eSports

E3 2019, one of the largest video game industry conferences, is just about to kick off. During the three-day event, the PC Gaming Show will return with big reveals. The show, hosted by our sister site PC Gamer, will be sponsored by Epic Games and hosted by s…

EA announced today a playbook of new features for Madden 20 at EA Play ahead of the Electronic Entertainment Expo 2019 next week in Los Angeles: Superstar X-Factor abilities, run-pass-options (RPOs), and a closed beta coming June 14 to June 16. Face of the F…

FIFA Soccer 20 is dribbling down the pitch on September 27, EA announced today at EA Play at the Hollywood Palladium ahead of the Electronic Entertainment Expo 2019 next week in Los Angeles (and September 19 for EA Access fans). It’s coming in a big year for …

The inaugural Metarama Gaming + Music Festival is coming to Las Vegas in October, its organizers announced on Wednesday. The festival takes place Oct. 19-20 at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds and will showcase the latest marquee gaming, esports, and live musi…

76ers Owners Expand Esports Empire With Clutch Gaming Purchase

Milestone A year removed from what felt like a full-blown reboot of the series from developer Milestone, MotoGP 19 arrives boasting lofty promises.   Last year's MotoGP 18 was a punch of the reset button for Milestone as the entire game shifted to Unreal En…

Revenge of the 'NERD': eSports ETF Launches

John Needham is the new global head of “League of Legends'” professional esports league, Riot Games announced on Wednesday. As part of his new role, Needham will lead development of major LoL Esports events like The World Championship, Mid-Season Invitationa…

Institutional venture capital funds are investing in games again, just like seed investors who deal with smaller game startup investments. We talked about this trend involving larger funds on a panel at GamesBeat Summit 2019 that included Gregory Milken, man…

During a recent stream hosted by prominent leftist streamer Hasan Piker, a familiar scene unfolded. He was talking about a 1985 trip Bernie Sanders took to Nicaragua when his Twitch chat started spamming the Cmonbruh emote, an image of a skeptical-looking man…