Esports

Getting more kids into professional gaming.

Everything that occurred this week in the world of esports.

Capcom has informed shareholders the company plans to use Street Fighter series to push into the esports scene, while organizers and big names plan to sit down with Olympic counterparts.

This week saw Activision tease plans to franchise esports for Call of Duty, allowing teams to buy spots in the professional league.

Sure, Fortnite is a big game. But how big can its esports be? A $3 million charity tournament in an LA stadium gave us a pretty good first look.

Organizers for Rainbow Six Siege have announced some serious changes to how the esports scene is managed for the game, while Singapore offers a diploma in esports.

This week saw a traditional football club team up with an esports organization to host a FIFA 2018 tournament, and Epic Games locking away $100 million for pize pool funding throughout this year.

More viewers are flocking to shooter games like Rainbow Six Siege and Call of Duty, but the organizers of the Asian Games know the value in a good ol' MOBA.

This week in esports sees Nintendo and Capcom toy with the idea of bringing new IPs to the world of professional gaming. As the scene grows, so do already established games.

H1Z1’s Pro League is the next big step for the battle royale shooter, and isn’t afraid to do things differently.