PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds dethrones League of Legends on Twitch for the first time in 34 months
Since at least 2014, Twitch was the League of Legends network. Sure, nearly every game has an audience on the livestreaming platform, but League...
The GameWorks arcade chain is about to get an esports makeover
That old GameWorks arcade center in the mall in your town will host esports soon. Oomba, an online tournament-management system, has acquired GameWorks from...
Join us once again for the PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds Family Dinner
Each week, the games industry comes together to shoot one another in PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds as part of the PUBG Family Dinner. While we normally gather...
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds: I can’t believe this 50 vs. 50 match actually worked
The PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds Family Dinner continued Friday night, and it escalated into absurdity. I got the urge to sort the 100 players in the match...
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds just beat Dota 2 for concurrent players
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds just did the impossible. It had more simultaneous players online through the Steam PC gaming service than Dota 2, according to data-tracking...
Sliver.tv raises $9.8 million for esports in VR
Esports VR broadcasting company SLIVER.tv announced it completed series A round equity funding with $9.8 million raised. To date, the company has received $17.5 million. Danhua...
WESG under fire for different rules and lower prize pool for women’s Hearthstone tourney
Traditional sports may have an esports problem now that many young people are flocking to competitive online games. But it seems esports has a...
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...
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds’ rough first tournament had 140,000 simultaneous viewers
The first official tournament for PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is underway in Germany starting today, and the event has a viewer count in the millions …...
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds esports broadcasts need to copy golf
I’ve spent the last two Friday nights sitting at my computer talking about other people competing in PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. Don’t pity me. I don’t...