The Sacramento Kings on Wednesday will be hosting Tech Night, including a halftime eSports game of Super Smash Bros being displayed on the Golden 1 Center’s 4K video board that will serve as a look into the NBA’s eSports future. The Kings’ involvement with eSports will stretch beyond this week, as the team is among those […]
AUSTIN, Texas — Global design firm Populous could potentially lead the charge on how eSports fans experience live events in the future. Brian Mirakian, who is Principal at Populous and Dir. of Populous Activate (Americas), recently spoke at the annual South by Southwest Conference. Following his panel — “Back to the Future: Why eSports Needs […]
Competitive gaming platform FACEIT and the creators of the eSports Championship Series (ECS) have partnered with YouTube to make the video platform the exclusive online home for the competition. ECS will stream on YouTube starting March 25. “This is our most significant investment into eSports to date and illustrates our continued commitment to growing eSports […]
AUSTIN, Texas — Brano Perkovich and the San Francisco 49ers aren’t too keen on owning an eSports team any time soon, according to the Chief Investment Officer. Perkovich spoke at the annual South by Southwest Conference this past weekend on a panel titled, ‘Hitting the Next Home Run: Investing in Sports’. When panelists were asked by moderator […]
Former NFL player Hank Baskett has joined Denial eSports as a co-owner, it was announced last week. Financial terms were not disclosed. With the entry into eSports, Baskett joins current NFL players like Los Angeles Rams offensive lineman Rodger Saffold who bet early on gaming in 2013 along with the San Francisco 49ers, whose owners and some […]
