eSports

Street Fighter V EVO finals to air on ESPN2 this weekend

eSports has been growing and growing over the last few years. Tournaments with millions of dollars in cash prizes have…

7 years ago

Swedish politician plays Hearthstone to get in touch with “the people”

Politicians are always looking for new ways of reaching out and connecting with the people. So, a Swedish one decided to…

8 years ago

EA fines Madden Bowl winner $3,000 for racist tweets

Each year, EA holds the "Madden Bowl" on Super Bowl weekend. It's an eSport competition played on the latest installment…

8 years ago

Professional Counter-Strike player banned for 1000 years after sexual exchanges with 15 year-old girl

In an interesting series of events, Counter-Strike player Reece "bloominator" Bloom has been banned from the ESEA tournament service until…

8 years ago

Disney/MLB-owned BAMTech signs $300 million deal to stream League of Legends tournaments

A humongous deal in the world of eSports today as BAMTech, a streaming tech company owned by Major League Baseball…

8 years ago

German football team Schalke 04 has purchased a League of Legends team

German football club Schalke 04 are now the proud owners of an eSports team, the eSport team formally known as…

9 years ago

World Esport Association (WESA) announced to further professionalize Esports

The foundation of the World Esports Association (WESA) has been announced today, as the result of joint efforts between industry-leading…

9 years ago

[Updated]: The ESL is banning YouPorn’s pro gaming squad, Team YP

Update 4/25/2016: The ESL has reached out to GameZone with a correction as well as an official statement on the matter.…

9 years ago

‘Any gamer, any game’: KontrolFreek gives eSports its first universal scholarship

Gaming accessory specialist KontrolFreek is moving from sponsorships to scholarships. The company recently introduced a first-of-its-kind eSports scholarship program with…

9 years ago

Microsoft to allow developers to use Xbox Live for E-sports in ‘Tournaments Program’

At GDC today, Microsoft announced that they are starting the Xbox Tournament Preview Program, which will allow developers to run…

9 years ago