e-sports
Hi-Rez Expo 2017: SMITE’s Corrupted Arena, adventures, and never saying never to an MMO
The Hi-Rez Expo's fall debut is over. The SMITE champions have been crowned. Switch and cross-platform play was announced. Upcoming gods were revealed. The news that...
Hi-Rez Expo 2018: Assessing the new expo venue, game experimentation, and esports
Did you catch our latest Stew Talks? It's like Ted Talks, but about gaming and Hi-Rez. When I sat down with Stew Chisam, President...
Hi-Rez Expo 2018: Stewart Chisam makes sense of the studio split, hints at new game
You've heard of Simon Says? At Hi-Rez Expo I played Stew Says, but in this game I try to get Stew Chisam, President of...
Hi-Rez Expo: SMITE’s new arena, Avalon, and a hands-on with Switch
One thing I can say about the Hi-Rez Expo is that no matter what time of year the studio has it, it's always full...
Hi-Rez Expo: Esports adds college varsity national championships and high school leagues
Hi-Rez has never shied away from the fact that it is based on competitive games and believes esports is an integral part of the...
Jace Hall denies report about H1Z1’s esports league insolvency, view manipulation, and missing money
Over the weekend, eyebrows inched up again over ESPN's report on H1Z1's esports league, which was "suspended indefinitely" following what sounded like major financial...
H1Z1’s esports league is basically toast, ESPN reports
It looks like H1Z1's Pro League isn't gonna make it. ESPN is reporting this evening that the esports league teams received a letter from Jace...
The US Army is fielding esports teams for Fortnite, Overwatch, and more
In an apparent effort to connect with America's youth and drive up recruitment numbers, the United States Army has announced that it will be...
Hyperspace Beacon: Everything you need to know about Star Wars The Old Republic’s guild changes
Since the launch of the game, guilds have been a real weakness for Star Wars: The Old Republic. For the longest time, I have...
Blizzard’s esports mobile app is available now on Android and iOS
If you're a fan of Blizzard games and esports who wants to make sure you're always up-to-date on the latest news and events, then...
MMO Business Roundup: Fractured Space, Runic Games, Michael Jordan esports, Epic investment, and the China problem
Welcome back to another quick trip through some of the week's business bits and bobs.
First up, some bad news. Edge Case's gorgeous F2P MOBA...
Nike partners with a professional League of Legends esports player
If you've ever watched someone playing a really good match in League of Legends and muttered "it's gotta be the shoes," you are possibly...
The LA Times investigates Riot Games’ ‘boys’ club’ sexism problem, ESPN reports Riot staff ‘departures’
If League of Legends company Riot Games thought that the Rockstar crunch conversation was going to eclipse Riot's sexism predicament, it can give up...
MMO Business Roundup: Bethsoft Moscow, A:IR publishing, OSU esports, SpatialOS, and Square-Enix
Business business business numbers, is this working?! Let's dip into some of the scattered online gaming business tidbits of the week that might otherwise...
Riot issues warnings and fines to pro League of Legends players for toxic behavior
The folks at Riot Games have brought down the hammer on numerous professional League of Legends players, issuing fines to four players and formal...
The Daily Grind: What online game template will be the next to take off?
Like many of you, I remember the rise of MMOs when it was actually happening. I remember when shooters were king too. And I...
The MOP Up: Sony’s PlayStation 3 sunset apocalypse
Sony's decision to shut down several online servers for some past PlayStation 3 games on October 25th is shaping up to be a sunset...
BlizzCon 2018: Blizzard reveals key panels for Diablo, WoW Classic
We're just a month away from BlizzCon now, and as it's the biggest last gaming con of the year that we focus on, we're...
Pretty sure soccer fans hate esports even more than you do
Still think esports isn't really a sport at all? Then you're gonna love what some Swiss fans did at a soccer game this weekend.
Superfans...
DragonCon 2018: Camelot Unchained’s Mark Jacobs on VR, battle royale, and more
"It’s about time." Those are not my words referring to the current development status of Camelot Unchained. No, those came directly from the mouth...
