Posts Tagged: esports

ESPN2 will air 12 hours of esports coverage on April 5th

On April 4, 2020 by Michelle Turner With 0 Comments - Tech

TV networks are already trying to fill the void in sports coverage left by the COVID-19 pandemic, but ESPN is going all-out. The broadcaster's ESPN2 channel is airing a 12-hour ESPN Esports Day on April 5th starting at 12PM Eastern, and there wi…
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Owning a Call of Duty eSports franchise could cost $25 million

On March 16, 2019 by Michelle Turner With 0 Comments - Tech

Activision Blizzard is apparently making headway with the launch of the city-based Call of Duty League it announced in February. According to ESPN, an esports executive from the company has already been meeting with prospective buyers — namely profe…
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The first­ Spanish­-language esports channel launches in the US

On March 7, 2019 by Michelle Turner With 0 Comments - Tech

Telemundo Deportes has launched the first ever Spanish-language esports streaming channel in the US, showing just how big professional gaming competitions have become these past years. The programming division in charge of NBCUniversal's Spanish-lang…
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Intel and ESL extend their esports alliance with a $100 million deal

On December 17, 2018 by Michelle Turner With 0 Comments - Tech

Intel and ESL have been esports buddies for years, but they're deepening that commitment as 2018 winds to a close. The two have extended their partnership with a $ 100 million deal that will last through 2021. Intel will provide the computing power…
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EA and the CW team up for a ‘Madden NFL’ eSports special

On December 13, 2017 by Michelle Turner With 0 Comments - Tech

Sure, Madden NFL is a massively popular video game series that began in 1993 as John Madden Football, but it has never really broken through to the mainstream. The franchise has been making inroads to the eSports space over the last couple of years,…
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Blizzard will open its next eSports stadium in LA

On September 7, 2017 by Michelle Turner With 0 Comments - Tech

Back in March, gaming titan Blizzard opened its first eSports arena — in Taipei. Sure, they probably chose Taiwan as a hub teams playing in Overwatch's far-ranging Pacific championship, but the question remained: Where was the arena on Blizzard's ho…
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EA and FIFA plan their most ambitious eSports competition yet

On June 12, 2017 by Michelle Turner With 0 Comments - Tech

FIFA's Interactive World Cup has been been growing in stature over the years, and its next eSports competition promises to be the most ambitious yet: the organization and EA have unveiled plans for the "largest ever" FIFA competition (using FIFA 18,…
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PSA: That Razer esports sponsorship email is a scam

On February 25, 2017 by Michelle Turner With 0 Comments - Tech

So, you stream your gameplays and recently received a lucrative sponsorship offer via email from popular esports platform Team Razer. Exciting, right? Unfortunately, it's nothing but a scam — that email is actually from a cyber criminal and not a "s…
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