Revenge of the ‘NERD’: eSports ETF Launches
Revenge of the 'NERD': eSports ETF Launches
bubmagJune 6, 2019
Riot Names John Needham New Global Head of LoL Esports
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…
bubmagJune 5, 2019
Why VCs are investing in game companies again
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…
bubmagJune 5, 2019
Twitch Still Hasn’t Fixed Its Racist Emote Problem
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…
bubmagJune 5, 2019
“Magic: The Gathering” Found a Home in Netflix
The long-fought battle to make movies out of Magic: The Gathering is finally bearing results. Netflix(NASDAQ:NFLX) has tapped some all-star filmmakers to produce an animated series based on the Magic world. That's kind of a big deal. What's the point? The …
bubmagJune 5, 2019
The Forza 7 June update targets corner cutters, DNF bug and more
The regular monthly update to Forza Motorsport 7 is now available to all, and while it's a fairly small one, it still contains a bunch of important upgrades to the Forza Race Regulations system. As the future of competitive multiplayer, the Race Regulations s…
bubmagJune 4, 2019
As more esports players go pro, a growing number of doctors are devoting their time to treating injuries like “gamers thumb” that put players at risk (Peter Holley/Washington Post)
As more esports players go pro, a growing number of doctors are devoting their time to treating injuries like "gamers thumb" that put players at risk (Peter Holley/Washington Post)
bubmagJune 2, 2019
The Rumblers’ Top Plays, Prize Money from PUBG NPL 2019 Week 10
David J. Becker/Getty Images The National PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) League started Week 4 of Phase 2 on Saturday with four matches. All four matches saw a different team capture victory. Tempo Storm, who entered Saturday atop the standings with …
bubmagJune 2, 2019
Twitch Just Announced They Will Let Users Stream Nude As Long As Everyone Promises Not To Get Aroused Or Do Anything Weird
Huge news for Twitch fans everywhere: The streaming platform just announced that theyll now allow users to broadcast nude as long as everyone promises not to get aroused or do anything weird. Thats right: So long as all 15 million users agree they wont get tu…
bubmagMay 31, 2019
Turtle Beach Elite Atlas review: The pro headset that drops the ball
Turtle Beach struck best gaming headset gold with their mid-range Atlas Three, and now it’s the turn of their top-end PC headset, the Elite Atlas – and you know it’s the big expensive one because it says things like ‘pro performance’ and ‘designed with leadin…
bubmagMay 31, 2019