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College Esports: 7 Pioneering Programs In The Collegiate Gaming World
Tuesday, December 10, 2019 - 1:15pm | 1109Oakland University in Michigan recently announced it will launch a varsity esports program next fall, investing $100,000 into the program, which will offer partial scholarships to student gamers. The team will play “Super Smash Bros.,” “Rocket League” and “League of...
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Riot Games Opens Esports Tourney In Saudi Arabia, Settles Gender Discrimination Suit In US
Thursday, December 5, 2019 - 12:02pm | 516Despite concerns from some in the West about the kingdom's human rights record, Riot Games on Thursday opened a "League of Legends" tournament in Saudi Arabia, starting an effort to expand the reach of esports with its first tournament in the Middle East and North Africa region. What...
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Big Surprise? 'Fortnite' Was Most Popular Gaming Topic On Reddit This Year
Thursday, December 5, 2019 - 8:01am | 484If what gamers are talking about on Reddit is an indication, "Fortnite" was the biggest game story of 2019. According to Reddit's 2019 Year in Review, r/fortnitebr was the top overall game community on Reddit, with two other "Fortnite"-related communities also making the top...
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Esports Hits The Big Time: Top 'Counter-Strike' Team Plans Danish IPO
Tuesday, December 3, 2019 - 2:39pm | 567A Danish esports group is about to become the first public gaming team company when it lists on a Copenhagen exchange next week. Denmark's Astralis, a media company that owns the top team in the world in the first-person shooter game "Counter-Strike: Global Offensive," plans a to...
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HERO's Quest: Behind The Launch Of Canada's First Gaming And Esports ETF
Monday, June 17, 2019 - 8:39am | 803Video Gaming’s largest and most exciting trade conference, The Electronic Entertainment Expo (or E3 as it’s more commonly called) just wrapped up its 2019 showcase. On its heels, Canadian ETF provider Evolve ETFs has launched Canada’s first ever e-gaming and esports ETF, which...
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The Richest Gamers: Drake, Elon Musk And Other Famous Video Game Aficionados
Wednesday, August 8, 2018 - 2:45pm | 943Many of us, especially millennials, have experienced a situation when video games received a bad rap. Whether it was a mom saying you're “frying your brain” during the navigation of a "Halo" campaign, or societal labeling of expert gamers as “nerds,” just ...
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Activision Blizzard Remains A Favorite Idea At Cowen
Thursday, June 30, 2016 - 10:24am | 410Cowen said Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) remains its favorite idea, as the firm still expects the video game maker to finish the year north of $2 in EPS, even including FX impact. "We are raising our PF FY16 estimate (which treats King [Digital] as if it had been acquired on January 1,...
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Activision's 'Overwatch' Profitability Is Underappreciated, Says Pacific Crest
Friday, June 24, 2016 - 7:54am | 282Following the early success of "Overwatch," after its May 24 launch, Pacific Crest’s Evan Wilson believes the consensus EPS expectations for Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) for Q2 are conservative. Wilson maintains an Overweight rating on the company, with a price target of $43....
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Minecraft, Eve Online, and Escapist Magazine Among Latest Victims of Hacker Attacks
Wednesday, June 15, 2011 - 2:35pm | 575Merely days after I speculated that Sony (NYSE: SNE) was the inspiration for the numerous hacker attacks that have occurred over the past six weeks, the Washington Post reports that Minecraft, Eve Online, League of Legends and Escapist Magazine have been taken down by a denial-of-service attack....