Overwatch League’s success could remake esports
For years, esports has developed and grown organically and without much structure, a real Wild West of teams and leagues and sponsors. Game publishers were...
Rainbow Six Siege quietly captures 25 million players
If Assassin’s Creed: Origins does well, Ubisoft could end 2017 with three or four of the biggest releases of the year. But one of...
Turner’s ELeague takes esports to the mainstream
Craig Barry is one of the esports true believers at Turner Sports. The executive vice president and chief content officer at Turner is one...
Gamescom PUBG Invitational winners get a golden frying pan trophy
Bluehole has crowned the first champion of its Gamescom PUBG Invitational tournament by giving a golden frying pan (really, it’s a cast-iron skillet) to...
PUBG guns for your wallet with early microtransaction test
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is getting a tournament in Germany with a $350,000 prize pool. The Gamescom PUBG Invitational will take place August 23 through 26,...
Intel and ESL launch exclusive esports partnership at E3
Intel announced an exclusive partnership with Electronic Sports League (ESL) at its press briefing today ahead of the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles....
Facebook will live stream ESL video game tournaments
Facebook wants its millions of users to watch the high-stakes world of competitive video gaming. The social networking giant said Thursday that it has...
GamesBeat 2017: The Time Machine is coming October 5 and October 6
GamesBeat 2017 will take place at San Francisco’s beautiful Fort Mason on October 5 and October 6. You can buy an early-bird ticket here...
PlayStation Vue is getting a dedicated esports channel
PlayStation Vue is about to get 24/7 esports content. The Electronic Sports League (ESL) announced today that its EsportsTV is coming to Sony’s TV...
Poland’s Intel Extreme Masters was biggest event in esports history with 173,000 spectators
More than 173,000 fans attended the Intel Extreme Masters event in Katowice, Poland, making it the biggest esports event in history. Sponsored by Intel, the...