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Houston Rockets First NBA Team To Hire eSports Executive For Front Office

Sebastian Park is the newest member of the Houston Rockets business team but his involvement will be unlike anything traditionally seen in sports. As the new Director of eSports Development, Park is the first eSports executive to have a position within a NBA front office, according to Bloomberg. The 25-year-old Park will help the organization […]

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Amazon To Hold eSports Tournament Champions Of Fire Invitational

Amazon announced Monday its plans to host the Champions of Fire Invitational, a one-day eSports tournament on Dec. 2 at Paris Las Vegas. It will be the first Amazon Appstore gaming tournament geared toward casual mobile game competitors. The event will be co-produced with eSports Production. “Competitive video gaming has seen huge growth, and we see […]

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Intel’s eSports Marketing Manager George Woo Discusses IEM Oakland

Intel Extreme Masters Oakland is taking place this weekend at Oracle Arena with gamers competing around two of the bigger titles in League of Legends and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. The ESL-sanctioned tournament will be the first time an eSports event will be featured at the home of the Golden State Warriors. George Woo, eSports Marketing Manager at […]

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