Newzoo: Esports has caught up with MLB and NHL with a key segment — male millenials
A new report from research firm Newzoo states that male millennials (ages 21 to 35) watch esports as often as baseball or hockey, with...
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...
Skillz claims adding esports to mobile games boosts revenue
Competitive gaming isn’t just for the most passionate gamers. Skillz is a company that adds esports features such as tournaments and rankings to mobile...
Xbox Live Arena brings daily tournaments to Xbox One preview
Microsoft is expanding the capabilities of Xbox Live, and that includes making it a more feature-rich destination for competitive gamers. Arena is up now...
The NBA is esports’ greatest ally
Traditionalists will tell you gaming doesn’t qualify as a sport. They’ll tell you it will never catch on like football or baseball has on...
Overcharge adds Twitter, Reddit, and YouTube integration to Twitch’s esports livestreams
A new startup wants to improve the Twitch esports experience with an information-rich platform for competitive gaming fans. Overcharge is a new platform for watching...
Blizzard beefs up support for Heroes of the Storm’s esports league
It’s tough to grow a game into a viable esport, but Blizzard has plans to invest in its online arena battler to accomplish exactly that....
Overwatch World Cup’s 16-nation tourney could make Blizzard’s shooter an esports power
Blizzard is holding its annual fan gathering in Anaheim in a few months, and among that convention’s many events is the first international World...
Tespa kicks off collegiate Overwatch, Hearthstone, and Heroes of the Storm seasons this fall
Good news! All those times you skipped class to play Overwatch now counts as practice. Tespa, a collegiate competitive-gaming association, revealed its plans to...
DK Live helps DraftKings move into live news for fantasy sports
Move over, ESPN. DraftKings has launched a new sports news and data app for its core fantasy sports fans. It’s one of the ways...