Counter-Strike’s co-creator likes keeping out of the limelight
Back in 1999, Minh “Gooseman” Le helped create a mod for Half-Life 2 that became one of the most popular online multiplayer games of...
The Immortals esports team acquires Tempo Storm’s Counter-Strike: Global Offensive squad
The esports business is getting to be a lot like pro physical sports. The latest example of that is that a professional esports team, the...
Turner’s Eleague will use Faceit to manage its tournaments
Turner announced today that it will use it Faceit, a matchmaking and tournament organization tool, for its new Counter-Strike: Global Offensive esports competition, Eleague....
Why Turner is bullish on esports
One of the biggest names in cable television is getting into esports, and it think it can do a better job than current leagues....
Twitch partners with TBS Eleague esports series featuring Counter-Strike: Go shooter
Even if you’re launching esports on your cable channel, you probably still want to include Twitch. The livestreaming site announced today that it will broadcast...
Newzoo: A billion people will know about esports by the end of 2016
Esports is outgrowing its status as a niche industry for hardcore gamers, and it’s turning into global entertainment. More than a billion people will...
Why Trion Worlds’ Atlas Reactor is the latest online game to say no to free-to-play
When Trion Worlds set out to make its next game, the company thought it was building something for the free-to-play business model. But to...
TBS reveals 24 teams for its Counter-Strike: Global Offensive league
The Turner Broadcasting System is ready to embrace esports. TBS has revealed the 24 teams that will compete in the station’s Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament,...
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive takes out another esports viewership record
Activision’s newly acquired Major League Gaming division is pulling in huge audiences even when it broadcasts games that don’t belong to the giant publisher....
DreamHack Bucharest will give away $100K to Counter-Strike: GO’s best esports players
Esports fans will have another event to look forward to this fall. The popular DreamHack esports group announced a tournament today for Bucharest that...