eSports

Building up the esports infrastructure for Smite’s esports community has been a lot of work. Over six years, the community of players has grown to nearly 30 million. Todd Harris, cofounder of Hi-Rez Studios in Atlanta, said in a fireside chat with me at the …

This evening in Philadelphia, Comcast NBCUniversal’s Lift Labs Accelerator showcased the 11 companies in its second-ever class during a demo day in front of investors and the local tech community. The event marked the finale of the program’s 13-week program, …

Nerd Street Gamers has raised $12 million in funding from Philadelphia retailer Five Below (and others) to build esports Localhost facilities that house leagues, training camps, tournaments, and showcases. Other investors include Comcast, SeventySix Capital,…

On Monday night, professional Hearthstone player and Grandmasters tournament competitor Chung blitzchung Ng Wai gave an interview. At the end of his interview, Chung expressed support for the ongoing protests in Hong Kong, reciting a protest slogan and wearin…

Microsoft(NASDAQ:MSFT) launched a video game streaming platform called Beam three years ago. However, Beam never gained much steam against Amazon's (NASDAQ:AMZN) Twitch and Alphabet's (NASDAQ:GOOG)(NASDAQ:GOOGL) YouTube. Microsoft rebranded Beam as Mixer in …

Blizzard is in the hot seat after penalizing a Hearthstone esports player for voicing an opinion about the protests in Hong Kong. While the player did violate the rules of the tournament he was competing in, its Blizzard thats taking all the criticism for kic…

Player Omega is working with Super League Gaming to bring an esports tour across the United States. It’s a different approach to competitive gaming, trying to foster events in smaller locales. The partnership begins with Player Omega’s first-ever event Novemb…

Blizzard have temporarily banned Hearthstone pro Chung “Blitzchung” Ng Wai for saying “liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our age!” during a post-match interview, expressing his support of the Hong Kong protests. This happened last Sunday, during the Hearthsto…

Hearthstone Pro player Chung Blitzchung Ng Wai has been exiled by game developer Blizzard after supporting the Hong Kong riots.  The popular player ended a recent livestream with a call for his country’s liberation in a post-game interview. “Liberate Hong Ko…

Demonstrators disperse as tear gas is fired by police during a protest in Hong Kong. Getty Images After making a statement in support of the 2019 Hong Kong protests during a "Grandmasters" competition for the video game Hearthstone, pro player Chung "Blitzc…