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Replay recorder and game footage highight sharing software Plays.tv is moving intoCounter-Strike: Global Offensivetoday. The player’s new capabilities forCounter-Strikeautomatically identify key events (such as multikills, headshots, bomb plants, and more) and also allows users to easily clip these moments together for one highlight tape. It also naturally tags the footage …
Read More »Two of esports’ biggest tournament organizers partner for major international event
Two ofesports’biggest tournament organizers are joining together for a set of international leagues across three different games, culminating in a massive stadium final. ImbaTV of China and Ukrainian outfitStarLadderhave announced a partnership for a series of leagues inDota 2,Counter-StrikeandHearthstonefor a combined $550,000 prize pool. Read more at Daily Dot >>>
Read More »Counter Strike: Global Offensive now has a clothing line that asks which chicken print you want on your dress
Call yourself a CS:GO fan, do you? Huh. That’s interesting, because the fact you’re not dressed from head to toe in licensed clothing inspired by popular in-game weapon skins tells a very different story. No, it’s cool. I’m sure you’re still really good at it. Read more at PCGamesN >>>
Read More »The mainstream is coming for e-sports, but do e-sports need it?
E-sports are going mainstream. Well, that’s not strictly true. The world finals of Dota 2 werewatched by 20 million peoplethis year; last year, League of Legends picked upmore than 27 million for its finals, and 11.2 million of them watched it live. Esports arealreadymainstream. Read more at The Guardian >>>
Read More »Esports and virtual reality are gaming’s present and future
Competitive gaming between tens of thousands of players in large venues and televised globally is creating huge buzz in the tech industry as the phenomenon – known asesports– is now approaching popularity that eclipses even mainstream traditional pro leagues. But the real future in gaming may ultimately depend on how …
Read More »Do big prize pools help eSports stability?
Stephen "Snoopeh" Ellis and Charlie Yang, manager of Evil Geniuses’ Dota 2 team, join us on the Esports Weekly roundtable to discuss whether or not the size of a prize pool does anything for the stability of esports. Watch the video at IGN >>>
Read More »Brave New World: eSports’ integrity & game challenges
Fresh from announcing his firm’s first esports centric data and integrity partnership withESLthe world’s largest eSports network, SBC catches up withSportradar CEO & Founder Carsten Koerl. A leading figurehead in sports and wagering data, Koerl sheds insight and opinion on the growth of esports, its potential integrity challenges and the …
Read More »Esports grow closer to real sports, grow more in mobile, and well just grow
You’re probably hearing a lot about esports these days.That’s because it’s one of gaming’s fastest-growing sectors. Esports, as we call the competitive gaming scene, has become mainstream rapidly in the last six months, with networks like ESPN and TBS beginning to cover the scene. Segerstrale noted that esports is also …
Read More »Gambling and fantasy are the ‘biggest esports investment opportunities’
Esports is a growing market that’s marching toward $1 billion in revenue, but some of the top investors in the space don’t think the opportunity is with fundinggame developers or video platforms. When venture capitalists look at professional gaming, they see most of the chance to earn cash from gambling …
Read More »Why Activision is going all eSports, all the time
Activision is upping the ante when it comes toCall of DutyeSports. With each newCall of Dutygame earning over $1 billion at retail, eSports has become an important piece of Activision’s marketing strategy. According to Sam Cooper, senior director forCall of Dutyin Activision’s marketing department, in today’s video game business, any …
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