Author: Neil Pezzula

The Paris Olympic bid committee is thinking about including eSports in the 2024 games for medals, according to Tony Estanguet, the committee’s co-president. Estanguet told the Associated Press that talks have been scheduled with the International Olympic Committee and with eSports representatives “to better understand how eSports would fit in with the Olympic games and why it is such a success.” Estanguet also had some thoughts for esports skeptics out there: “We have to look at it because we can’t say, ‘It’s not us. It’s not about Olympics.’ The youth, yes they are interested in eSports and this kind of thing. Let’s look at…

Five years ago, you couldn’t have imagined video game competitions being broadcasted on the same channel as traditional sports. TV networks have been historically obsessed with pastimes such as baseball, basketball, football and soccer, but times are changing. Thanks to the massive popularity of eSports driven in large part by the internet-streaming generation, the entertainment landscape has transformed drastically over the past couple of years. US channels like ESPN, FOX Sports, NBC, TBS, and Disney XD are attempting to put eSports on the same level as the NBA, NFL and MLB, with the goal of reaching a younger audience. Want…

The first seven teams and owners for the Overwatch league were announced by Blizzard today. The list of owners includes Robert Kraft, owner of the 5-time NFL Superbowl champion New England Patriots. Kraft recently bought the rights for a Boston-based Overwatch team. In addition, Jeff Wilpon, the COO of the New York Mets, will be fielding a New York City franchise. Furthermore, other teams that will draw from major players in the e-sports world, Noah Whinston, CEO of Immortals, is investing in a Los Angeles-based team. Ben Spoont, CEO and co-founder of Misfits Gaming, will bring a team to Miami-Orlando. Andy Miller, chairman and and founder of NRG Esports, will run…

X Games announced Wednesday they will host a $75,000 FACEIT Rocket League tournament next month in Minneapolis as part of the arts and entertainment side of the event, called X Fest. The X Games Rocket League Invitational will run from  July 14-16 and will be streamed live on ESPN3. The event will be part of the X Games village, which features art installations, musical acts, interactive skateboarding and BMX courses. It runs alongside the main X Games event, which features elite skateboarding, BMX and moto events. X Games has hosted several eSports competitions in the past, including Call of Duty and…

Echo Fox, the Gears of War Pro Circuit team, made a big push this offseason to be a top contender when season two of the Gears Pro Circuit resumes in a few months. Echo Fox, the E-Sports team owned by former NBA player Rick Fox, acquired Jose ”FraNChiS” Mavo, Jamie “ToySxldier” Rivera, Arody “Praized” Dipre, and Brian “Solurs” Valenzuela, all former members of Team EnVy Us. Ryan “RyanFoolz” Summers will join the majority of his former teammates under the Echo Fox banner as their head coach, while Gears legend, Noah “Prison” Burkholz, will move to his new role as their head analyst. Team…