For the third time this week, an NBA owner has made moves in the eSports world, with the latest coming Wednesday as Memphis Grizzlies Co-Owner and Co-Executive Chairman Steve Kaplan reportedly increased his stake in gaming team Immortals. Peter Levin, the President of Interactive Ventures and Games at Lionsgate, told GamesBeat that Levin is now a […]
A week after announcing its plans with Yahoo eSports to create a University League of Legends Rivalry Series, Riot Games continues to double down on its efforts to grow the game as a whole. Riot Games and the Collegiate StarLeague featured 32 League of Legends teams across North America in its 2016 ULoL Campus Series. […]
SiriusXM continues to grow its eSports programming, launching “Machinima’s Inside eSports Radio” show that debuts Monday night and airs every weekday. SiriusXM and Machinima will team up to create and broadcast the show, which will give listeners news, highlights, and analysis from tournaments and focus on first person shooter, multi-player online battle arena (MOBAs), real time strategy, […]
The Philadelphia 76ers announced on Monday its entry into the eSports arena, the first for a U.S. professional sports franchise. Along with venture capital firm NextEquity, the 76ers purchased a majority stake in eSports franchises Team Dignitas and Team Apex, a deal that was worth between $7 million and $15 million according to Forbes. The two […]
A noted gaming enthusiast, Brooklyn Nets point point guard Jeremy Lin has decided to create his own eSports team. In partnership with the China Digital Group and Vici Gaming, a Chinese eSports organization, Lin will endorse a Dota 2 team called Team VGJ. “China Digital Group considers eSports as one of major business of growth in […]
