How esports can grow bigger than the NFL
Steven Roberts, chairman of esports tournament company ESL, remembers when people made fun of esports, and how they just didn’t get the idea that...
The DeanBeat: The esports scene keeps gaining momentum
I was drenched in the esports scene yesterday at the [a]list Summit in Los Angeles. At the event, esports companies and brands gathered to...
VR broadcasting: Where esports and virtual reality meet
Earlier this month, Sliver.tv announced its partnership with the ESL and the DreamHack esports tournament series, which commits to plug-in their immersive virtual reality...
How competitive gaming has to quickly evolve into a mature industry
The esports industry, for many, seems to have appeared overnight – at least in the mainstream. It tallied $892.8 million in revenues in 2016...
Halo gets esports reality show from ‘The Ultimate Fighter’ creators
One of Microsoft’s biggest gaming properties is getting its own reality show. Halo studio 343 Industries is partnering with Pilgrim Media on a reality-competition...
How to design for esports in titles like Counter-Strike and Project Cars
One thing that some of the biggest games in esports share in common is that they don’t change that much. Sure, they have updates...
ESL touts 20 million unique viewers for Counter-Strike/Street Fighter V esports event
Another competitive gaming showcase brings in massive numbers of spectators. The esports league managing company ESL announced that its ESL One New York event attracted 20 million unique...
ESL teams with sports company AEG to create more esports events
Electronic sports are growing as a business, and one of the leaders in the space is looking to traditional sports to help it expand even...
Yahoo Esports partners with organizer ESL to broadcast events and create new tournaments
Yahoo isn’t only covering esports, it’s also starting some of its own events. ESL, a major esports organizer, is teaming up with Yahoo Esports...
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...