Esports
February 10, 2019
$200,000 Apex Legends Tournament Announced on Twitch
Apex Legends was released a week ago, and it’s definitely been a blast. The Respawn Entertainment Titanfall-series-based Battle Royale game is now back with its first esports tournament hosted by Twitch. A Twitch Rivals Apex Legends Tournament in the Making Apex Legends is buzzing with sheer vitality. The game has managed to win itself accolades […]
Esports
February 9, 2019
Esports and Healthy Lifestyle Aren’t Mutually Exclusive
Esports in itself isn’t detrimental to health. Still, there are certain practices that can be taught to mitigate most, if not all, damage that overexposure to a computer screen and a sedentary lifestyle entail. 3 Reasons Why Esports Is Better Than Sports Last month, esports insider Rod “Slasher” Breslau shared his two pence on why […]
Esports
February 8, 2019
Why Facebook’s Esports Streaming Hopes Were Dashed
Facebook’s attempts to establish itself as a viable alternative to other streaming giants have been largely met with unsuccess. The reason? The esports & gaming community don’t stand for empty promises. Facebook’s Unfulfilled Esports Ambitions In November 2016, Facebook announced plans to enter a new and exciting market – esports streaming. Looking to bank on […]
Esports
February 7, 2019
From Apex Legends to FIFA, Games with Loot Boxes Flagged
Loot boxes have long been the origin of some division between gamers, state legislations, companies, and parent units. Review aggregator OpenCritic has revealed plans to now flag games that utilize loot boxes. Are these bad for the esports potential of video games, though? Going Free to Play with a Side Dish of Loot Boxes Recently, […]
Esports
February 6, 2019
Pennsylvania Holds Esports Day, February Is Esports Month
Pennsylvania votes and passes House Resolution 66 February is official Esports Month in Pennsylvania Today, February 6, is Pennsylvania’s first Esports Day Pennsylvania has a very active approach towards video gaming and esports. After the state announced that February is an official “Esports Month”, lawmakers are now sorting out taxes. The Month of Esports Love […]
Esports
February 5, 2019
FirstBlood Helps Esports Expansion in Southeast Asia (SEA)
Online tournament platform FirstBlood has teamed up with esports powerhouse Divine Esports and the Vietnam PUBG Divine League, helping the league and organization expand their footprint in the Southeast Asia (SEA) region. Divine Esports and FirstBlood Team Up to Work on SEA Expansion Tournament host FirstBlood has joined Divine Esports in promoting the Vietnam PUBG […]
Esports
February 4, 2019
Gfinity Adds Black Ops as an Official Esports Competition
Gfinity will host a Call of Duty event, after the series were long gone from the tournament format, with the company hosting the third event for the 2019 Call of Duty World League season. Call of Duty Returns to Gfinity in 2019 Popular tournament platform & host Gfinity had an important statement to make, announcing […]
Esports
February 1, 2019
$8m Won by 10 Mobile Esports Gamers on Skillz in 2018, Seven Were Women
Skillz paid out $8 million in prize money to the 10 best users on the platform in 2018. Among the 10, seven were female gamers. Female Esports Players Dominate Skillz’ 2018 List of Top Earners Esports mobile platform Skillz rewards gaming prowess, but not necessarily in games such as the all-familiar Fortnite, League of Legends, […]
Esports
January 30, 2019
China to Recognize Esports Players and Managers as Professions
China’s Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security is proposing 15 new professions, including esports event managers and esports players. China Recognizes Esports Managers and Players as a Profession The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security of China is planning to introduce 15 new career paths, including esports athletes and esports managers. The list […]
Esports
January 29, 2019
NCAA President Cautions Against Mixing Esports with Betting
NCAA President Mark Emmert outlined the dangerous of mingling competitive video gaming with esports, and introducing them to high-school and college students. Esports and Betting Don’t Mingle Well, Mark Emmert Thinks Late last week, NCAA President Mark Emmert talked about what a fully-legal sports betting industry allowing bets on college sports and esports would mean. […]