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PARIS (Reuters) - Chess is getting ready to make its foray into Esports with teams recruiting top players ahead of this summer's Esports World Cup, hoping to attract new audiences as the game continues to grow in spectacular fashion.
BERLIN (Reuters) - The first Olympic Esports Games will be held in two years in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the International Olympic Committee said on Tuesday, as part of a 12-year-deal with the country signed last year.
For women esports players in China, mastering the game is just the first hurdle to carving out a space for themselves in the male-dominated field.
The Esports Asian Champions League from Tencent-backed VSPO will start next year with seven to 10 undisclosed titles.
Such specialised lodging is sprouting up across Asia, from Hong Kong to Japan, Malaysia and Singapore, amid a craze that’s captivated casual gamers and given rise to professional leagues offering million-dollar prize pools.
NANNING: Young players from China and Asean countries competed in the recently concluded Asean Esports Tournament in China, deepening their friendships and enhancing mutual understanding through esports.
Esports have become a source of national pride for South Korea and the country was at the forefront of the emergence of gaming as a profession.
Focus turns to esports after Cheng Yip-kai, 16, becomes first Hongkonger to win Pokemon World Championships.
PARIS, July 23 (Xinhua) -- The creation of the Olympic Esports Games has been confirmed during the ongoing 142nd Session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) here on Tuesday, scheduled for 2025 in Saudi Arabia.
(Reuters) -Saudi Arabia will host the inaugural Olympics Esports Games in 2025, the International Olympic Committee announced on Friday.
Riyadh is already to host the Esports World Cup in July and August, when 2,500 gamers will battle for US$60mil (RM280mil) in prize money.
THE fans flooded through the streets of Riyadh by the thousands, kept cool by mist machines in the 43°C heat. A 10m-tall replica gold trophy towered over onlookers at the city’s centre.
Lecturer shares how genre helped him rise above income loss and depression.
OFTEN associated with youth and lightning reflexes, a group of older individuals are shattering stereotypes by becoming the first senior esports team in Malaysia.
(Reuters) - Shares in David Beckham-backed Guild Esports surged more than 54% in early trading on Monday, after the gaming firm said it is planning to agree to a takeover offer from California-based investment management company DCB Sports.
LAUSANNE (Reuters) - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will next month vote on the creation of new Olympic Esports Games that the Olympic body hopes will become the peak of achievement for gamers around the world, President Thomas Bach said on Friday.
Whether on specialist platforms like Twitch or on other popular social networks such as TikTok, video games are enthralling audiences.
Tunku Abdul Rahman University of Management and Technology (TAR UMT) is the country’s first higher education institution to be conferred the Esports Academy of the Year Award.
What does it take to make it big in a professional esports tournament? According to Moonton Games head of the esports ecosystem, Ray Ng, having a champion mindset is key.
Organisers of the Apex Legends Global Series eSports tournament have postponed an event after two competitors appeared to be hacked while playing separate games during the North American finals.
