The Seattle Seahawks celebrated Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s 20 years as team owner of the franchise earlier this week. As an innovator, Allen has had an influence on making the Seahawks one of the most cutting-edge teams. “Paul is a person who doesn’t just accept the status quo,” Bert Kolde, vice chairman of the Seahawks […]
You’re playing a first-person shooter game, moving throughout the virtual world and killing off opponents one by one. Suddenly, a missile comes flying in your direction, and you have to run straight to a safe zone — just barely making it before you get blown up. That may have only been practice, but it also […]
Philadelphia Flyers governor and parent company Comcast Spectacor CEO Dave Scott announced Wednesday that he’s building an esports team to compete in a new city-based league operated by Blizzard Activision meant to mirror the structure of conventional sports. The Philadelphia-based team was named as one of the final three teams signed on to compete in […]
Forty-three million unique viewers were reached during the 2016 League of Legends World Championship. Thirty-one million watched game seven of the 2016 NBA Finals — arguably one of the greatest games in league history. There’s no debate over the popularity of esports broadcasts. Just as networks like ESPN have made improvements to broadcasts, it’s important […]
Esports is coming to minor league baseball. Durham Bulls Athletic Park, home to Tampa Bay’s Triple A affiliate team the Durham Bulls, will become the first Minor League Baseball facility to host an esports tournament when the inaugural DBAP Gaming Challenge occurs from Sept. 29 to Oct. 1. “We’re extremely excited to host the inaugural DBAP […]
