↑ "ESL and DreamHack merge to shape future of esports and gaming, globally.".↑ "DreamHack and ESL merge under ESL Gaming"."DreamHack Releases Official Statement Regarding Physical Altercation between Loda and Richard Lewis". ↑ Bago, John Paolo "Brightroar" (November 29, 2015)."Richard Lewis "initiated physical contact" according to DreamHack". ↑ Thursten, Chris (November 30, 2015).↑ "DreamHack, Electronic Sports League and Major League Gaming Partner to Unify and Elevate eSports Globally".In September 2020, DreamHack and ESL merged to form ESL Gaming though both brands will continue to operate seperately. At the Winter 2015 event, commentator Richard Lewis and Alliance Dota 2 player Jonathan " Loda" Berg had a physical altercation, which resulted in Lewis's permanent ban from future DreamHack events. In November 2015 Modern Times Group bought 100% of DreamHack for an enterprise value of SEK 244 million. This partnerships includes universal rankings, unified competition structures and more.
It was announced on Novemthat DreamHack would be partnering with Major League Gaming (MLG) and Electronic Sports League (ESL) to help facilitate the growth and development of the North American and European eSports scene. In 2011, DreamHack AB went through a corporate reform, renewing the company administration. In 2007, the founders of DreamHack received a diploma of honor from the municipality of Jönköping for being so important to business, education and society of the local community.
The Skellefteå event, though a lot smaller with a thousand seats, was sold out by a greater margin than DHW. In 2007, the now fully featured corporation DreamHack AB also began arranging a third event during the late summer, in Skellefteå up the northern coast of Sweden. This difference has since blurred and perhaps been completely erased. Starting the year 2002, DreamHack became a semiannual event with DreamHack Summer, aiming for games, taking place in June and DreamHack Winter, slightly more specific for the demo scene, being held during the last weekend of November. Furthermore, DreamHack 2001 and the upcoming events were held at the Elmia exhibition centre in Jönköping, where it has been since. In 1997 the event took place at Arena Kupolen in Borlänge and became the largest LAN party of Sweden and the third largest party in Scandinavia at the time. The 1994 gathering was also the first one to go by the name DreamHack. In 1994 it was moved to the school cafeteria and became one of the larger regional demoparties at the time. DreamHack began as a small gathering of schoolmates and friends in the basement of an elementary school in Malung in the early '90s.