Recently, Financial Times posted an article titled: “Gaming crackdown threatens China’s esports dominance, warn players”. In the article, it says that Beijing introduced gaming regulations last week that limited players under 18 to only three hours of online games per… Read More
Tag: eSports
Ashland University Adds Fortnite to its Gaming Titles
Ashland University announced that it will be adding Fortnite Battle Royale to its esports program in the fall of 2018. The University is offering scholarships in esports. Ashland University is located in Ashland, Ohio. It has an esports team that… Read More
Reuters Launched Reuters Esports Wire
Reuters announced the launch of a new wire service devoted to coverage of esports. It is available now to Reuters News Agency customers. To me, this suggests that esports has become mainstream enough for large news providers to dedicate time… Read More
Activision Blizzard Announced Sale of Overwatch League Teams
Activision Blizzard has announced the sale of the first Overwatch League teams for major global cities to seven entrepreneurs and leaders from traditional sports and esports. The Overwatch League is the first major global esports league with city-based teams. The… Read More
Activision Blizzard Launched an ESports Broadcast Network
Activision Blizzard Media Networks (ABMN) has announced the launch of new content, broadcast experiences, and distribution partners for its MLG.tv streaming platform. It will deliver live eSports tournament coverage both through MLG.tv and also through Facebook. This announcement was made… Read More
Petition Requests Visas for eSports Players
Are eSports a “legitimate” sport? This question has been argued on social media ever since ESPN began including eSports events on its channel. You can tune in to watch teams of people compete against each other in video games like… Read More