NBA Creates e-Sports League For Basketball
February 13th, 2017
Via BBC, a report on e-sports: The National Basketball Association has teamed up with video game publisher Take-Two Interactive to create an e-sports league in the US. It represents one of the biggest tie-ups between video gaming and a major sports league. Eventually all of the 30 NBA teams will have an e-sports division, but […]
Read more »How Counter Strike Turned Teenagers Into Compulsive Gamblers
February 4th, 2017
Via ESPN, an interesting look at how Counter-Strike has spawned a wild multibillion-dollar world of online casino gambling; yet it’s barely regulated and open to any kid who wants in: On Aug. 9, 2015, two young millionaires worked their way through a pool party on a hotel rooftop in the Hollywood Hills. One was clean-cut, […]
Read more »What 2017 Holds For eSports
January 14th, 2017
Via VentureBeat, commentary on what may unfold for esports in 2017: Mainstream sports are finally recognizing the untapped potential in video games as spectator sports. Three NBA team owners recently bought stakes in esports teams, and other investors are clamoring to invest as the industry is soaring. With this growth comes a slew of questions […]
Read more »eSports: Nowhere Near Done Leveling Up
October 3rd, 2016
Via The Ringer, an interesting look at how – with major investment from major sports franchises – gaming is going mainstream: Last week, the Philadelphia 76ers announced a deal to buy majority stakes in two e-sports franchises — Team Dignitas, a longtime fixture on the professional gaming scene, and Apex, a relative newcomer. The teams will be […]
Read more »Pokemon Go Will Make You Crave Augmented Reality
July 14th, 2016
Courtesy of The New Yorker, a detailed look at Pokemon Go: It started as an April Fools’ joke. Google released a funny video that mashed up Google Maps and Pokémon. The video, released on April 1, 2014, went viral, drawing more than eighteen million views in all. “We thought, Why not try and make it […]
Read more »Pokémon Go: Passing Virtual Reality and Bringing Augmented Reality Mainstream
July 9th, 2016
Via Recode, a look at a new Pokémon game that is bringing augmented reality mainstream: Why is everyone suddenly talking about Pokémon? That’s the question I’ve been asking myself after navigating a Pokémon-related social media hailstorm the last few days, complete with witty tweets and jokes, and even great videos, like this oneof my boss, Recode editor in chief […]
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