Monday, Jun. 3, 2019 – A roundup of some of the key sports technology stories you need to know, including SportTechie’s own content and stories from around the web ESPN Tests Youth-Focused...
When adding a new friend online to play games together, one of the first questions asked is usually “Got Discord?” That’s because Discord, the free voice and text chat service, has become the international standard for gaming communication. While the platform was always designed with the gamer in mind, Discord recently announced its first official […]
The NA LCS — the Los Angeles-based professional league for League of Legends esports in North America — is moving to a permanent partnership structure and has unveiled the participating teams, including newcomers that are backed by the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers. As a league that’s becoming modeled after professional sports leagues, it’s […]
Is San Francisco Giants outfielder Hunter Pence going to be a professional esports player following his days in Major League Baseball? It’s one of the questions he fielded on the #AskGaryVee video show and podcast with Gary Vaynerchuk, founder of digital agency VaynerMedia. “I’m a gamer. … I don’t know if I’m going to be a […]
North American eSports organization Cloud9 announced on Tuesday a Series A round of funding, one that includes San Francisco Giants outfielder Hunter Pence, NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Montana and NBA center Andrew Bogut. Pence, who is an avid gamer himself and has a Twitch channel, joined other sports figures like Golden State Warriors co-owner […]
