Given the way that beer has been inextricably linked to baseball, football, and hockey for as long as those sports have existed, it should surprise no one that breweries have gone looking for a piece of the esports pie. For the most part it’s been the big boys that have been involved—most notably Anheuser-Busch. Now […]
Not to make light of a situation that no one wanted to happen, but sometimes you get a story that writes its own lead. So, with that in mind, and apologies to all involved, the world of competitive Fortnite has suddenly got a lot less Cooler thanks to news out of London. Today has brought […]
As every hard-core fan of professional sports knows, sponsorships are a big deal. That’s why Tiger Woods and Nike go together like peanut butter and chocolate—as sure as Reese’s most iconic candy is delicious, you can’t think of one without thinking of the other. That makes a multi-year partnership between the NBA 2K and Sony […]
Let’s play a little game, the main purpose of which is to gauge exactly how excited you’ll be about a project by Lightspeed and Quantum Studios. See if you can name the movie by the following quotes: “But I forgive you darlin’ and I know you’re here, because I can smell your brains”; “When there’s […]
There’s bad news and good news in the world of PUBG, with the good news absolutely great for those who’ve always dreamed of being Peter Griffin when the giant chicken shows up on Family Guy. First, because it’s good to get such things out of the way, let’s deal with the bad news. PUBG game […]
Stop and think about zombies for a second, and the brilliance of them is them is that they are us, only totally clueless. Think about that for a second. Almost every monster you can think of—ghosts, demons, vampires, mummies, Donald J. Trump—has some vague idea that it’s not a nice person. And is totally okay […]
A quite frankly foolish person once made the statement “Money can’t buy you happiness.” You know what that is? It’s a bunch of horse-pucky, which explains why AT&T Annihilator Cup announcement is so exciting. You know what money can buy you? Let’s start with a Frank Gehry-designed home on the shores of MacKenzie beach, and […]
“You look like garbage.” We’ve all heard that. And there’s no point trying to deny it a year-and-a-bit into the global COVID-19 pandemic. When you have no reason to look presentable, and even less incentive to leave the house, you’re going to end up looking like something the cat dragged in. But what if you […]
It’s hard to say how is going to more excited: Valorant players or steampunk fans. But one thing is for certain today: if you happen to be both a Valorant frequent flyer who dresses like someone who loves Victorian England almost as much as the old American west, then this is indeed a very great […]
Until things get back to normal, Overwatch League fans are going to have to continue to get their fix in front of a screen. And by that we’re not talking sitting in front of the Jumbotron at Rogers Arena, Allen Event Center, or imaginatively titled Entertainment and Sports Arena in Washington. Instead, YouTube will continue […]
Say goodbye to the days where you need an Xbox, PlayStation, or retro-fitted Commodore64 to play the game where soccer and motor sports meet head on. And say hello to having a ready made excuse to escape those social situations—weddings, funerals, dinner parties, and birthday bashes—where you’d really rather be doing something else. Like, for […]
In what might be the most meta thing that you hear all year, the upcoming Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Legend Series will feature computer-generated versions of real casters commenting on digital soldiers controlled by flesh-and-blood humans. Sound confusing? That’s alright, because it kind of is. Allied Esports is behind the initiative for the broadcast. Teaming up […]
