Sony acquires fighting game tournament Evo
Sony announced today that it and a new venture called RTS have acquired Evo, the annual fighting game tournament. Evo started in 1996 and...
Major League Soccer kicks off FIFA esports offseason event on March 20
Major League Soccer’s eMLS and Electronic Arts are kicking off a EA Sports FIFA esports tournament on March 20 and March 21. The event will...
Newzoo: Game livestreaming should grow 10% to 728.8M viewers this year
Game livestreaming will grow 10% in 2021 to 728.8 million viewers, according to a report by game and esports data firm Newzoo. Newzoo also...
Rodney Ascher: Why A Glitch in the Matrix feels so real
A Glitch in the Matrix is a new film by Rodney Ascher about simulation theory, which is a fascinating confluence of science fiction and...
Comcast: Pandemic drove peak internet traffic up 32% in 2020
Comcast said peak internet traffic in the U.S. rose 32% in 2020 over pre-pandemic levels, with some markets rising 50% in March 2020. Video...
Rivalry raises $20 million for sports and esports online betting
Rivalry has raised $20 million for its business of sports and esports betting. The company has a mobile and PC platform that makes it...
Genies will sell one-of-a-kind digital goods for Shawn Mendes
Genies plans to sell some one-of-a-kind digital goods for musician Shawn Mendes. It comes on the heels of Genies‘ sold-out sale of digital wearables...
Fry’s Electronics expected to shut entire retail chain
Fry’s Electronics is expected to close its entire chain of electronics superstores nationwide at midnight tonight. Reports from Bill Reynolds and Matthew Keys surfaced...
Clubhouse grows to 8 million downloads for people starved for audio conversations
Clubhouse has exceeded 8 million downloads worldwide since launch, according to mobile insights and analytics firm App Annie. The audio social chat app is...
GamesBeat + Oculus present: “Science fiction, tech, and games” in VR
Science fiction, tech, and games inspire each other; what was once science fiction is becoming technological fact. Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, has often...