League of Legends esports teams turn to Tim ‘Magic’ Sevenhuysen for ‘Moneyball’ counsel
The Moneyball of esports is quite a reality yet. But the Brad Pitt movie and Michael Lewis book has been a good way to...
How the game industry can play well with hackers
The gaming industry has come a long way since I got my start in gaming with Diablo and Counter-Strike in the late ’90s. With...
Turtle Rock’s Steve Goldstein believes the console game industry lacks risk takers
I’ve formed a lot of opinions about the game industry over the years. And I recently got the chance to spout them in a...
League of Legends gets its first million-dollar pro: Faker
Arguably the best player in one of the world’s most popular games has just surpassed a huge benchmark in tournament earnings. Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok...
Rumored deal between Riot and BAMTech heralds gaming’s next gold rush
Last week saw rumors of a potential $200 million deal between Riot Games and MLB’s streaming subsidiary BAMTech. While still a rumor, if true,...
How to design for esports in titles like Counter-Strike and Project Cars
One thing that some of the biggest games in esports share in common is that they don’t change that much. Sure, they have updates...
How the Philadelphia 76ers plan to grow esports with Team Dignitas
A few weeks ago, the Philadelphia 76ers became the first NBA franchise to acquire two esports teams, as it bought the United Kingdom-based Team Dignitas and...
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...
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...
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...