Gambling and fantasy are the ‘biggest esports investment opportunities’
SAN FRANCISCO — Esports is a growing market that’s marching toward $1 billion in revenue, but some of the top investors in the space...
Esports reports shows the consumer habits of 15M competitive gaming viewers
Report tracks the consumer habits of the 15 million large esports audience
Esports get another mainstream boost as the BBC announces League of Legends coverage
Esports will generate $1.8 billion by 2020, according to a recent report, so it’s perhaps no wonder that mainstream media outlets want to get...
Daily fantasy esports sites, ESPN, and regulators respond to the ‘insider betting’ scandal
Full disclosure: I have spent $75 on FanDuel over the last year, and I have asked for my money back as part of the...
Immortals esports team raises money from an elite investment consortium
A bunch of gaming, tech, media, and sports executives have banded together to acquire a respected esports team and rebrand it as the Immortals....
The esports craze will generate $1.8B a year by 2020
It’s no secret that esports, or competitive video gaming, has become big. The question is how big. Colin Sebastian, analyst at R.W. Baird, estimates...
Here’s why Super Smash Bros. 4 is thriving a year after its debut
One year ago today, Nintendo released Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, introducing us to the fourth iteration of the popular fighting game series....
Hitbox gets exclusive streaming rights to Counter-Strike tournament
Twitch’s competitor got a nice exclusive. Live-streaming site Hitbox revealed today that it will have sole broadcasting rights for a Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament, The World Championships 2015.
How to follow the fighting game esports scene
No gaming genre is quite as fragmented or as fascinating as fighting games. Unique in its variety, the fighting game esports scene is great...
How esports are driving the evolution of Street Fighter and the Capcom Cup
Capcom discusses Street Fighter V and Capcom Cup's evolution