Electronic Arts announces esports division, with Peter Moore as ‘chief competition officer’
EA is making a big move to capitalize on the growing esports movement. The publisher announced a new competitive gaming division today. It also announced...
What game publishers can learn from sports broadcasting
An near-endless bounty of content creation, avid fans who share their experiences, an established industry dealing with new content creation and distribution technologies —...
Azubu raises $59M in debt to create an esports rival to Twitch
Azubu has raised 55 million euros, or $59 million in U.S. currency, in a debt financing aimed at creating a livestreaming business based on esports....
What to expect from Hearthstone esports in 2016
Three weeks on from BlizzCon, with a new Adventure Mode expansion and most of the details emerging for how Hearthstone’s renamed Championship Tour will...
Mobile MOBA Vainglory lands big-time sponsors Amazon and Nvidia for its season finals
League of Legends and Dota 2 get all of the attention, but a different kind of competitor is also growing. Vainglory told GamesBeat that...
Why the next 10 years of eSports will smash the last 10
Meanwhile, in early October, Colin Sebastian, managing director and senior equity research analyst with R.W. Baird, predicted in a research report that he believes eSports will generate more than $1.8 billion in annual revenue by 2020.
World of Tanks developer Wargaming helps Twitch rival Hitbox with $4M funding round
Hitbox, a European startup that can stream gameplay at 4K resolution, has raised $4 million from World of Tanks developer Wargaming and others to...
The first esports pro wants to leave a legacy for passion and enthusiasm
A whole generation of gamers have grown up and become esports fans without ever hearing the name Thresh — at least, not unless you’re...
Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft championship preview: an unstable meta, an uncertain favorite
After eight months of grueling ladder play, regional qualifiers, and regional championships, 16 card-slinging savants descend upon Anaheim for the second Hearthstone World Championship....
Esports is already worth $748M, but it’ll reach $1.9B by 2018
Competitive gaming is growing into a lucrative industry at a rapid rate as Americans and Europeans turn more of their attention to it. Esports...