NODWIN Gaming has change into the bulk shareholder of combating sport event Evo after buying Sony Interactive Leisure’s stake for an undisclosed quantity.
The Indian esports and gaming firm joins RTS as proprietor of the longest-running combating sport occasion.
Along with NODWIN Gaming turning into the bulk shareholder, Sony Interactive Leisure will stay concerned with the event as a world sponsor till the top of 2028.
“Evo was constructed by a staff whose authenticity and fervour for the combating sport neighborhood are unmatched,” mentioned Akshat Rathee, Co-founder and Managing Director of NODWIN Gaming.
“We are going to proceed SIE’s nice work and honour the legacy of everybody who has made it what it’s as we speak, whereas opening the door for a brand new technology to expertise the spirit of Evo.”
Evo has continued to cement itself because the world’s largest FCG esports occasion, with a number of titles internet hosting tentpole tournaments. In 2025, Evo returned to Japan, with roughly 30,000 individuals in attendance. Alongside its US and Japanese occasions, Evo heads to Europe in October with an occasion going down at Good’s Palais des Expos.
Elsewhere, RTS additionally introduced that it has acquired funding from Qiddiya, a Saudi Arabian leisure and vacationer megaproject, which has continued to develop its presence throughout the gaming and esports industries over the previous 12 months.
Along with the FGC, Qiddiya has joined forces with the likes of PUBG Cellular and MOONTON to create new experiences and to develop the esports scenes on a world scale.
Owned by Saudi Arabia’s Public Funding Fund, Qiddiya is a part of the nation’s 2030 programme, which goals to diversify its economic system. While Saudi Arabia’s growth into the esports scene has financially benefited and helped develop the scene, the federal government’s involvement has been criticised on account of its human rights report in the direction of the LGBTQ+ neighborhood and ladies.
The Future Of Evo
With NODWIN Gaming concerned as the bulk stakeholder of Evo, the occasion continues to develop its presence throughout the globe. In 2027, Evo heads to Singapore, marking its debut in Southeast Asia.
Evo says the brand new possession and partnerships “will gas the worldwide progress of occasions, content material, and experiences” for followers attending occasions throughout Europe, North America, and Asia.
