Pokémon’s 2017 World Championships will take place in Anaheim this Summer
Pokémon’s greatest card and fighting game players are going to compete for some big money this summer. The Pokémon Company announced today that its franchises’...
Rocket League Championship Series season 3 will have a $300,000 prize pool
Now that the whole football thing is over, we can pay attention to a truly exciting sport. The Rocket League Championship Series is returning for...
Cover your PlayStation 4 Pro in this real wood paneling, because you’re classy as hell
When I was a kid, consoles weren’t all plastic gray or black boxes. Instead, manufacturers made their plastic look like wood because we were...
How Tekken keeps adapting, from arcades to esports
Katsuhiro Harada is synonymous with Bandai Namco’s long-running Tekken franchise, serving as producer and director (and voice actor!) at various intervals throughout the series’...
Forza’s esports series with ESL will give out $150,000 in prizes
Microsoft has announced a second season of the Forza Racing Championship, a series of tournaments for its racing game series on Xbox One. The event...
The Tomorrow Children’s Marxist rhetoric makes it the most thought-provoking game of the year
The Tomorrow Children might not be the most polished game of the year, but it can lay claim to being one of the most...
TwitchCon 2016 will have a Streamline tournament worth $10,000
A competitive game that’s a perfect match for streaming is getting the spotlight at TwitchCon. Twitch announced today that its upcoming TwitchCon 2016, which...
Call of Duty esports preview: 32 teams face-off in the shooter’s biggest event
After almost a year of exciting battles in online qualifiers and major tournaments, 32 professional teams from around the world are in The Forum arena in Inglewood, California for the annual Call of Duty Championship (taking place alongside the sold-out Call of Duty XP fan convention).
Former HBO Sports president takes over at World Esports Association
A person with plenty of experience in a very different kind of competition is getting into the world of esports. Ken Hershman, formerly the...
University of Nevada, Las Vegas will offer a course on esports
At college, you can learn about math, history, science … and esports. The University of Nevada, Las Vegas announced today that it is offering...