Gone are the days where gamers just compete within the confines of their own homes and celebrate their latest long-distance kill shots with themselves. Turner Sports and WME/IMG kicked off Season 2 of the ELEAGUE last Friday night, and with the sophomore year comes the opportunity for PC gaming highlights from Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) […]
“Are you ready to shoot five percent as a good venture capitalist?” “No, I’m going to shoot higher than that,” Kobe Bryant chimed back. Such is the demeanor and attitude of the still newly-retired Los Angeles Lakers star, who discussed his new $100 million firm, Bryant Stibel, among other things at the recent WSJDLive Conference in […]
French premier soccer league Ligue 1 is heading into uncharted waters as the organization announced last week eLigue 1, Europe’s first professional eSports soccer league. The league has partnered with EA Sports FIFA 17 for competition, making it the first time a major professional sports league has formed an equivalent league for gaming. Each of the […]
ATLANTA — Turner Sports and WME/IMG kicked off Season 2 of the ELEAGUE on Friday night in Atlanta with 16 qualifying teams and a condensed tournament format around the game, Counter Strike: Global Offensive. On Friday nights over the next two months, matches will be broadcast on Twitch followed by live event coverage on TBS at […]
Two weeks after announcing a partnership with French online media company Webedia, France’s largest soccer club Paris Saint-Germain is diving further into eSports with the creation of PSG eSports. Led by Bora “YellowStar” Kim, the newly-appointed Head of eSports, PSG will enter teams in League of Legends, the world’s most popular eSports video game, along with soccer franchise […]
