Riot Games’ next vista for League of Legends: College esports
Riot Games wants to take you to school. League of Legends school. The developer has a program called uLoL (University League of Legends), which...
Penn National Gaming acquires casino game studio Rocket Games for $60 million
Penn National Gaming, Inc, a gaming and racing company with facilities based in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, announced today that it has acquired Rocket Games for...
Watch the GamesBeat 2016 conference
If you want to learn about what’s happening in the gaming industry, including the emerging fields of virtual reality, augmented reality, and esports, you’ve...
The right (and wrong) way to get influencers involved in your marketing plan
Influencers, be they esports players or YouTube personalities, are attracting huge groups of fans. That makes them a tantalizing target for marketers looking to engage...
How securing a publishing deal for your game is like starting a romance
The developer-publisher relationship can be a difficult one full of love, hate, confusion, and delays. That’s why it’s important for both sides to find...
Overwatch celebrates the Summer Olympics with new skins and a new mode
Overwatch might be poised to be the next big esport, but its newest update actually celebrates a real sporting event. Blizzard’s hit team-based shooteris...
EA’s Peter Moore wants to transform esports jocks into mainstream stars
Electronic Arts wants to be a part of the esports market. It just doesn’t like calling it that. While most of us call it...
Virtual reality’s biggest challenge: Don’t be the next 3DTV
Virtual reality is hot, but it’s still waiting for its breakthrough moment. That makes this a challenging time for developers working in the medium right...
Eleague’s Counter-Strike: Global Offensive esports season on TBS attracts 19 million viewers
Esports fans are still willing to turn on a traditional TV channel to watch their favorite games. The Turner Broadcasting Station (TBS) revealed today...
Pokémon Go trivia and the history of its developer, Niantic
YouTube channel Did You Know Gaming is back with another trivia-filled video, this time on the industry’s newest craze, Pokémon Go. For example, did...