Bing boosts esports support, starting with Counter-Strike and League of Legends
Microsoft search engine Bing has new functionality for esports. Users can get information about specific tournaments through the site. This is another example of...
GaymerX founder Matt Conn says video games belong to everyone
The slogan for GaymerX is “everyone games.” That’s the message that the “queer side of gaming” wants to convey to everybody else who wonders...
No Man’s Sky helps digital gaming generate $6.1 billion in August
Consumers continue to spend more money on digital game downloads and microtransactions. Digital game sales reached $6.1 billion in August, according to intelligence firm...
Square Enix’s Flame x Blaze is a mobile MOBA that will take on Vainglory
I know you thought the deluge of League of Legends clones from big publishers was over, but you thought wrong. Square Enix is working...
NBA jams into esports: Warriors’ Guber, Wizards’ Leonsis, and Magic Johnson buy Team Liquid
Basketball? Baseball? How 20th century. Today’s sports mogul is looking toward digital competition. Team Liquid has announced that it has sold the controlling interest of its...
Philadelphia 76ers is first among NBA, NFL, and MLB franchises to own an esports team
Professional sports have just passed the ball to its digital counterpart. The professional basketball team the Philadelphia 76ers announced today that it has acquired...
League of Legends gets a new college event thanks to Riot Games and Yahoo Esports
Ohio State vs. Michigan. Oklahoma vs. Texas. Navy vs. Army. These rivalries made famous on football fields and basketball arenas could be heading to...
Sliver.tv raises $6.2 million so you can view League of Legends esports battles in VR
Sliver.tv has raised $6.2 million in funding for its immersive virtual reality platform for viewing esports competitions for PC games such as Counter-Strike: Global Offensive,...
How EA is moving to turn all players into competitive gamers
Peter Moore is a former pro soccer athlete, and so he knows the mixed emotions people feel when they describe professional video game players...
Riot Games’ next vista for League of Legends: College esports
Riot Games wants to take you to school. League of Legends school. The developer has a program called uLoL (University League of Legends), which...