Business · Partnerships · Competition
KONAMI and the French Football Federation have agreed a multi-year extension covering commercial, imagery and activation rights, with continued involvement in selected esports events.
Konami Digital Entertainment B.V. · Oct 2, 2026
Publishing · Markets
The NPPA approved 206 domestic online games and three imported titles in September, and recorded 15 changes to existing game approvals.
National Press and Publication Administration · Sep 30, 2026
Business · Markets · Governance
Brazil's Provisional Measure No. 1,394 bans fixed-odds betting operations and sponsorship, with licensed betting sites due to go offline from Oct. 6 and advertising materials removed within 10 days.
Presidency of the Republic of Brazil · Sep 28, 2026
Events · Governance
The Olympic Council of Asia has signed a Host City Contract with Kuwait for the first Asian Esports and Mind Sports Games in 2027; the programme is still pending.
Olympic Council of Asia · Sep 27, 2026
Events
XinSai Esports cancelled its Oct. 29–Nov. 1 XPL Luoyang event after a venue scheduling conflict, saying registered teams would keep VRS points and receive full refunds.
XinSai Esports · Sep 26, 2026
Competition
Japan's 11-year-old Yuki Kurihara beat South Korea's Kang Dong-shin 10–2 in the Puyo Puyo final at Aichi-Nagoya 2026, becoming the Asian Games' youngest medalist.
Nikkan Sports · Sep 26, 2026
Partnerships
QTnet said on Sept. 25 that its esports team QT DIG∞ has a new theme song, 'TAKE OVER', with lyrics by T.N.T, the band led by Yuya Tegoshi that served as the tournament's official cheering supporter. The track began pre-release distribution on Sept. 23 after the club received the right to an original song as a supplementary prize.
QTnet · Sep 25, 2026
Partnerships
TF1 Licensing will represent Team Vitality's licensing inventory to advertisers. Its first disclosed campaign features BYD's Dolphin G with Vitality esports content; term and territory remain undisclosed.
Team Vitality · Sep 25, 2026
Markets
Ollie Ring’s review estimates that esports markets generated about US$1.32 billion in August trading on Polymarket Global, with a separate sample also showing high activity.
Lootboxes and Leftovers · Sep 24, 2026
Business · Investment
Jason Lake said Complexity decided to close at the end of 2025 and that its intellectual property has since returned to GameSquare under the seller-financed structure of the 2024 sale.
Jason Lake on X · Sep 23, 2026
Partnerships
Visa and MOONTON Games have extended their MLBB esports relationship into a three-year global payment partnership covering the M8 to M10 World Championships.
Visa Worldwide Pte Ltd · Sep 23, 2026
Events
A Pyramids Queue community listing places the sixth Egyptian Esports Summit in Cairo on Sept. 24–25, 2026, with a stated 1,500,000 EGP prize pool and seven listed games; the event's full organizer and commercial structure remain to be verified.
Pyramids Queue · Sep 22, 2026
