eSports

On their first week in class, a group of students is playing a first-person shooter video game in a sleek new digital studio. It's their introduction to the degree in esports they've all enrolled in. The group clicking away on their mice are at the Universit…

Professional gamer Ninja is the latest celebrity to grace Joe La Puma’s Sneaker Shopping series. Hitting up Notre in Chicago, Ninja discusses everything from being a professional gamer, playing soccer as a kid, how sneakers have become a large part of gamin…

Louis Vuitton is creating a case for the Worlds trophy. Riot Games Riot Games has announced a brand new partnership with Louis Vuitton that will see the designer brand create a unique case for the League of LegendsWorld Championship trophy.  The …

David J. Becker/Getty Images It is the final week of the PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds National Public League's third phase, and the competition is tight. As absolute proof of the phase's even talent levels, a different team won each match in Week 14. After…

Where does tech end and media begin? It can be hard to find the dividing line, particularly as tech companies move into the media business, and as big Hollywood blockbusters are increasingly created on computers. So even though TechCrunch’s Disrupt SF event …

The 2020 season will look very different Photo: Robert Paul / Blizzard Entertainment The Vancouver Titans will face off against the San Francisco Shock in the Overwatch League grand finals this Sunday at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. The champions…

Amateur esports entertainment startup Super League Gaming and ggCircuit, a cloud-based software company for gaming centers, are announcing a broad expansion of their successful existing partnership. Santa Monica, California-based Super League will now become…

Adding to all of the eSports news happening as of late, Manchester City has just announced a partnership with Faze Clan. According to the club, the new collaborative partnership will “bring the two audiences together in exciting new ways.” Although no much h…

The NBA 2K League said on Thursday it will have a Shanghai team that will begin play in the 2020 season, making it the first squad from outside of North America to join the National Basketball Association's esports arm. The team, to be launched by esports or…

Esports group Dignitas has raised $30 million, and it has formed a new parent company called New Meta Entertainment to reflect that fact that it has several esports-related businesses. Dignitas, which recently merged with Clutch Gaming, is the brand name for…