by Joey McDermott | Jan 6, 2024 | Esports, Gaming, News
Oklahoma-based 13-year-old Willis ‘Blue Scuti’ Gibson became the first human (previously only AI bots had completed the accomplishment) to ‘beat’ Tetris since the game was first released almost 40 years ago in 1985. Just shy of 40 minutes into a run, Willis reached...
by Joey McDermott | Oct 15, 2023 | Esports, Gaming, News
It’s been a long 20 months since Microsoft first announced their agreement to acquire Activision Blizzard King for a record $68.7 billion back in January 2022. This past week the deal received long-awaited approval from its final cornerstone regulator, the United...
by Jon Byrum | Jul 3, 2023 | Esports, Gaming, News
After a four year in-person absence, Blizzard’s marquee gaming convention returns to Anaheim. Taking place on November 3-4, Blizzard is aiming to make the 2023 BlizzCon feel more experiential and create an immersive experience for fans of Blizzard titles including...
by Joey McDermott | May 14, 2023 | Esports, Gaming, News
Riot Games has announced in a statement that Nicolo Laurent is stepping down as CEO of Riot Games. He will be replaced by the current Global President, Dylan Jadeja, whose tenure is planned to begin by the end of 2023. The plan to replace Laurent has been a three year...
by Jon Byrum | May 7, 2023 | Esports
It’s no secret that most esport leagues and organizations are struggling over the past several years due to COVID-19 restrictions and now uncertain economic times. In a moment of transparency, Activision Blizzard submitted an SEC filing on May 4th stating both...
by Joey McDermott | Apr 29, 2023 | Esports, Gaming, News
This past Wednesday the United Kingdom’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) voted to block Microsoft’s proposed acquisition of video game publisher Activision Blizzard (ATVI) on the grounds of (a projected future of) cloud gaming, in what may end up...
by Jon Byrum | Apr 2, 2023 | Esports
Team SoloMid (TSM) may be looking at selling their spot in the League Championship Series (LCS). According to a report from the Sports Business Journal, TSM is looking at putting a pause on some of their esports teams and putting their lucrative LCS spot up for sale...
