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Cover of EA SPORTS FIFA 23 Esports Roadmap Revealed
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EA SPORTS FIFA 23 Esports Roadmap Revealed

Electronic Arts has unveiled its comprehensive esports roadmap for FIFA 23, detailing a structured competitive season that integrates new formats and expanded partnerships.

  • The EA SPORTS Cup, a 2v2 competition featuring professional football clubs and esports organizations, begins October 17, 2022, and serves as a qualifier for the FIFAe Club World Cup 2023.
  • The FGS 23 1v1 competitive season launches September 27, 2022, with a 10-month schedule of tournaments leading to nine regional online qualifiers.
  • The FGS 23 Midseason Major is scheduled as an in-person, open-bracket event in London on April 7, 2023.
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The Esports AdvocateSep 2022
Cover of VR Esports Takes Center Stage at $35K VAIL Major
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VR Esports Takes Center Stage at $35K VAIL Major

The Miami VAIL Major represents a strategic effort by developer AEXLAB to promote its upcoming virtual reality first-person shooter, VAIL, through competitive esports.

  • The Miami VAIL Major, held on October 1, 2022, featured a $35,000 prize pool for the VR-based first-person shooter VAIL.
  • The tournament awarded $20,000 to the first-place team, $10,000 to second place, and $5,000 to third place, with additional in-game digital rewards for the top four finishers.
  • VAIL is developed by Miami-based AEXLAB, with multiplayer infrastructure support provided by the UK-based metaverse technology company Improbable.
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The Esports AdvocateSep 2022
Cover of Report Details ORDER’s Troubled Operations Prior to Insolvency
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Report Details ORDER’s Troubled Operations Prior to Insolvency

The Australian esports organization ORDER faced severe financial instability leading to its voluntary insolvency in September 2022.

  • Australian esports organization ORDER was dissolved on September 16, 2022, following a vote by creditors and an insolvency administrator.
  • The company recorded a net loss of $3.7 million AUD for the 2022 financial year and was burning through an average of $300,000 AUD per month prior to its collapse.
  • Insolvency administrator Shane Cremin indicated that director Gerard Murphy may have breached Section 180 of the Corporations Act due to expenditures that were well outside the company's means.
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The Esports AdvocateSep 2022