Riot Games’ Shameful Saudi Partnership Could Prompt Talent Protests
Riot Games announces a League of Legends esports partnership with the Saudi government, prompting major criticism from fans and shoutcasters.
Riot Games announces a League of Legends esports partnership with the Saudi government, prompting major criticism from fans and shoutcasters.
Ubisoft confirms that it is making a movie about a group of senior citizens in an esports team and many will be asking why.
CS: GO betting is finally going live on one Nevada sportsbook. This could be a game-changer for mainstream acceptance of esports.
James Baldwin is a professional eSports driver who will soon race in the real-world 2020 GT World Challenge. He could be opening the way for more eSports drivers to make it onto real tracks in the future.
Pokemon Go is getting a competitive match-making battle league, but will it ever become an official competition esport?
Mixer’s latest announcement may have given more insight into its long-term strategy.
Latest CS:GO update creates a “game-breaking” issue. Professional and casual gamers are concerned. Valve updates are threatening CS:GO’s competitive integrity. An eagerly-awaited update for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) launched this week, but it wasn’t exactly what players were expecting. In fact, it was far worse than even the biggest pessimist may have feared. New CS:GO … Read more
Greater Southeast Asia is projecting a huge amount of growth in the esports market. The number of PC gamers alone is expected to rise from 154.3 million to 186.8 million over the next five years. This will have a massive impact on the global esports scene. Esports is a pretty serious business these days. Struggling … Read more
Long viewed as a niche interest with no potential to grow into a multi-million dollar industry, esports has more or less secured its berth as part of the zeitgeist far beyond the insular circle of the gaming industry. If we needed any more convincing, League of Legends developer Riot Games announced a partnership with luxury … Read more
By CCN.com: As analysts and investors clamor to laud the merits of eSports, one key metric should dispel any lingering hesitation as to competitive gaming’s growing clout – eSports now rival the NBA in viewership. More specifically, in the U.S., 63 million people tuned in to watch eSports at some point last year. Globally, the … Read more