eSports

LOS ANGELES -- Clutch Gaming's Tanner "Damonte" Damonte was reeling. His team had just taken the three-peating class of the League of Legends Championship Series, Team Liquid, to the brink in the summer split semifinals. They pushed the champions all the way…

Newsbrief: Sony is adding support for the PlayStation 4’s wireless DualShock 4 controller into its upcoming mobile phone, the Xperia 5. Xperia devices have previously supported the DualShock 4 for remote PlayStation 4 play, but last year's Xperia 1 launch ca…

Overwatch is a game with gravity. Assembled from the scraps of the never-released MMORPG Titan by one of the most trusted game companies of all time, the first-person team shooter was always too big too fail. And since its release three years ago, its publish…

Game developer Activision Blizzard is chasing TV budgets by making it easier for advertisers to compare esports and traditional sports audience behavior.The games developer is sharing viewing numbers for the last two regular seasons of its flagship esports ev…

Nintendo has confirmed that Overwatch is coming to the Nintendo Switch. The announcement was made during today's Nintendo Direct. Overwatch on the Switch will be released on October 15.Nintendo and Blizzard premiered a new Overwatch Switch trailer during toda…

A new video gaming and esports entertainment venue is being developed at Emporium Melbourne and will open in early 2020. The facility, which will reportedly be the largest of its type in the Southern Hemisphere, will span 2,700+ square metres across two floor…

One of the biggest changes to the competitive Hearthstone scene this year has been the introduction of Grandmasters a league-style system featuring 48 of the top players in the world, divided into three regions: APAC, North America and Europe, each with 16 pl…

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers.World of Warcraft's Classic edition launched last week to much fanfare. Its release was so popular that it reached more than 1 million viewers on Twitch, surpassing Fortnite and all other games. Now, it's been…

Pro Madden kicks off the first major tournament of its 2020 season this weekend with the Madden 20 Classic in Arlington Texas where all eyes will be on Michael Skimbo Skimbo to see if the existing champ can win his third straight title. Skimbo has been a pow…

Razer is getting in on the phone case game, but not for the Razer Phone 2. The company has turned its attention to making custom phone cases for a range of Android and iPhone models, all of which are decked out in official art from popular games. To start ou…