eSports

Mary Altaffer/Associated Press A number of the top esports players in the world met at Blizzard Arena in Burbank, California, on Thursday for the Overwatch League 2019 All-Star Game. Teams from the Atlantic and Pacific Divisions put their skills to the test…

Gameloft and Xiaomi’s gaming-focused Black Shark brand today announced the “Asphalt esports Series,” a new esports tournament for Asphalt 9: Legends players. This is Gameloft’s first esports tournament for its long-running Asphalt series. These are the espor…

Last year she became Overwatch Leagues first female player. By Colin StevensKim Geguri Se-yeon, an Overwatch League pro, has been named a Times 2019 Next Generation Leader. Announced by Time, the 19-year-old South Korean professional eSports player is part…

Well, it looks like playing Mario is an esport now. At the end of Nintendo's Super Mario Maker 2 Direct, the company announced a tournament will be held on June 8. The 2019 Super Mario Maker 2 Invitational falls on the same day of some of Nintendo's other E3…

Today, Magic: The Gathering publisher Wizards of the Coast announced that it had signed two new players to its fledgling Pro League, including the leagues first woman. While it has been a galvanizing decision for many players, especially female ones, some fan…

Unikrn launches streamer betting and Unikrn Virtual, a way to bet on randomly selected old matches, for markets outside the US where gambling is legal (Dean Takahashi/VentureBeat)

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Thanks largely to two trends -- modernization and automation -- the job market has arguably changed more in the last decade than in the previous half-century. Some professions have changed drasti…

The British show the world how a proper esports tournament is hoisted with an amazing, lively crowd and a production team who are able to bounce between gameplay and camera action to get the most out of the in-house experience. There's a riot ... at Riot Gam…

Today’s launch of Puyo Puyo Champions makes more sense when you know its Japanese title – Puyo Puyo eSports. This is Sega’s attempt to push the cute puzzler into the competitive sphere. Initially similar to last year’s (on PC at least) Puyo Puyo Tetris, this …

More than eight months after surviving a deadly mass shooting at an esports event, professional gamer Timothy "oLarry" Anselimo has returned to competition in the NBA 2K League. Three people were killed during the mass shooting at a "Madden NFL 19" tournam…