Jared Jeffries played in the NBA for 11 seasons. After retiring in 2013, he accepted a position with the Denver Nuggets front office as a pro personnel scout. He was promoted to director of pro personnel and held that position until Rick Fox came with an offer to become president of his esports organization: Echo […]
After paying a reported $90 million for the rights to stream the first two seasons of the Overwatch League, a new professional esports league that’s mirroring conventional sports with city-based franchises, Twitch announced Week 1 viewership numbers Wednesday and said it’s happy with the results. Twitch’s $90 million bid for the rights marked the biggest […]
They may never play for the Stanley Cup, but the best EA Sports NHL 18 players in North America will soon play for a different prize. That prize is the Snider Hockey Cup, named in memory of former Philadelphia Flyers owner Ed Snider, and those adept gamers can earn up to $17,500 in prizes. The […]
Major League Soccer is joining the esports movement, announcing on Friday its partnership with EA Sports to create eMLS, a competitive FIFA 18 league that will feature top players from the U.S. and Canada. MLS setting up a competitive gaming league follows the lead of a number of soccer leagues that have already done the […]
Team Liquid needed a home. A real home. Thanks to the technology and support of Alienware, it’s finally getting one. That much was announced Tuesday at Dell’s launch event at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Alienware co-founder Frank Azor, who runs Alienware, gaming, and XPS at Dell, unveiled the gaming company’s pact with […]
