The Big East Conference has partnered with ESL to bring esports to select schools in the conference at the Big East Esports Invitational that starts on March 19th. There has been a lot of institutional support for collegiate esports recently but this pilot program, backed by industry leaders ESL, will help push participating colleges to […]
AUSTIN, TEXAS – Traditional sports franchises that ignore esports are failing to see the bigger picture and risk being left behind, a consultant for esports’ Team Liquid, partially owned by Peter Gruber and Ted Leonsis, warned last week at South by Southwest. Nicola Piggott, cofounder of esports communication and consultant agency The Story Mob, said […]
Arlington, Texas has announced plans for a 100,000 square foot esports stadium in its downtown entertainment district. The stadium will be the largest esports venue in North America by a wide margin. “I know the gaming community across the globe is going to fall in love with this stadium and with Arlington,” Arlington Mayor Jeff […]
In the last year, esports have taken off in North America. But when compared with Asia, the Western world still trails behind. The best players and teams in many esports come from South Korea and China, and the Asian Games have announced that esports will be a medal event in 2022. Hong Kong is not […]
The NHL has announced plans for a global esports tournament with regional EA Sports NHL 18 competitions in the U.S., Canada and Europe leading up to the NHL Gaming World Championship on June 19 in Las Vegas. While the NBA 2K League drew on elite gamers and the Madden NFL Club Championship draw sought casual […]
