Esports

Blizzard announced the Hearthstone Grandmasters with $500,000 available for participating players.

This week saw The Simpsons cover esports by having Bart become a competing professional athlete.

Blizzard effectively canned the esports program for Heroes of the Storm, but that hasn't halted parts of the company and ESPN from including the game at an upcoming college tournament.

Tencent teams up with local governments to develop local esport events, Konami constructs its own arena, and PUBG launches its European pro league.

This week saw the forming of a new partnership between Riot Games and Nike to provide professional League of Legends players in China with new jerseys and foortwear.

FACEIT has teamed up with PUBG Corp to host a live tournament in London this April.

Students at Yale University held their own League of Legends esports tournament with help from Riot games.

Riot Games signed Secretlab as the official provider of gaming chairs for its esports events.

There's a new pro league on the horizon and it's going to be for a game you thought wouldn't make it in the esports world, Farming Simulator 19.

KFC will host a Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 battle royal tournament with cash and free chicken dinners for the winner.