League of Legends

Oakland 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...

Despite 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...

If 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...

A 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...

Video 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...

Many 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 ...

Cowen 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,...

Following 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....