Arlington, Texas has announced plans for a 100,000 square foot esports stadium in its downtown entertainment district. The stadium will be the largest esports venue in North America by a wide margin. “I know the gaming community across the globe is going to fall in love with this stadium and with Arlington,” Arlington Mayor Jeff […]
A new report claims New York’s Madison Square Garden has started using facial-recognition technologies at its gates to identify potential security risks. MSG, however, has been publicly using facial recognition technologies at its arena for the past seven years, albeit for different purposes, and the report that it’s now deploying the technology for security checks might […]
In the last year, esports have taken off in North America. But when compared with Asia, the Western world still trails behind. The best players and teams in many esports come from South Korea and China, and the Asian Games have announced that esports will be a medal event in 2022. Hong Kong is not […]
Chinese esports gamers now have a place to call home. That place? The world’s first venue dedicated solely to esports, according to a February report from the South China Morning Post. The stadium in Chongqing, designed by Chinese architecture firm Barrie Ho, features a 7,000-seat esports arena as part of a complex with shops, a cafeteria, […]
When you walk up to the concessions stand at a sporting venue, you want things to go smoothly. No standing around while attendants chat, no guessing as to the quality of food you’ll receive. It sounds harsh, but it’d almost be nice if the attendants were robotic. Miso Robotics agrees; that’s why the company has […]
