Tag: 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 spawned, hundreds, probably thousands...
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 combine his passion for...
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 of Madden and the...
Professional Counter-Strike player banned for 1000 years after sexual exchanges with...
In an interesting series of events, Counter-Strike player Reece "bloominator" Bloom has been banned from the ESEA tournament service until 3016 after being exposed...
Disney/MLB-owned BAMTech signs $300 million deal to stream League of Legends...
A humongous deal in the world of eSports today as BAMTech, a streaming tech company owned by Major League Baseball and Disney, signed a...
German football team Schalke 04 has purchased a League of Legends...
German football club Schalke 04 are now the proud owners of an eSports team, the eSport team formally known as Elements are now Schalke...
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 professional esports teams and...
[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. The rule by which...
‘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 a simple mantra: “Any...
Microsoft to allow developers to use Xbox Live for E-sports in...
At GDC today, Microsoft announced that they are starting the Xbox Tournament Preview Program, which will allow developers to run online E-sports tournaments through...
