Will Overwatch Look Like NFL?
The Wall Street Journal reports that “Activision Blizzard Inc. wants to make that a reality starting as soon as next year. The biggest videogame company in the U.S. by market value… is […]
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AI Advances: Computers Learning to Play StarCraft
Brian Fung of the Washington Post: “Earlier this year, researchers’ artificial intelligence beat a human in the dazzlingly complex board game known as Go. Not just once, but four times. It was a […]
Activision Blizzard CEO Kotick Talks eSports Future
The Street: “Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick says the number of spectators that watch eSports competitions out numbers the viewership of both the NFL and NBA, and he has plans […]
eSports Outpacing Olympics Viewers Online
Move over Michael Phelps. Recode reports that “Online Olympic video streaming is big, but not as big as eSports.” “Sandvine, the broadband services company that occasionally provides snapshots of internet […]
Does ELEAGUE on Twitch Offer Preview of eSports’ TV Future?
Charles Poladian writes in the International Business Times that Tuesday’s ELEAGUE launch “served as a preview for what people can expect for its highly anticipated television debut.” He adds: “The […]
Interview: Why Turner is Interested in eSports
VentureBeat’s GamesBeat runs an interview with Craig Barry, the executive vice president and chief content officer at Turner Sports. Barry “discussed Eleague’s goal and explained why Turner is bullish on esports […]
Pac-12 First College Conference to Host, Televise eSports Competitions
Fortune: “Next year’s crop of Pac-12 college athletes will include officially-sanctioned gamers for the first time ever.” “In an end-of-year announcement, the Pac-12 Conference said on Tuesday that it will be the […]
