early 2020.

ES Broadcast has appointed former NEP UK & Ireland Engineering and Technical Director Rob Newton as its Head of Technology.

Construction work has started on the $50 million Fusion Arena – a purpose-built esports venue in Philadelphia.

UK prime minister Boris Johnson has confirmed that conferences and exhibitions will be permitted in England from 1 October 2020.