Esports makes up 21.3% of Twitch’s viewers
Esports is becoming a big deal in driving online video traffic. Market researcher Newzoo said today that esports drives 21.3 percent of viewership on...
Faceit and Twitch launch esports league where teams are owners
Esports startup Faceit is partnering with gameplay livestreaming site Twitch to create the Esports Championship Series. The esports league is starting with a Counter-Strike tournament...
Optic Gaming takes North American finals for Call of Duty World League
Optic Gaming won the finals of the North American Stage 1 Finals for the Call of Duty World League esports tournament. Over the weekend,...
How Treyarch and MLG got Call of Duty: Black Ops III’s live-event viewer working in 3 weeks
Starting today, publisher Activision is kicking off the finals for the first stage of its Call of Duty World League competition, and the company has...
Rocket League gets amateur, collegiate, and semi-pro esports competitions
You don’t have to go pro to chase your competitive Rocket League dreams. The exciting car-soccer game is getting official competitions for players at the amateur,...
Mortal Kombat X enters its third esports season with $500K prize pool
Warner Bros. Interactive announced today that it is beginning a third season of official Mortal Kombat X tournaments. The competitions combined will have a prize pool of $500,000. The eight week season begins on April 3 and ends on June 12 in Burbank, California.
Heroes of the Storm adds a new character and an esports-friendly feature
New content has come out today for Blizzard’s multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA). It includes a new character, Dehaka from the StarCraft universe, a new map, Lost Cavern, and allows character bans in Hero and Team League games.
Esports attracts $325M from brand marketers desperate for a young audience
Esports has an enormous audience, and it’s quickly making more cash thanks to the power of those dedicated fans. Corporations are going to spend...
Esports Hero raises $1M to get gamers competing for cash
You don’t need to quit your job to start making money from playing games. Esports Hero is a fresh startup in the competitive-gaming space, and...
How Super Smash Bros. Melee’s esports community keeps the fighter relevant 15 years after release
Fans can keep a game relevant as long as they want. Daniel Lee, the editor in chief of Melee It On Me, spoke at...