Neowin News Feed for: Esports

Microsoft reportedly hits Activision Blizzard's esport division with mass layoffs

John Callaham — Wed, 31 Jan 2024 09:46:02 +0000

As part of Microsoft's 1,900 layoffs in its gaming division, the company has reportedly cut a majority of the team members employed at Activision Blizzard's esports division this week. Read more...

France bans gaming terms like "streamer" to preserve language purity

Usama Jawad — Tue, 31 May 2022 08:06:01 +0000

The French government has issued an order banning anglicized terms like "streamer", "esports", and "cloud gaming" in the country in a bid to preserve language purity and make communication easier. Read more...

Samsung KX collaborates with LDN UTD to bring the ultimate gaming event, All Access Gaming

Fiza Ali — Fri, 29 Oct 2021 12:10:02 +0000

All Access Gaming, a free-of-charge gaming event, will feature gaming battles, exclusive interviews, and special guests as they talk about the benefits of health and well-being within eSports. Read more...

Xbox has become the official partner for England's national football teams

Paul Hill — Mon, 30 Aug 2021 16:40:02 +0000

England's Football Association has named Xbox as the gaming partner of the English national football teams - the Three Lions, the Lionesses, and the eLions team. More details will be shared soon. Read more...

Sony outlines esports bitcoin betting interface in newly surfaced patent

Subir Kathuria — Mon, 17 May 2021 23:54:01 +0000

Sony Interactive Entertainment wants to bring betting to its consoles. It has filed a patent that would allow players to bet on esports using fiat currency, bitcoin, or even in-game items. Read more...

Sony and RTS jointly purchase the Evolution Championship Series

Namerah Saud Fatmi — Thu, 18 Mar 2021 22:36:01 +0000

Sony Interactive Entertainment and RTS, an esports company, joined forces to acquire the Evolution Championship Series. Known better as Evo, the annual competition focuses on fighting video games. Read more...

Microsoft has acquired Smash.gg, an esports platform for gaming tournaments

João Carrasqueira — Wed, 02 Dec 2020 20:10:02 +0000

Microsoft appears to have acquired Smash.gg, an online platform responsible for organizing tournaments in the esports scene. Details on the acquisition are scarce, including its purpose. Read more...

PUBG Mobile to receive v1.0 update on September 9

Matthew Watson — Mon, 24 Aug 2020 19:00:01 +0000

PUBG Mobile is set to receive a large v1.0 update, containing user experience improvements and gameplay changes, ahead of a $2 million eSports tournament set to begin in late November. Read more...

TeamSpeak partners with Staffordshire University to sponsor esports degrees

Namerah Saud Fatmi — Mon, 17 Aug 2020 15:34:02 +0000

Staffordshire University has revealed a partnership with TeamSpeak, a popular VOIP communication system used in gaming events. The deal will give its students exclusive access to the software. Read more...

Evo 2020 has been cancelled due to COVID-19, will be held online instead

Namerah Saud Fatmi — Sat, 02 May 2020 16:02:01 +0000

The annual esports gaming tournament, Evo, has been scrapped due to the novel coronavirus outbreak going on around the world. Instead of the physical event, Evo 2020 will be held digitally. Read more...

Twitch adds an esports directory, making it easier to find live esports tournaments

Usman Khan Lodhi — Thu, 30 Apr 2020 02:38:01 +0000

The directory would be rolled out globally in the upcoming days. It will have a list of live matches and broadcasts of popular streamers. Based on viewing history, recommendations will also be made. Read more...

TikTok partners up with CSL to create esports tournament called the TikTok Cup

Namerah Saud Fatmi — Mon, 27 Apr 2020 19:46:01 +0000

A new esports event called the TikTok Cup has been announced by the Collegiate StarLeague in collaboration with TikTok. Open to all college students in the US, the tournament has a prize pool of $60k. Read more...

Porsche's Mobil 1 Supercup Virtual Edition will be live-streamed

Ather Fawaz — Sat, 04 Apr 2020 07:02:01 +0000

Following the suspension of prominent sporting events worldwide, Porsche Motorsport is also going virtual and will be broadcasting the entire Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup Virtual Edition 2020 live. Read more...

Blizzard moves Overwatch League matches from China to South Korea

Namerah Saud Fatmi — Sun, 16 Feb 2020 11:42:01 +0000

Due to health and safety concerns over the coronavirus outbreak, Blizzard has decided to move this year's Overwatch League matches from Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Hangzhou, China, to Seoul, South Korea. Read more...

Rainbow Six Siege introduces a new temporary mode mirroring esports rules

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Fri, 25 Jan 2019 17:48:01 +0000

Rainbow Six Siege players can now use a new mode to matchmake that uses the same ruleset as the competitive scene. This new playlist is temporary and is only available during weekends. Read more...

Chinese students play video games as part of a three-year eSports course

Richard Tyr Blewitt — Fri, 23 Feb 2018 12:06:01 +0000

Students at the Lanxiang Technical School in China spend half the time of their first year playing and mastering popular eSport video games. This forms part of a paid three-year course in eSports. Read more...

Disney launches D|XP for gaming and esports, to air world's largest fighting game tournament

Vishal Laul — Fri, 14 Jul 2017 21:06:01 +0000

Disney is bringing a new gaming and esports focused programming block to its Disney XD channel, called D|XP. It will air the Super Smash Bros. 4 finals from Evo 2017, as well as Street Fighter V. Read more...

Valve announces overhaul of Dota 2's tournament scene

Stergios Georgopoulos — Tue, 04 Jul 2017 15:40:01 +0000

The path to The International will include more third-party tournaments, with Valve contributing half of the total prize pool money. A points system will make the process more transparent. Read more...

Microsoft announces new Bing features following Build 2017

Gabriel Nunes — Thu, 18 May 2017 17:02:01 +0000

Microsoft has announced this week some new features to its search engine. Bing now supports bots on the search page, eSports coverage, and improved search for hiking and camping places. Read more...

DOTA 2 to receive a co-op story campaign with this year's Battle Pass

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Fri, 05 May 2017 15:58:01 +0000

Valve announced The International 2017's Battle Pass today, and it includes a co-op campaign as a first for DOTA 2. It also arrives with plenty of cosmetic items and even a new terrain. Read more...

Microsoft to bring 'Halo 5: Guardians' to TV with eSports 'reality series'

Andy Weir — Thu, 01 Dec 2016 16:56:01 +0000

Microsoft's 343 Industries is working with Pilgrim Media Group to develop a new reality show "that will bring the intensity and extreme competition of Halo 5: Guardians eSports to a TV audience." Read more...

The Coalition announces the $1,000,000 Gears eSports Pro Circuit

Chris Schroeder — Tue, 02 Aug 2016 20:46:01 +0000

Microsoft and The Coalition are set to take Gears of War into much bigger competitive waters with the announcement of both an online and LAN-based Gears 4 eSports Pro Circuit on Xbox One. Read more...

UK's first 24-hour eSports channel heading to Sky

Matt Blowes — Fri, 17 Jun 2016 07:08:01 +0000

Sky and ITV are jumping on the eSports bandwagon after investing in GINX eSports TV, which will give the UK its first around-the-clock video gaming channel later this month. Read more...

Bethesda announces Quake Champions in cinematic trailer

Usama Jawad — Mon, 13 Jun 2016 14:34:01 +0000

Touting multiplayer and eSports on PC, Bethesda Softworks has announced Quake Champions, promising a unique roster of characters with distinct abilities and fast arena-styled combat. Read more...

Major League Gaming sells 'substantially all' assets to Activision for $46 million

Matt Brown — Sat, 02 Jan 2016 11:00:01 +0000

A new report has emerged that uncovers a deal between Major League Gaming and Activision Blizzard, offloading assets of the eSports firm to Activision for $46 million. Read more...

Razer introduces "game-changing" Wildcat controller for Xbox One aimed at eSport players

Camden Krupala — Sat, 29 Aug 2015 07:30:01 +0000

Razer has announced a new Xbox One controller designed for professional players with premium features such as trigger stops, carbon steel analog sticks, built in audio controls, and button remapping. Read more...

Microsoft announces Call of Duty tournament, top prize is $1,000,000

Chris Schroeder — Fri, 09 Jan 2015 18:36:01 +0000

In February and March, skilled players from around the world will have an opportunity to take part in the largest Call of Duty Championship eSport event ever held. Read more...