How Roborace plans to improve autonomous cars through racing
When I showed up at the Nvidia booth at the 2018 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), there wasn’t much to see. There was a green...
Esports and PC hardware’s growth is like peanut butter and jelly
PC gamers are nothing if not passionate. They’re often labeled as “enthusiasts” and even “hardcore,” but whatever label seems most fitting, PC gamers comprise...
Overwatch League has the pieces to build something that could last
Since the first announcement of Blizzard’s Overwatch League, I’ve tried to stay excited. After all, this is the first time that an esports organization...
EA and Major League Soccer launch eMLS, a FIFA 18 esports league (update)
The Overwatch League debuted Wednesday, and Twitch and social media were aflutter with the esports pros battling it out in Blizzard Entertainment’s sensational team...
Riot and the Peach Belt Conference partner up for College League of Legends
Over 300 colleges and universities are competing in the College League of Legends championship, Riot Games’s annual event for its popular multiplayer online battle...
Newzoo: Game industry growing faster than expected, up 10.7% to $116 billion 2017
Game market researcher Newzoo reported that the global game market will hit $116 billion in revenues on, up from 10.7 percent from a year earlier. The...
Rainbow Six: Siege gets free weekend to add to its 25 million players
Ubisoft’s competitive multiplayer hostage-rescuing shooter Rainbow Six: Siege has already had 25 million players, but the publisher wants even more people to check it...
Cloud9’s Overwatch League team gets a new name and new facilities
The U.K.’s only Overwatch League team now has a name: The London Spitfire. Esports organization Cloud9 owns the squad, which is one of 12...
Esports gets a new player-focused convention: GG Expo
Esports is getting its first player-focused conference and expo with the announcement of GG Expo 2018. The event will be held in the Seattle...
Cloud9 raises $25 million, and investors include WWE and Wizards co-owner
Esports organization Cloud9 announced today that it closed a $25 million round of Series A funding. Some of the investors from the seed round...