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...
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...
Newzoo: Esports revenues are on pace to grow 52% this year
Competitive gaming is going through a growth spurt in 2016. Esports-related revenues are on pace to generate $493 million in 2016, according to a...
Ubisoft’s Rainbow Six: Siege SWAT team shooter gets its third Pro League season
This will pit the best teams in the world against one another in the SWAT-team simulator while giving up-and-coming squads a chance to get into the Pro League through weekly tournaments. A $150,000 prize pool is up for grabs this season, and teams can register with ESL, the organizer that is managing the Pro League.