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Ontario launches $1 million esports scholarship program eSports

Ontario launches $1 million esports scholarship program

Provincial government offering financial assistance to esports players taking courses for the "design, development, marketing and innovation industry" Ontario is devoting $1 million for esports scholarships over the next two years, the provincial government announced today. The financial assistance will go to students in esports programs who are taking courses…
bubmag
March 11, 2022
Collegiate Esports done right: The case for University Rocket League eSports

Collegiate Esports done right: The case for University Rocket League

By nurturing the youth, we ensure the future of what we treasure. That’s plausibly what the folks at Rocket League believe when they introduced the Collegiate Rocket League. For starters, collegiate esports isn’t just your average amateur league, instead, it’s a well-funded, consistent, and sustainable playing field for university undergraduates…
bubmag
March 10, 2022
Why the Collegiate Esports Commissioner’s Cup is the latest move in Atlanta’s push to become a major esports capital eSports

Why the Collegiate Esports Commissioner’s Cup is the latest move in Atlanta’s push to become a major esports capital

Collegiate esports company ESPORTSU has announced the Collegiate Esports Commissioner’s Cup (CECC), a scholastic esports event that will take place in Atlanta from May 6-8. The event represents a partnership between ESPORTSU and all of Atlanta’s major esports organizations and is the latest move in a push for the city…
bubmag
March 9, 2022
Qualcomm partners with ESL Gaming to launch Snapdragon Pro Series with $2 million in prize money eSports

Qualcomm partners with ESL Gaming to launch Snapdragon Pro Series with $2 million in prize money

Qualcomm and ESL Gaming have just announced a multi-year partnership to “provide accessible and high quality mobile esports experiences for both new and veteran competitors.” The Snapdragon Pro Series isn’t a chipset, but rather a series of mobile esports competitions across North America, Europe, the Middle-East, China, North Africa, and…
bubmag
March 8, 2022
Why ESL and Qualcomm are teaming up to launch a $2 million mobile esports league eSports

Why ESL and Qualcomm are teaming up to launch a $2 million mobile esports league

Esports company ESL Gaming has launched its first dedicated mobile esports league. The result of a partnership between ESL and wireless technology firm Qualcomm, the Snapdragon Pro Series will be spread across six global regions and offers participants $2 million in prizes.  For ESL, the league is the culmination of…
bubmag
March 8, 2022
‘Don’t let it bother you, just continue streaming’: Confessions of a Twitch streamer who received ‘hate raids’ eSports

‘Don’t let it bother you, just continue streaming’: Confessions of a Twitch streamer who received ‘hate raids’

Over the past year, streamers on Twitch have had to contend with a rise in “hate raids,” attacks by anonymous users flooding their stream chats with insults and harassment. In particular, the raids targeted women, streamers of color and other marginalized individuals, prompting Twitch to refresh and reinforce its safety…
bubmag
March 8, 2022