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Paul Denino, a popular Twitch streamer who broadcasts under the name Ice_Poseidon, has achieved an unlikely milestone: he’s the first person to be “swatted” on an airplane. He then quickly achieved a second: he’s the first person to be banned by Twitch for being swatted on a plane. “Swatting” is …

The schedule for Summer Games Done Quick (SGDQ) has been announced, with speedrunning fans able to take a quick look at the schedule for the marathon event. Speedrunners from around the globe come to SGDQ to show off their skills, with viewers making donations to Doctors Without Borders and have …

A small all-women’s college located in the American Midwest has made waves after offering up a varsity esports program. This makes Stephen’s College, in Missouri, the first women’s college to offer up a competitive gaming scholarship.  Stephen’s College is planning to form an Overwatch team for the Fall season of …

Casters Christopher "MonteCristo" Mykles and Erik "DoA" Lonnquist have announced that they are leaving Korea and will return to the US to work on the upcoming Overwatch League.  The pair are best known as the English language voices of Korean League of Legends. For years the pair were the main …

New York City Football Club has announced the signing of FIFA player Christopher Holly, becoming the first MLS club to enter the world of eSports.  Holly is a top talent in the North American FIFA scene, and will continue to play in the top North American competitions. However this new …

With the Call of Duty World League Birmingham event just weeks away the broadcast talent for the event has finally been announced.  Alan ‘Bricey’ Brice will be hosting the event, with Phil ‘Momo’ Whitfield, Chris Tunn, Jonas ‘Oxygen’ Ferry, Jack Campbell and Chris ‘Stealth’ Curtis casting the main stage competition. …

Super Smash Bros 4 player Nairoby “Nairo” Quezada was the halftime entertainment at the last Sacramento Kings NBA match.  The NRG Smash player was brought in by the team to play against Caleb “8BIT Roc” Patton, a local Smash player who won a tournament to face off against Nairo. The …

The British eSports Association has made a statement saying eSports are not sports.  “Esports is not a sport, but a credible activity in its own right,” said the British eSports Association in a statement.  The statement comes after the BBC reported on eSports, which sparked a lot of debate about …

Fnatic has announced it will be partnering with the Chinese eSports agency B.O.O.T in order to tap into the growing eSports market in the country and promote better engagement between Eastern and Western eSports companies. The deal has come to fruition through the relationship between Fnatic’s Chief Gaming Officer, Patrik …

Barcelona defender Gerard Piqué has announced his involvement in a football-related eSports project. Named efootball.pro, Piqué revealed the project on Twitter while asking for people who are passionate about football and eSports to “join us to create the future of football in eSports”. Piqué had already discussed his intention to …