Dota 2’s The International could leave the U.S. due to Trump’s travel ban
While the fate of President Donald Trump’s executive order barring immigration from seven predominantly Muslim countries is still undecided, real companies are dealing with...
Faceit helping to bring esports events to the Las Vegas Strip
Who wants to gamble when you can watch professionals show off their Dota 2 skills? Ultimate Media Ventures, LLC, an esports and media company, announced...
NBA jams into esports: Warriors’ Guber, Wizards’ Leonsis, and Magic Johnson buy Team Liquid
Basketball? Baseball? How 20th century. Today’s sports mogul is looking toward digital competition. Team Liquid has announced that it has sold the controlling interest of its...
How EA is moving to turn all players into competitive gamers
Peter Moore is a former pro soccer athlete, and so he knows the mixed emotions people feel when they describe professional video game players...
How Electronic Arts is taking a big leap into esports for all players (interview)
Electronic Arts just announced a three-tiered strategy for esports in its blockbuster games. The company will make esports stars out of everyone with its...
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...
Valve chief Gabe Newell fires host of Dota 2 esports tournament: ‘James is an ass’
Esports is having some pretty glaring growing pains to end this week. Valve has fired James “2GD” Harding, who was hosting the English-language stream...
Azubu will broadcast one of China’s biggest Dota 2 tournaments
We’re quickly entering a world where you will never miss a pro match of Dota 2. The game livestreaming site Azubu announced today that...
Dota 2’s revenues slide even as worldwide digital sales reach $5.5B in October, according to analyst
October was the biggest month of the year so far for digital game sales, but one industry analyst claims that did not help Dota...
Heroes of the Storm’s two-player Cho’Gall is a chaotic riot — if you can find a partner
Throughout its life, Heroes of the Storm has had to deal with its heroes being compared to the ones in competing releases. While many of the game’s...