Nerd Street Gamers and Five Below have teamed up to open esports facilities inside three of the discount retailer’s locations in Georgetown, Texas; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and St. Louis, Missouri. These locations are part of a […]
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Every Beer Nerd Needs A Set of Proper Tulip Glasses
Maybe you’re an extreme beer geek, able to blind-taste any brew and know which hop varietals were used. Maybe you’re a burgeoning beer nerd, going deeper into the wide world of craft IPAs with abandon […]
Nerd Street Gamers and Five Below open three new facilities
Philadelphia-based Nerd Street Gamers and specialty discount store chain Five Below have opened dedicated esports facilities in three new locations. Two of the three facilities located in Georgetown, Texas, and Philadelphia are connected to Five Below stores as part […]
Nerd Street Gamers and Five Below to Open Three Esports Facilities – The Esports Observer｜home of essential esports business news and insights
Nerd Street Gamers will open three of its Localhost esports facilities connected to Five Below stores. These openings are the initial pilot of a deal attached to Five Below’s participation in Nerd Street Gamers’ $12M […]
Nerd Street Gamers Announces ‘The Block’ Esports Campus in Philadelphia
Esports infrastructure company Nerd Street Gamers announced plans Wednesday to open an esports campus in Philadelphia called “The Block.” The facility will be located inside 401 North Broad Street in Philadelphia and will serve as […]
Nerd Street Gamers to open esports campus in Philadelphia
Philadelphia-based Nerd Street Gamers has announced that it plans to open what it claims is the “world’s first esports industry campus.” Known as “The Block,” the 40,000 square-foot facility will become the new headquarters of the esports […]
Riot Games Partners With Nerd Street, Spectacor Gaming to Make All-Women VALORANT Tournament Official Ignition Series Event
Nerd Street Gamers and Spectacor Gaming have expanded the scope of their all-women VALORANT invitational, the FTW Summer Showdown, thanks to a new partnership with Riot Games which will make the tournament an official Ignition […]
Woke Wants to Finally Show Black Nerd Culture in Its ‘True Light’
New Girl fans will be happy to see Lamorne Morris in the new Hulu comedy Woke where he portrays cartoonist Keef Knight. Our protagnoist is living well in San Francisco: his comic strip is on […]
Spectacor Gaming, Nerd Street to Host All-Women VALORANT Tournament Sponsored by T1 and G FUEL
Esports facilities and events operator Nerd Street Gamers has teamed up with Philadelphia Fusion parent Spectacor Gaming to host an all-women VALORANT tournament with sponsorship from T1 Entertainment & Sports and G FUEL. The FTW […]
76ERS Gaming Club Partners With Nerd Street Gamers for Charity NBA 2K20 Tournament
Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment’s 76ers Gaming Club has partnered with Nerd Street Gamers to launch the 76ers GC X CHOP 2K Showdown Powered by Nerd Street Gamers. The NBA 2K League team will help […]
Nerd Street Gamers Raises $10M to Support its Capital-Intensive Growth Plan
Philadelphia-based esports infrastructure company Nerd Street Gamers secured a $10M USD Series B financing round Tuesday to support its “rapid growth through 2020 and beyond.” Participants in the investment included existing investors T1 co-owner Comcast […]
Nerd Street Gamers connects with Comcast Business
Philadelphia-based Nerd Street Gamers has entered a partnership with Comcast Business, a subsidiary of American telecommunications conglomerate Comcast. The deal will see Comcast Business provide Nerd Street Gamers’ Localhost facilities with high-performance internet. Image credit: Nerd Street Gamers RELATED: […]
Immortals and Nerd Street Gamers launch online esports summer camps
Immortals Gaming Club and Philadelphia-based Nerd Street Gamers have partnered to produce online esports summer camps around a pair of competitive games. The companies have collaborated to develop three total camps: two based on League […]
Jimmy Fallon & Questlove Try to Interview Beastie Boys, Instead Nerd Out
On Thursday night’s The Tonight Show, Jimmy Fallon and Questlove video-chatted with Adam “Ad-Rock” Horovitz and Michael “Mike D” Diamond about their new documentary, Beastie Boys Story. With everyone perhaps a tad-too comfortable in their own […]
Nerd Street Gamers adds Tucker Roberts to board of directors
Philadelphia-based Nerd Street Gamers has announced the appointment of Tucker Roberts to its board of directors. Roberts currently serves as the President of Philadelphia Fusion, the Overwatch League franchise owned by Comcast Spectacor – a company […]
Nerd Street Gamers to open Localhost facility in Los Angeles
Philadelphia-based Nerd Street Gamers has announced plans to build a Localhost esports facility in Los Angeles. The venue will be available for use by both amateur and professional players and is set to open in summer 2020. […]
Nerd Street Gamers taps Populous to design Localhost venues
Philadelphia-based Nerd Street Gamers has partnered with architectural design firm Populous. As part of the deal, Populous will act as the architect of Nerd Street Gamers’ upcoming Localhost venues across the United States. Image credit: Nerd […]
Nerd Street Gamers to Facilitate Philadelphia Fusion’s 2020 Homestands
Mentioned in this article Philadelphia Fusion has partnered with Nerd Street Gamers to facilitate the team’s three homestands. Nerd Street Gamers will handle all aspects of producing the event, including the in-venue experience, creative, […]
Nerd Street Gamers to produce Philadelphia Fusion’s homestand weekends
Philadelphia-based Nerd Street Gamers will produce the 2020 homestand matches for Philadelphia Fusion. During the 2020 Overwatch League season, the franchise – with the help of Nerd Street Gamers – will host three homestand events at […]
Nerd Street Gamers joins forces with Rothman Orthopaedic Institute
Philadelphia-based Nerd Street Gamers has joined forces with the Rothman Orthopaedic Institute to promote and encourage healthy habits in gaming and esports. The partnership is being launched alongside Overwatch League franchise Philadelphia Fusion, which has named the Rothman Orthopaedic Institute as its […]
Nerd Street Gamers joins forces with PlayVS for high school esports
Philadelphia-based Nerd Street Gamers has established a partnership with high school esports platform PlayVS. As part of the deal, Nerd Street Gamers has been named the broadcast partner of the PlayVS High School Esports Championships for 2020. Image […]