How investors should think about the esports gold rush
Last week was a big moment for esports as investors gathered at the Milken Global conference to listen to a panel I moderated on...
Niko Partners: China will surpass 768 million gamers and $42 billion in game revenue by 2022 (updated)
China’s growth as the world’s top game market will continue unabated. Market researcher Niko Partners predicts that China’s gamers will exceed 1 billion people...
No token effort: Blockchain can make esports more transparent
Over the last few years, both esports and blockchain-powered applications have gone a long way toward entering the mainstream. Esports has moved from being...
Riot Games moves to establish League of Legends as a lasting esport
The owners of League of Legends professional esports teams met in Miami recently, where they contemplated the future of esports based on the popular...
Blast raises $5 million to turn gamers into savers
Every time you hit an achievement in League of Legends, you could trigger “micro-savings.” That’s the big idea that enabled Blast to raise $5...
Newzoo: Esports could hit 380 million fans and $906 million in revenues in 2018
Global esports revenues will grow 38 percent to $906 million in 2018 and further grow to $1.65 billion by 2021, according to a new...
Inside Team Liquid’s high-end esports training facility
I took a tour of a very different kind of place in Santa Monica, California. It is still under construction, but it will be...
Riot and the Peach Belt Conference partner up for College League of Legends
Over 300 colleges and universities are competing in the College League of Legends championship, Riot Games’s annual event for its popular multiplayer online battle...
Overwatch League’s success could remake esports
For years, esports has developed and grown organically and without much structure, a real Wild West of teams and leagues and sponsors. Game publishers were...
Grab Games: Reimagining esports behemoth League of Legends for the AR age
Presented by Intel Grab Games and its founder Anthony Borquez are always chasing new experiences; always getting excited about new platforms and technologies. The...