eSports

Legal troubles will continue for League of Legends developer Riot Games with new lawyers for plaintiffs in a gender discrimination suit against the company withdrawing a previously proposed $10 million settlement offer. Riot Games is majority-owned by China's Tencent Holding/ADR (OTC: TCEHY)....

The second season of Fortnite’s Chapter 2 went live Thursday with a new vibe that gives the smash hit from Epic Games an espionage thriller theme. The new story line is called “Top Secret” and features operatives from rival organizations, called Ghost and Shadow, ...

Sony Corp (NYSE: SNE) unit Sony Interactive Entertainment won't participate at the PAX East gaming conference in Boston at the end of this month because of "increasing concerns," related to the Wuhan coronavirus, also known as COVID-19. What Happened While there have been fewer than...

Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) shares were on the rise Friday and analysts reiterated Buy recommendations after the company's strong fourth-quarter report, with sell-side analysts bullish on the company's "loaded pipeline," lean into mobile and pursuit of ad dollars. The...

Ubisoft Entmt S/ADR (OTC: UBSFY) says it will release five triple-A games before April of 2021. The French video game company previously said it will release "Watch Dogs Legion," "Gods and Monsters" and "Rainbow Six Quarantine." While Ubisoft hasn't disclosed what...

The Overwatch League is coming to a hometown near you. What To Know About Overwatch League After two seasons playing matches in an Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) studio in Southern California, the third season of league play will happen in the home cities of the 20 Overwatch League teams...

After a long beta period, video gamers can now sign up for Nvidia Corporation's (NASDAQ: NVDA) $5-a-month GeForce Now service, a cloud gaming service that could challenge Alphabet Inc.'s (NASDAQ: GOOG)(NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google Stadia. Nvidia's service will differentiate itself by allowing...

Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL)(NASDAQ: GOOG) says it's putting out weekly information on its new Stadia cloud gaming service, but that most information about new games will come from game publishers. Google was responding to complaints on Reddit and elsewhere that Google hasn't given Stadia...

Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA) remains in the game after a third-quarter print showing strong revenue growth paced by in-game purchases and some good numbers from its Madden football franchise and a Star Wars game, analysts said Friday. A trio of analysts continued to recommend the stock...

Wish you could just go back to the 1980s for a few days and play some Asteroid or Centipede? Well, there may not be a time machine to your parents' basement or the mall arcade, but there may be an updated alternative. What Happened Atari, which put tabletop Pong in so many 1980s restaurants and...

The console cycle launch and the possibility of the first impacts of cloud gaming are among the top themes for gaming investors to watch in 2020, according to a note from Bank of America gaming analyst Ryan Gee. Gee put out a list of seven top drivers/themes for the industry in the coming year....

Google Cloud will be the "preferred" way for players to stream games from Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) and YouTube will be the "Call of Duty" and "World of Warcraft" maker's exclusive streaming partner, the gaming company and Google parent Alphabet...

It's often said that content is king. It is indeed royalty in the video game space, underscoring what's already a well-heeled thesis for exchange traded funds such as the Roundhill BITKRAFT Esports & Digital Entertainment ETF (NYSE: NERD). NERD, which debuted last June, follows the...

Esports company 100 Thieves, a project of the rapper Drake and former professional "Call of Duty" player Matthew “Nadeshot” Haag, has opened a training compound and headquarters in Los Angeles in hopes of gaining an advantage in competitive esports. The company rolled out...

Tournaments in "Fortnite" and "Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare" are among the cash prize events coming up at Allied Esports Entertainment Inc. (NASDAQ: AESE)'s flagship live esports venue at the Luxor Casino in Las Vegas.  Players can walk in and sign up. Here's a look...