The owners of League of Legends professional esports teams met in Miami recently, where they contemplated the future of esports based on Riot Games’ popular League of Legends franchises. Each team invested a reported $ 10 million to get a franchise slot in the North American League Championship Series. In return, they get better alignment […]
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The Overwatch League is off to a good start, can it be a great eSport?
The Overwatch League can currently only be watched live in one Stadium. The Blizzard Arena in LA is a serious space, providing a great atmosphere for fans of the Overwatch League. Under 1000 in capacity, it has an impressive setup where fans can watch all their favourite teams go head-to-head. The viewing experience dominates half […]
Call of Duty World League gains momentum as an official esport
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare wasn’t the most popular in the long-running first-person shooter combat series. But you wouldn’t know that from the growing popularity of the Call of Duty World League, the official esports league for professional Call of Duty players. Last weekend, thousands of Call of Duty fans converged on Anaheim, Calif., for […]
ESL’s 24/7 eSport channel is coming to PlayStation Vue
ESL is bringing its live competitive gaming channel, eSports TV, to PlayStation Vue. For the uninitiated, PlayStation Vue is Sony’s internet-based TV streaming app, offering viewers cable-like online TV packages. As the world’s largest eSports company, ESL’s new channel aims to broaden competitive gaming’s appeal by giving gamers access to 24/7 eSports content in the […]
Renault Zoe e-Sport Concept is a hot hatch for the EV crowd
Nicolas Prost wants a new company car. At the Geneva Motor Show, the Renault e.dams Formula E pilot drives a bright blue hatchback onto the stage, with Renault Senior VP of Electric Vehicles, Gilles Normand in the passenger seat. The two exit the car, and Prost demands to hear the specs. 0-62 mph in 3.2 […]
The Director Of Dissidia Final Fantasy Thinks It Could Be An Esport
Dissidia Final Fantasy came out over a year ago in Japan as an arcade game, but a console version is apparently still in the works. In a recent interview with Weekly Famitsu the game’s producer, Ichirou Hazama, and director, Takeo Kujiraoka, said that the only reason a console version of Dissidia Final Fantasy wasn’t shown […]