Overwatch League esports team New York Excelsior scores T-Mobile as a sponsor
The New York Excelsior (NYXL), one of the founding esports franchises of the Overwatch League and the first professional esports team to represent the...
Respawn’s Apex Legends hits 1 million players in 8 hours
Electronic Arts and Respawn Entertainment’s Apex Legends reached more than a million players in the first eight hours of availability for the free-to-play battle...
NASCAR is racing into esports. Here’s how it can succeed
NASCAR is hard at work preparing the debut of its new esports league, the eNASCAR Heat Pro League (eNASCAR). eNASCAR, a partnership between NASCAR...
Mackey McCandlish interview — Why Respawn made battle royale shooter Apex Legends
Respawn and Electronic Arts managed to keep Apex Legends a secret for a while. But rumors leaked out in the last few days, and...
Respawn’s Vince Zampella interview — Why you won’t see Titans in Apex Legends
Vince Zampella, the CEO of Respawn Entertainment, likes to say that his teams “chase the fun.” And by doing that, the studio was able...
Apex Legends hands-on — Gameplay videos highlight fresh battle royale tactics
Apex Legends debuted today as a new free-to-play battle royale shooter game from Electronic Arts‘ Respawn Entertainment studio. EA and Respawn surprised everyone by...
Respawn launches free-to-play battle royale shooter Apex Legends
Confirming the weekend’s worst-kept video game secret, Electronic Arts and Respawn Entertainment announced Apex Legends, a free-to-play battle royale shooter game set in the...
The Division 2 interview: how Ubisoft brought the pandemic to D.C.
Back in 2016, the original Tom Clancy’s The Division had a rocky start with bugs and lots of player complaints. But Ubisoft’s developers at...
Respawn’s low-information tease stream is surprisingly addictive
Respawn Entertainment’s livestream for its new Apex Legends battle royale game has begun, and it is a case study in the art of the...
The Division 2 hands-on preview — taking D.C. back, one monument at a time
French video game publisher Ubisoft showed off hours of content for Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 at a preview event that I attended last week. The game...