With esports set to become a medal event at the 2022 Asian Games and expected to generate $696 million this year globally, different forms of the sport are taking off, including cycling esports. It has been announced that the third cycling esports event, run by Cycligent, will take place in Paris, France on Sept. 15-16 […]
This Friday, fans of ELEAGUE will get an inside look at the moves esports players use to excel at their game — literally. The esports brand run by Turner Sports and IMG is incorporating a number of emerging technologies to provide fans, broadcasters and the players themselves deeper insight into the workings of esports. ELEAGUE […]
Paris will soon be formally announced as host to the 2024 Olympics. Plenty of uncertainties come with hosting the Games and a large one facing the Paris delegation will be the possible inclusion of esports. While open to welcoming esports competition, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach recently expressed concern over the type of […]
NEW YORK — When the NFL and Electronic Arts earlier this year did an esports pilot with eight NFL teams each conducting a competition to crown the best Madden player among its fans, the reaction to it was positive — for the most part. “The feedback we got was, ‘Wait, my favorite team isn’t in […]
NEW YORK — Echo Fox, the esports organization led by ex-NBA player Rick Fox and former San Jose Sharks co-owner Stratton Sclavos, is providing its gamers with health and wellness programs that can be found in traditional sports. The programs are overseen by former NBA player and executive Jared Jeffries, who became Echo Fox president […]
