Sony has realised that the key to market dominance, may be a bigger stake in Epic Games. A stake that cost them $250 million.

You look at Nintendo, and you see a gaming company. A brand that has existed for eons, a name synonymous with video game icons and some of the best-selling hardware of all time. Nintendo is video games, and the entire industry would have been wildly different if the Japanese company had stuck to making card games and toys. Could Nintendo be more than just a video game company though? One of its new investors certainly thinks so.

Sumo Group, who own developer Sumo Digitial, are currently developing the sequel to the cult-classic zombie game Dead Island

The home of Strange Brigade, 2000AD and various other properties has now invested $100 million on a new location that’ll be used for two of their biggest upcoming projects, a Judge Dredd TV series and an upcoming Rogue Trooper film that’ll be directed by Warcraft’s Duncan Jones.

There's little to no money in esports for tournament hosts, and having a corporate backing is the only way... for now.

Baseball's most iconic team has invested in esports, joining forces with Rick Fox and Echo Fox.

NRG are swooping up stars for their investment portfolio with new additions rumoured to be Marshawn Lynch, Jennifer Lopez and Michael Strahan.

Vegas is well on the way to become the self-proclaimed "Esports Capital" with fixed esports arenas popping up along the strip.