Another scandal has rocked the StarCraft community, as 12 gamers were arrested in South Korea for allegedly illegally betting and match fixing some professionally played StarCraft II matches. StarCraft, the fictional military science real-time strategy […]
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Mobcrush, A Company You’ve Never Heard Of, Is Radically Re-Shaping eSports Media
In the video game industry, companies are quickly recognizing the market potential in the ever-increasing popularity of video game live-streams. In hopes of tapping into that market, the leading video-sharing website, YouTube, has launched a […]
Drone Racing Is Set To Be The Next Big eSport
America looks set to have a new past-time that incorporates the fast-growing drone market and good old fashioned racing. Drone racing, a hot new eSport, uses First Person View (FPV) which sees contestants take a […]
Microsoft Makes Huge Push Into Competitive eSports
In a major play by Microsoft to keep up with and hopefully dominate the world of competitive video games and video game consoles, it has announced that it will give away a total of $1 […]
World’s Largest Pro Video Game League To Start Testing For Performance Enhancing Drugs
ESL, the world’s largest league for gaming and e-sports, announced Thursday they will begin considering programs for comprehensive drug tests. Increasingly large cash prizes and a surge in popularity is prompting the changes as the […]
Top Colleges Now Offering Video Game Scholarships
Bucking the notion that video games use up time that would better be spent outdoors, the nation’s first varsity eSports squad at Robert Morris University (RMU) in Illinois is providing scholarships for students to play […]
While Yahoo Signs Celebs, Google Aggressively Ramping eSports TV
Google is known to be a data driven business. Virtually every decision the search giant makes across all its product lines is supported by rigorous data analysis. Competitors like Netflix are also known to do […]