Steven Adams — lovable, charismatic big man for the Oklahoma City Thunder — isn’t really that much of a fantasy sports fan. “I’m not a sports guy, mate, just more games,” Adams told TMZ. “I’m more of a nerd.” Adams’ favorite genre of video game seems to be that of the multiplayer, online battle arena […]
If you tuned into Friday night’s TBS broadcast of the Street Fighter V Invitational Playoff, chances are you witnessed virtual game characters on the television screen during coverage of the semifinal and championship. Through the ELEAGUES’s partnership with Ross Video and The Future Group, augmented Street Fighter characters appeared throughout the competition space, next to analysts and on-stage […]
Hall of Famer and current NBA analyst Shaquille O’Neal is hitting the esports scene next Friday night as the co-owner of gaming organization NRG eSports will compete in the ELEAGUE Street Fighter V Invitational Celebrity Showdown. O’Neal will be joined by NFL free agent running back Reggie Bush, pro wrestling star Natalie Eva Marie and recording artist Lupe […]
NEW YORK — Turner president David Levy told the story Tuesday of how he first came across eSports. Levy recalled at Leaders’ Sport Business Summit that a few years ago, he knocked on the door of the room of one of his son’s only to find that he didn’t answer because he was wearing headphones while […]
BOSTON — With all of the traditional sports investments in eSports over the past 18 months, whether it’s been from current or former players, teams or new ownership groups, some eSports players are asking for arguably smarter investments. From the eSports Emergence panel at the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference this past weekend, Christina Alejandre, General […]
