eSports

Strafe, an esports company based in Stockholm, has raised $3 million for its esports companion app and betting game. The seed funding comes from Bitkraft Esports Ventures, which has been a prolific investor in the esports market. Designed as an easily acces…

RALEIGHRaleigh Convention Center (RCC) is getting a major tech upgrade, and its largely down to this fast-growing market segment: Esports. Plans include upgrading its entire wireless network system and connectivity speed, and increasing its internet speed pi…

Former LA Laker Rick Foxs esports organization Team Echo Fox plans to sell its slot in the North American League of Legends Championship Series to Los Angeles Rams owner Stan Kroenke, according to a new report by ESPN. Its the latest development in an increa…

In case anyone still needed convincing that esports is truly massive, the Dota 2 tournament to be held next month just accrued over $30 million in prize money. Thats the largest pot ever offered for such a competition, and judging by the amount its increased …

Prominent esports commentator and retired StarCraft pro Geoff "iNcontroL" Robinson died on Saturday, according to posts made on his Twitter account and Facebook page. He was 33. The specific cause of death was not released. In the posts, it was noted that he…

Former StarCraft 2 pro Geoff Robinson, aka iNcontroL, died on Saturday due to sudden illness. A statement released via Robinsons official social media accounts announced his passing earlier today: Robinson was a former StarCraft 2 pro with Evil Geniuses, be…

Two years ago a novelist and as-yet-unproduced screenwriter named Nic Kelman went to work for Wizards of the Coast, the company that makes the popular collectible card game Magic: The Gathering. Kelmans job, though he might not put it this way, was to write a…

Colt Havok McLendon watched the 2018 Call of Duty World League Championship from home. This year, his team could go all the way to the finals. Before this year started, I told myself, Im going to do competitive all or nothing, or Im going to be a streamer, M…

Over the last five years, shares of Electronic Arts(NASDAQ:EA) have trounced the broader market, up 141% compared with the S&P 500's return of 51%. That outperformance includes the recent beating EA stock took over the last year, when the share price fell…

Salmon Arm’s newest gaming hub is putting a different spin on the blinking and beeping arcade halls of past generations. The Arc Gaming Centre, located inside the Westgate Public Market, is the modern gamer’s dream. With six virtual reality studios equipped …