ESports

Widely regarded as a phenomenon only present within the gaming community, it has long been questioned whether esports can be classified as a ‘real sport’ by critics, a debate that’s been reignited by esports inclusion as a medalled sport in the 2022 Asian Games. To those outside the gaming arena, …

Last week the NBA announced that 17 established NBA teams will be participating in the upcoming NBA 2K eLeague, the first formal esports league run by an established sporting league. The 2K eLeague was announced back in February when Brendan Donohue, formerly a marketing and business exec within the NBA …

Dreamhack has announced a variety of competitive events that will run at the same time as its main DreamHack Summer 2017 tournament, with focus on different groups that might be less likely to compete in the main event. The four tournaments are an all-female tournament, a junior tournament for those …

Onslaught eSports has announced its acquisition of esports organisation Roanoke Reign, formerly known as Virtue Gaming. The acquisition comes with many senior figures at Roanoke Reign, with Onslaught taking on several parts of the senior management team: Reign CEO and Founder Brent J. Beckner and chief operating officer Dawn Lozner …

I haven’t followed football in years, but there’s something electric about being in Anfield, the home of Liverpool Football Club. It’s hard not to get swept up in the scale and spectacle of the place. We’re gathered here for the second European qualifier for the Pro Evolution Soccer (PES) League …

Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds 2017 Charity Invitational, the first real competitive event for the phenomenally successful battle royale shooter, has raised a little over $120,000 for charity. Each region had 32 Duo teams competing for a win across three games, with the players with the highest placement across the three rounds in …

An elimination match to wrap up the second day of IEM Sydney ended up providing one of the most exciting comebacks in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive history. CS:GO team North faced off against one of the event’s Australian teams, Chiefs, and for Danish team North, victory seemed like a safe bet: …

Oakland games outfit Wavedash Games has announced that it’s raised $6m in Series A funding to develop a new platform fighting game, and grow its team. A platform fighter is a fighting game that revolves around victory by knocking your opponent out of an arena. Think of your chosen Smash …

Yesterday, the Gamerz esports reality TV show, featuring 12 players competing for a chance to win a six-month professional gaming contract. The 12 were picked at an open casting session at DreamHack Winter 2016, and a few hundred Scandinavian CS:GO players looking to take the step to a pro-gaming career …

Activision has revealed the date and venue for the 2017 Call of Duty World League Championship, the biggest CoD event of the pro-league calender. It’ll be held at the Amway Center in Orlando Florida, and will take place from August 9 to 13. The event will see the top 32 …