Top eSports stars may not end their battles with the same bumps, bruises and breaks as other top-level athletes do, but the games still take a toll on even the… Read More
A new trailer for “Breakaway,” the multiplayer action game from Amazon Game Studios, encourages participants to “play like the world is watching.” And that’s certainly the overall goal as developers… Read More
There may be some heated League of Legends competitions going on the next time you pass by a Microsoft Store. The tech giant announced today that it is partnering with ASUS… Read More
The NFL is getting more involved in esports. The league today announced that it is partnering with EA Sports to launch the Madden NFL Club Championship, a new gaming competition… Read More
Seattle’s Foundry10 is a fascinating, enigmatic research organization that investigates learning and supports education through a crazy constellation of programs — which all makes sense when you learn who co-founded… Read More
The Dota 2 esports tournament in Seattle, known as The International, demonstrates how video games have become hugely popular team sports — and today alpha geek Elon Musk took the… Read More
Why do people spend their hard-earned cash and travel from all around the world to Seattle, just to watch other people play video games? It’s been a question on my… Read More
If you need another reminder of the massive growth of esports, head down to KeyArena in Seattle this week for The International. That’s where the most lucrative esports event of… Read More
The burgeoning eSports industry is spawning new startups like Matcherino that help support a growing ecosystem, and investors are taking notice. Seattle-based Matcherino raised another $1.5 million this week from… Read More
Mark Cuban made headlines this week after the billionaire Dallas Mavericks owner said he was planning to participate in an “initial coin offering” put on by one of his portfolio companies,… Read More
Many parents have serious trepidation when it comes to video games, fearing that the content will lead to violent impulses, inactivity and anti-social behavior for their kids. Meanwhile, traditional sports like… Read More
In a stadium built for a nearly 100-year-old sports league, Brandon Beck and Rick Fox talked about eSports and what the future of competition looks like as they kicked off the… Read More
Pioneer Square Labs is adding some bench strength. The Seattle-based startup studio, which has already spun out companies such as AdLightning, LumaTax, Boundless and JetClosing, has tapped longtime Seattle entrepreneur… Read More
The popularity of competitive gaming — also known as eSports — continues to rise, and some predict that it may surpass traditional sports within the next few years. Global brand agency… Read More
Virtual football collided with real football at a first-of-its-kind event on Thursday evening in Seattle. The Museum of Pop Culture (MoPOP) transformed into a video game party of sorts as the… Read More
Twitter is teaming up with some of the world’s top eSports companies as it continues to ink more and more live-streaming deals. The company today announced a global partnership with three… Read More
The NBA is going big with eSports. The league is creating the first-ever NBA eSports league in partnership with Take-Two, makers of the popular NBA 2K series. ESPN reported the news late Wednesday. Launching next year,… Read More
Turner is betting big on eSports. That much was apparent on GeekWire’s recent trip to Atlanta, Ga., where we visited Turner Studios to learn more about how the broadcasting giant is… Read More
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 smartphones. The tech giant on… Read More
Bo Daly was trained as an engineer, with early experience in databases and technology consulting, and an internship at Microsoft’s Redmond campus. But he always wanted to make games. As he puts it,… Read More
Eddy Su is about to enter his freshman year at the University of Washington with $3,000 in his pocket — and he has a video game to thank for it. He… Read More
A suit filed by a gamer from Connecticut alleges that Valve Corp. “has been complicit in creating, sustaining and facilitating” online gambling on “Counter Strike: Global Offensive” eSports competitions by allowing gamers to link their… Read More
Comcast is the latest corporation to get in on the eSports movement, today announcing brand partnerships with both the ESL and Evil Geniuses. ESL is the world’s largest eSports network,… Read More
The Pac-12 is getting in on the eSports craze. The conference on Tuesday announced that it will host and broadcast eSports competitions, with teams representing each of its universities. The… Read More
ESPN is getting serious about their eSports coverage, with a new eSports section of the ESPN website. The site has a dedicated news sections for League of Legends, DOTA 2, and Hearthstone,… Read More
Another Techstars Seattle grad is raising money. Innervate has reeled in a $1.3 million seed round from Trilogy Equity Partners, Founders Co-op, and angel investors like Rudy Gadre, T.A. McCann,… Read More
eSports, though still in its infancy, already has a massive following. Now, a Seattle startup wants to get in on the craze with a new platform that lets fans crowdfund matches… Read More
Unikrn has been making a name for itself in the world of professional video games with a pioneering platform that lets people gamble on competitive matches. But now the startup is… Read More
The world of eSports is still growing, but the day is only so long. Taking the time to find the right eSports tournament to compete in eats into the time… Read More
Bryce Blum recently left his comfortable job at a Seattle law firm to launch his own legal practice and a new startup — both focused on the exploding eSports industry.… Read More