Esports TV ratings aren’t great … except for Candy Crush
Esports games like Dota 2 and League of Legends have massive global audiences, but most of those viewers consume content online. That has led...
Capcom’s Pro Tour finals will be in Boston on November 18 and 19
Red Bull revealed today that this year’s Capcom Pro Tour North American Finals will be from November 18-November 19 in Boston. Players will compete in...
The Future Group changes both game shows and live events with mixed reality
Game shows have been losing younger audiences for some time. The Future Group wants to change that by making game shows more interactive with mixed...
Happy Shoryuken Day! Street Fighter pummels 6/23 into submission
If you’re at your keyboard, look down at the keypad and try to enter the input to perform the shoryuken dragon punch from Street...
Future Group inserts game characters into Street Fighter esports broadcast
Televised esports took a step into mixed reality with the recent Street Fighter V Invitational event. The broadcast by Turner-IMG’s ELeague, Ross Video, and...
Red Bull Proving Grounds will find North America’s top Street Fighter V player
Red Bull is announcing a Street Fighter V esports tournament that will find North America’s next top amateur esports athlete. The Red Bull Proving...
ESL touts 20 million unique viewers for Counter-Strike/Street Fighter V esports event
Another competitive gaming showcase brings in massive numbers of spectators. The esports league managing company ESL announced that its ESL One New York event attracted 20 million unique...
Capcom aims to keep women employees by improving benefits for new mothers
Men dominate Japanese game development, but at least one publisher is getting proactive about altering that stereotype. Street Fighter publisher Capcom released an annual...
Red Bull adds online qualifiers to Capcom’s Street Fighter V esports event
If you’re looking for a way to crack into competitive gaming, this could be your chance. We just hope you’ve been practiving your hadoukens....
ESPN2 will show Street Fighter V finals from Evo 2016 esports tourney
ESPN2 is going to air the finals of the Street Fighter V World Championship live from the EVO 2016 fighting-game tournament at 7 p.m Pacific time (10 p.m. Eastern) on July 17 in Las Vegas. Publisher Capcom announced the television event on the official Street Fighter YouTube and Facebook accounts.