Olympics
The IOC is committed to avoiding first-person shooter and violent video games, limiting its options as it pushes to host Olympic esports.
Hollywood Inc.
The Department of Justice has filed an antitrust suit against video game giant Activision Blizzard, accusing it of suppressing the wages of competitive esports players.
Business
The ad market is shrinking, crypto is in free fall, and venture capitalists want to see profits.
Sports
Team Liquid is the Dodgers of the esports world, spending big to recruit and train elite athletes at their state-of-the-art facility in Santa Monica.
Take a tour of Team Liquid’s sleek training center in Santa Monica and find out what a day in the life of a Team Liquid esports athlete looks like.
UC Irvine has become one of the to-go powerhouses for aspiring esport collegiate athletes. The team develops athletes and competes for NCAA championships.
Esports programs are going mainstream in American high schools. Squads like Quartz Hill High’s “Rocket League” team are treated like any other sport.
Team Liquid was built to be a “League of Legends” esports superteam, but top talent and a state-of-the-art training facility doesn’t always guarantee success.
ADVISORS
To take a closer look at the latest developments and trends in the esports and gaming business, we have turned to one of the region’s leading authorities, Dennis Ehling of Blank Rome LLP, who graciously weighed in.
Technology and the Internet
Riot Games, publisher behind “League of Legends,” will pay $100 million to settle suit alleging pay disparity, gender bias and sexual harassment.