The popularity of eSports is continuing to grow, as fiercely competitive gaming matches now have their own news show similar to that of “SportsCenter”. The new show is being called “ESports Weekly with Coca-Cola”, and […]
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Despite Low Odds Of Winning Fantasy Sports Operators See Record Revenues
As a billion dollar a year industry, the phenomenon known as fantasy sports is constantly growing. Despite the fact that most players will lose their money over the course of the NFL football season, this […]
This Week’s Launch Of Apple TV Will Show A Strategy Shift From Streaming Into Gaming
It seems it isn’t just tech heavyweights like Google and Amazon that are making big pushes into the lucrative world of online gaming. According to reports over the weekend smartphone giant Apple will make gaming […]
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 […]
Competitive Gaming Business Forces Angry Birds Publisher Rovio To Fire 260 Employees
The games business is tough. Its a hits driven industry where what is cool and amazing one year is decidedly less so just 12 months later. Once famous for its Mafia Wars and Farmville games, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Controversial Prize Winning Video Game Sees Users Try To Kill Poachers
A group of teen students from Nepal, called Team Octavian, have created a somewhat controversial video-game depicting the killing of poachers. While some people strongly feel that the act of poaching is heinous and that […]
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 […]
Video Game Hall Of Fame Launches, Inducts Super Mario Bros, Doom In Inaugural Class
At one time the thought of a video game hall of fame seemed absurd. Games were played by young boys as a hobby and their appeal was fairly limited. But the launch of Nintendo combined […]
Lego Launches Surprise Video Game Based On Minecraft
Children’s toy Lego has increasingly expanded its empire of physical toys, doing collaborations with Batman, Jurassic Park and even video game company Minecraft. But apparently Lego wants more and yesterday it announced its own video […]