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Dallas Youth Sports Tech Startup Moves Into Esports, Partners With HBCU Go
by David Kirkpatrick | Jul 16, 2019
AMPlifi Sports Group levels the playing field for amateur athletes through a cross-platform mobile app and convergence platform. Now, the startup has signed a deal with HBCU Go to extend its platform into the esports ecosystem with a strong focus on mental performance, social gaming, and lifestyle.
Esports Meets Education: UIL Considers Proposal to Sanction Competitive Gaming in Texas High Schools
by Lauren Hawkins |
Jul 12, 2019
Everything is bigger in Texas—including esports. We asked DFW esports experts to weigh in on how a possible UIL sanction might change the future of the industry in North Texas and beyond.
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by Liz Goodwin |
Jun 28, 2019
Dallas - Oak Cliff's Texans Can Academy hosted the IT Immersion experience last week, giving students the chance to learn about the multitude of careers in the sports world that exist off the field.
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by Lance Murray |
Jun 14, 2019
The partnership will let esports players and soldiers walk a mile in each other's boots—and gaming chairs.
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Jack in the Box Mascot Pops Up in Dallas Fuel Animated Web Series
by Lance Murray | May 23, 2019
From a Fyre Festival parody to an Omnic Crisis re-creation, each episode features specific themes related to the Dallas Fuel esports team, gaming, and pop culture.
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by Alex Edwards |
May 22, 2019
The first-of-its-kind, 11,000-square-foot GameStop Performance Center is officially open in Frisco. From the Innovation Lab to the Miller Lite Player Lounge, take a look around the esports facility that's situated steps away from the Dallas Cowboys World Headquarters.
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by Alex Edwards |
May 17, 2019
Dallas' Complexity Gaming has a new headquarters at The Star in Frisco. Leading up to the grand opening next week, Complexity has announced a string of partnerships—with GameStop, Mamba Sports Academy, HyperX, and MillerCoors—and a brand overhaul to better align with the Dallas Cowboys.
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by Lauren Hawkins |
Apr 29, 2019
Take a look inside the Bud Light Homestand Weekend at the Allen Event Center, hosted by hometown favorite Dallas Fuel, to get a taste of what the intense world of competitive esports is like. At the tournament, The Overwatch League was on-display for the first 'Homestand,' a test of the match format that all esports franchises will follow in 2020.
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Esports Organizations in North Texas Play Big
by Eric Griffin | Mar 6, 2019
Similar to oil and gas, Mark Cuban says esports has the potential to fuel the region. We rounded up the major drivers of the billion-dollar industry, from teams and developers to educators and startups to corporations and event venues.
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by Blair Welch |
Jan 22, 2019
Allen was been selected to be the second city ever to host a regular season match for the international Overwatch League. Tickets to watch the festival at the Allen Event Center are on sale now.
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by Alex Edwards |
Jan 12, 2019
In an annual tradition, we look back on Dallas Innovates’ most-read stories in each of our buckets of innovation: Startup, Invention, Education, Social, Creative, and Enterprise. Here’s a roundup of the “Top 12” in Enterprise for 2018.
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by Alex Edwards |
Jan 7, 2019
In an annual tradition, we look back on Dallas Innovates’ most-read stories in each of our buckets of innovation: Startup, Invention, Education, Social, Creative, and Enterprise. Here’s a roundup of the “Top 12” in Startup for 2018.
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Take a (Photo) Tour of The World’s Largest Digital Festival Coming to Dallas, DreamHack
by Alex Edwards | Oct 26, 2018
From Sweden to France to Atlanta, DreamHack has held events across the world. Travel around the globe with DreamHack to get a look at what to expect for Dallas in 2019.
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by Alex Edwards |
Oct 26, 2018
From esports to cosplay to LAN, DreamHack has anything you can imagine for the digital generation. The 2019 festival and arena experience is expected to be the largest U.S. footprint yet — and, it's going to be in Dallas.
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by David Kirkpatrick |
Oct 25, 2018
On the grand opening weekend, the $10 million, 100,000-square-foot esports stadium will host the world’s best Counter-Strike
teams in the Esports Championship Series Finals.
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by Blair Welch |
Oct 3, 2018
Populous is growing its global footprint, and hopes its new Dallas office will enhance those efforts in the southern United States as well as Central and South America.
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