The NBA-eSports nexus continues to grow. Andrew Leonard profiles former LA Laker and current eSports empire builder Rick Fox in Rolling Stone: “Rick Fox’s six-foot-seven frame sprawls across a couch … Continue reading Profile: Former LA Laker Rick Fox’ Move to eSports

More potential changing of the guard: The New York Post reports that “Sony Corp. is having conversations about placing its struggling Sony Pictures Entertainment under its larger and more profitable … Continue reading Sony May Merge Gaming, Film Groups

Eben Novy-Williams of Bloomberg reports that “the NBA’s Houston Rockets have hired an esports executive to guide the franchise into the rapidly growing world of competitive video gaming.” “Sebastian Park, … Continue reading NBA’s Rockets Shoot for eSports Win: 1st to Hire Executive for Dedicated Role

Gamesindustry.biz ran a terrific interview with COO Kristian Segerstrale on “Vainglory’s ascendancy as an eSport, and why massive prize pools are bad for business” European Deputy Editor Matthew Handrahan notes: “Super … Continue reading Super Evil Megacorp on eSports, Mobile, More

More evidence of how big the eSports business has become: Gambling has arrived. Alena Alambeigi writes in Mashable: “The Downtown Grand Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas finally received permission to … Continue reading Las Vegas Approves First eSports Tournament for Casino Gambling

The Sydney Morning Herald: “The first eSports company to list on the Australian share market gained 27 per cent on its first day of trading, ending the day 1¢ higher … Continue reading First Listed Australian eSports Firm Begins Trading

Taylor Soper reports in GeekWire: “Amazon continues to invest in eSports, and the company’s latest initiative expands the experience to the types of casual games that many people play on their … Continue reading Amazon Makes More eSports Moves

Venture Beat reports: “Nielsen, the intelligence firm that studies consumer media behavior, has released research that looks into long-term success of mobile games. The company has found that popular games — especially … Continue reading Report: High-Profile Mobile Games Struggle to Sustain