On Thursday, Twitter announced it would be live streaming 1,500 hours of eSports content globally across more than 15 events in 2017. In a partnership with leading eSports companies ESL and DreamHack, Twitter will stream content around the ESL One, Intel Extreme Masters and DreamHack eSports tournaments, starting on March 4 at the Intel Extreme Masters Katowice. Additionally, […]
Challengermode, a Stockholm-based tech-startup that aims to “bring the seriousness of sport to competitive gaming,” recently raised a total of $1.3 million. Part of that money came from an investment from Manchester United forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who is from Sweden. The 35-year-old Ibrahimovic has won 13 league championships in 15 seasons and has been a prolific goal […]
Twitch – a social video platform and hub for online gamers, including eSports – will be enabling the sale of game content directly from the platform. Users have been able to view and stream content, but starting in the spring, creators of games will be able to reap the benefits of their content. With every purchase, […]
ESL and SLIVER.tv have partnered to launch the first visual eSports stadium experience to fans in 360° virtual reality at the Intel Extreme Masters (IEM) World Championship 2017 held this weekend and March 3-5 in Katowice, Poland. IEM Katowice 2017 is expected to surpass last year’s 113,000 attendees, and more fans are expected to be […]
EA SPORTS FIFA 17 competitive gaming will be broadcast on television in the U.K. and Ireland for the first time as BT Sport announced Thursday it will provide coverage of the FIFA Ultimate Team Championship Series. BT Sport will broadcast the remaining four EA FIFA Majors – Season Two North American Regional Final in Vancouver […]
