Competitive gaming
Welcome to uLoL: The Collegiate Esports Tournament Modeled after March Madness
Schools from around North America will compete for the University League of Legends (uLoL) Campus Series championship this weekend.
eSports Commentator Lauren Scott Talks Fame and the Rise of Competitive Gaming
Part of ESL's line-up of commentary talent, Scott risked a lot to make it in eSports—but now she's seeing it all pay off.
Watch ‘Street Fighter V: KO Dreams’
Watch the Capcom-commissioned film, looking both back at the series' past and the launch of Street Fighter V.
A Professional Halo Player Describes How eSports Keep Getting Bigger
Ahead of the UK Halo World Championship Finals, one of the discipline's best talks about prize pots and bragging rights.
Would You Pay $9.50 to Watch eSports Live at Your Local Theater?
Canada’s largest theater chain sincerely hopes so.
This Is What eSports Will Be Like in 2016
"People watching other people play video games professionally has no ceiling in sight," according to veteran eSports journalist Rod "Slasher" Breslau.
How a Little Gun Drove Millions of 'Counter-Strike' Players Crazy This Week
Valve 'nerfs' another weapon.
What Will it Take For Netrunner to Be Played Like Professional Esports?
The professionalization of esports been led by a game's biggest fans, rather than by the company who designed and sold it.
Watching the ‘League of Legends’ World Championship Final with Thousands of Diehard Fans
Imagine chess meets the Champions League, albeit a million times more massive than that would be.
A Year Since Its Emergence, How’s YouPorn’s eSports Team Doing?
Team YP has been competing for a year now, across a range of games. We catch up with its VP of marketing, Brad Burns.
Can eSports Take Off in Movie Theaters?
The problem with eSports in theaters could be the same problem with movies in theaters.