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
FanDuel acquires AlphaDraft to get into esports
Big companies are starting to see a lot of potential to make money in esports. A day after DraftKings announced it’s expanding into esports next...
TBS will air esports as Turner creates new league
Esports might be ready for prime time. Turner Broadcasting and WME/IMG are creating a new esports league that will get airtime on cable, via...
Call of Duty gets a worldwide esports league from Activision
World at war, indeed. Call of Duty publisher Activision announced today the creation of a new worldwide esports league for the popular first-person shooter...
DraftKings brings its daily-fantasy sports empire to esports
Daily fantasy sports are going electronic. DraftKings, one of the top companies in the daily-fantasy market, is expanding to include professional gaming. The site announced this morning that it will take wagers on the League of Legends World Championships starting October 1.
Blizzard announces Twitch integration with Battle.net
Twitch and Battle.net accounts are about to hook up. Blizzard announced today that Twitch users can now log into their Battle.net accounts in the...